
This caricature by Honoré Daumier from 1869 shows a group of clerics trying to blow out a flame symbolizing freedom of expression. While the depicted image explicitly deals with this fundamental right, the medium of caricature itself, independent of its subject, has always had a role in defending freedom of (artistic) expression. Caricatures usually use exaggeration as a means of expression, running often the risk of hurting personal rights or feelings.
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Carolin Behrmann (8. April 2019). Caricatures as a Medium of free Expression. NOMOI of IMAGES. Abgerufen am 7. November 2025 von https://doi.org/10.58079/scrb
