Bourbaki Panorama Luzern

The circular painting Bourbaki Panorama was painted by Edouard Castres in Geneva in 1881. It depicts the internment of the French Bourbaki Army at the end of the Franco-Prussian War in 1871. 87,000 soldiers were disarmed and housed in 188 Swiss communities where they were fed, cared for, and given medical treatment by the civilian population, the Red Cross, and the Swiss army. 
In a sophisticated media arrangement, this impressive work of art visualises the strength of solidarity in times of crisis. Regardless of digital developments, nowadays, the panorama medium has lost none of its fascination. The European cultural monument’s message of peace remains utterly relevant to this day.