ART 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Museum Of Modern Art, Frida Kahlo, Public Art Fund
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26 power and art (slide 1) learning objectives. 1. describe some of the means by which rulers have asserted their power in art. 2. discuss some of the issues surrounding power as it affects women: define colonialism and outline some of the ways that artists have addressed it, explain how the museum wields power. (slide 2) Rulers across eras and cultures use the visual arts to portray their power. As we have already discussed, rigaud"s royal portrait of louis xiv goes beyond visual record. The king displays the glory of the french monarchy and his right to rule through a legible iconographic program that contemporary viewers would have recognized. Important symbols of power include the gold fleur-de-lys on the ermine-lined royal mantle, the crown, the throne, and the king"s confident pose. (slide 3) In the ancient near east, ashirnasirpal ii was an assyrian king whose capital city was surrounded by defensive walls with propagandistic relief sculpture.
