The artist Heinrich Zilla (1858-1929) October 4, 2019 He portrayed street life in Berlin, the largest manufacturing city on the continent, including the misery of the poor.. His art was a critical of the government. He supported social causes and was against war. He used this motif several times. “Father will be happy to see that are already so many of us when he gets out of prison.” “You got to blow!” “Stand on your head again.” Street circus. Zilla at work.