Anti-clerical
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On your knees, my children! (Soviet cartoon, 1973)
Text: On your knees, my children! The executions in Mozambique, recently reported in the press, were carried out by Portuguese executioners with the blessing of the local bishop. Year: August 1973. Publisher: NA. Artist: Andrey Krylov. Additional information: The cartoon depicts a bishop blessing Portuguese soldiers before they massacre a village in Mozambique. It references…
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The Separation of Church and State (German illustration, 1905)
Text: The Separation of Church and State – From France – Marianne rises above the black once again. Year: 1905. Publisher: Der Wahre Jacob. Artist: Willy Lehmann-Schramm. Additional information: The illustration depicts a winged Marianne escaping the grasp of clergy below. Published following the passage of France’s law formally establishing state secularism.
