The Piave river bank in Nervesa
About this artwork
This watercolor and ink work depicts soldiers positioned along the banks of the Piave river during World War I. It is part of a series documenting the Italian front by the artist.
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Giulio Aristide Sartorio served as an official war artist for the Italian army during World War I. He was famously captured by the Austro-Hungarian forces in 1918 after a reconnaissance plane he was flying in was shot down, but he continued to document his experiences through art even while a prisoner of war.
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The Piave river bank in Nervesa
Giulio Aristide Sartorio, 1918
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