ARTH 321 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: History Painting, Pentimento, Pieter De Hooch
14 Mar 2017
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Publicize the function of paintings on display in the home ambiguous meanings generate debate about the home as a political space, the importance of women"s moral behaviour, insiders/outsiders (bodies, behaviour, thresholds and boundaries) Campen, jacob van town hall 1648 begun the construction of it (when the peace treaty was signed) themes of peace and prosperity in the building. Many small images of the city were made for visitors that might want to take little images of the city home with them. Great pride in the town hall sculpture of artus quellinus (patron of above) a sculpture wasn"t a typical type of art at the time, it came under attack under iconoclasm. Pieter de hooch: couple walking down the town hall of amsterdam town hall above in the citizen"s hall. De hooch, council chamber of amsterdam burgomasters 1665. Main meeting room, also open to the public when it wasn"t being used the painting and the people represent republican values.
