HISTORY 2DF3 Lecture Notes - Apollo Belvedere, Reception Piece, Charles Alexandre De Calonne
Document Summary
The academy and anti acdemics in the late 18th and early 19th c art. Reign of terror- because of the incredible number of people who were killed, mass graves were used near churches. Marie antoinette and louis were placed in mass graves. There was a desire to exume them rebury them. It is meant to show that he suffered. He is a promoter of the 3rd estate. He meant to be seen as someone to emphasize and desire. Reference other painting that takes marat"s secular body and staged in a religious aspect. He is on the virgin mary"s llap and it is tied to catholic religion. Caravaggio also referenced entombment from 1792 from the baroque period. Help build perspective of marat"s body being the body of a martyr. Starker contrast and multi directionality around the light. Allegory- this work is an example of allegorical painting and allegorical history painting. Muilti faceted with the history of the academy and gender.