ARTH 260 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Peter Paul Rubens, Madonna Of Bruges, Proserpina
28 Feb 2018
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18thc and 19thc: the french wars, napoleon and art confiscation. Constructed under elector augustus i, the room of jewels in the green. Vault, dresden castle, dresden (destroyed in bombing wwii 1945) johann. Melchior dinglinger, obeliscus augustalis (obelisk of augustus), 1722. Made from elephant tusks, today we are more conscientious about the material we use and the endangered species we now have. Display galleries are the forerunning of modern day art museums. This is where the art museum comes from. Art looting by the french gov after the french revolution. The destruction of the statue of louis xiii in royal square, paris, 1792. Rulers of church and state = royalty, kings and queens. Statues of french royalty were destroyed in the reign of terror. Pope pius vi issues papal bulls full of venom towards french clergy saying they a(cid:396)e(cid:374)"t (cid:396)eal catholi(cid:272)s a(cid:374)d (cid:272)(cid:396)iti(cid:395)ues the f(cid:396)e(cid:374)(cid:272)h go(cid:448) Peter paul rubens, triptych with the descent from the cross, 1612-1613.
