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Sunday 12 November 2023 6.30pm - Johannes Matthaeus Koelz - a hidden masterpiece

The remarkable story of German artist Matthaeus Koelz, who fought in WW1 and secretly painted a giant anti-war work, ‘Thou Shalt Not Kill.’ Simon Lake tells how this painting was cut up and secretly smuggled out of Germany. Six fragments of this powerful painting now survive (four in Leicester, two in Germany).

All welcome - admission free . Tea & biscuits. Donations welcome.

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