Las ruinas del arte de España son una acusacíon más contra el fascismo – Vintage Print
![Las ruinas del arte de España son una acusacíon más contra el fascismo, [Madrid] : Patronato Nacional del Turismo, [between 1936 and 1939] — vintage poster](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/66/66096dca2507-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: Las ruinas del arte de España son una acusacíon más contra el fascismo, preserved in this vintage poster. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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The Spanish headline, which translates as "The ruins of Spain's art are one more charge against fascism," sets the tone of this Republican-era poster. It presents the destruction of the country's buildings and monuments as evidence in a political accusation rather than as a simple record of loss. Attributed to Madrid and dated between 1936 and 1939, it appeared during the Spanish Civil War, when bombardment and fighting damaged churches, palaces and cultural sites across the country. Republican supporters used images like this to rally opinion at home and abroad, so the poster is best read as propaganda in which the fate of cultural heritage and the political charge are inseparable.
| Created / published | [Madrid] : Patronato Nacional del Turismo, [between 1936 and 1939] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : offset lithograph, color ; 55 x 39 cm. |
| Genre | War posters Spanish 1930-1940.Offset lithographs Color 1930-1940. |
| Notes | Carteles de la Republica, no. 538. Promotional goal: Sp. J49. 1936//Sp. H56. 1936. Forms part of: Spanish Civil War posters at the Library of Congress. |
| Subjects | Buildings--Spain--1930-1940. Spain--History--Civil War, 1936-1939--Destruction & pillage. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 3,791 × 4,701 px · prints to 13 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-220946 |
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