...Ich will eine Zeichnung machen, 
die einen Menschen zeigt, 
der das Leid der Welt sieht. 
Kann das nicht nur Jesus sein?...

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• by Käthe Kollwitz, née Schmidt (1867 - 1945), no title [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

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• by Ralf Yusuf Gawlick (b. 1969), "Selbstbildnis en face (1904)", op. 19 no. 2 (2012-2013) [ soprano and guitar ], from Kollwitz-Konnex (…im Frieden seiner Hände), song cycle for soprano & guitar, no. 2
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This text was added to the website: 2019-07-16
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