The – the double, twin, mirror image or alter ego of someone else – is a universal theme that has been prevalent in German culture since the Romantic period. This volume explores the phenomenon of the double in multiple aspects of German visual culture, from painting and classical ballet to film and photography.

This volume examines the multi-faceted nature of German identity through the lens of myriad forms of visual representation from the Middle Ages to the present. A broad spectrum of visual culture is considered – from painting to sculpture, advertising to architecture, film to installation art – to offer new insights into the ‘German Question’.

This volume examines the multi-faceted nature of German identity through the lens of myriad forms of visual representation from the Middle Ages to the present. A broad spectrum of visual culture is considered – from painting to sculpture, advertising to architecture, film to installation art – to offer new insights into the ‘German Question’.