HISTART 2002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Exemplum, Tennis Court, Angelica Kauffman

• School: Ohio State University
• Department: History of Art
• Course: HISTART 2002
• Professor: Shelton Andrew

Document Summary

Jacques-louis david, oath of the horatii, 1784 (compare w raphael, school of athens) Tells story of horatii of brothers rome is about to go to war with alba, instead of sending thousands to war, have 2 sets of 3 brothers fight each other. Two families about to fight each other are connected by marriage both will suffer no matter who wins. Only men are motivated by patriotism women are grieving, thinking of familial happiness. Composition radically dis-unified david violates rule of unity. Suggests that patriotic duty is innate in males (see child in back) Men have very defines muscles, women almost look fake, too smooth. Oath they (cid:449)on"t follo(cid:449) king"s orders and disband until a written constitution has been established in france. Couldn"t o(cid:449)n property, no (cid:448)oting, aren"t citizens, couldn"t congregate in streets in groups of 5+ Angelica kauffman, cornelia presenting her children as her. Refers to children as her (cid:862)je(cid:449)els(cid:863) or (cid:862)treasures(cid:863) Private, familial life disinterest in material wealth.