ARTH 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: History Painting, Antonio Canova, Industrial Revolution
26 Aug 2016
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Arth 1101 lecture 9 august 2nd 2016. Goya the third of may 1808 (1808: a history painting, modern style, of a current event. Napoleon bonaparte (1769-1821: almost completely unifies the continent of europe, ingres portrait of napoleon on his imperial throne (1806) A neoclassical painter at heart, relies on ancient models (i. e. jupiter enthroned) Reimagines napoleon as more of a royal figure, this is an academic painting. Academy able to shift and adjust its philosophy depending on the time, that"s what allows it"s longevity: canova napoleon (1805, david napoleon crossing the alps. Chalgrin & de thury arc de triomphe: napoleon erects this to celebrate his victory, this parallels the arch of titus (1st cen, rude la marseillaise (1833-36) Do not look like roman soldiers, look more like barbarians they"re guals, who were overtaken by the romans. This gives a feeling of nationalism and tribalism to the french people.
