Tyranny of Steel

Within the streets of the city of Kufstein, there was a large group of peasants, nobility, and foreigners alike gathered to witness a spectacular event. An art exhibit was displaying the newest pieces created by Germany ’s most talented artists. It was a such a grand event that both the Emperor and his wife Adela, who was the minister of Cultural Identity, had decided to host it.

While Berengar may be most infamous internationally as a warlord who united the german people via conquest. In the Kingdom of Austria, he was also known for several other traits. One of these was a major patron of the Arts. For some time, Berengar had been sponsoring talented artists to fulfill their dreams. Giving them the knowledge and tools to make realistic paintings. He had even gone so far as to dedicate certain schools towards the arts.

Berengar was no artist himself, but he had gone through a few art classes during his high school years of his past life. It was because of this that he had basic knowledge of critical techniques, such as the different points of perspective, shading, coloring, etc. Over the years, he had imparted these tools to the artistic minds of Germany. Naturally, being sponsored by the crown, these artists took his knowledge and improved upon it every step of the way.

It wasn ’t simply a matter of talent that would get one to be sponsored by the Crown. They also needed to toe the line. Though it wasn ’t outright enforced, the crown heavily emphasized that the artists should focus on nationalistic topics. This could come in many forms, such as showing off the natural beauty of the German landscape, the magnificence of its architecture, or the glory of the German people ’s past accomplishments. There were even a few depictions of Germany itself as a beautiful blonde woman.

The culture of Germany was being refined through Berengar ’s lense which was largely inspired by the Kingdom of Prussia in his past life, and while Berengar may be pursuing the martial path for his society, he also inspired the arts. Thus the two often blended into once concept as many of the paintings revolved around Germany ’s militaristic nature.

Among these paintings was one drafted by a former soldier of Berengar ’s army who stood with him during the Austrian War of Independence. The painting in question was called ”A Dominating Aura ” and it depicted the young Emperor standing above his army in the alps giving them the rousing speech that led them into Italy.