ART H205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Vanishing Point, Jacques-Louis David, Horatii
17 Sep 2016
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Jacques louis david, the oath of the horatii, 1784 france. Full name of artist (okay to misspell) for identification. Horatii family elected to defend their city (rome. Two families going into war instead of the two entire countries. The problem is that these 3 have married into the opposing family chosen to fight in the other side. Women are distraught and the men are standing up for what is right. One message- duty to one"s country is greater than duty to one"s family. Men are stoic, strong, unemotional, while women are emotional, melodramatic, and weak. The painter was trained in academic system (jacques louis david) Artists wanted to elevate their status in society. They would send male child to school (the academy) Studied literature and history, biblical history, science biological science and human anatomy, mathematics (geometry-perspective. Hierarchical system- started education by drawing copies of plaster casts art begot art not nature.
