MUS202H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Gustav Klimt, Secession Building, Josef Danhauser

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21 Jun 2016
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The changing image of beethoven alessandra comini art historian and amateur flautist. Looked at many representations of beethoven historically from birth to 1902. Belief that one"s innermost character and personality can be read from the face. Became extremely popular from the 1790s on due to work of johann kaspar lavater. Also led to the popularity of making life/death masks. This science" fell out of favour in later 19th century. Developed by the german physician f. j. gall, 1796. A pseudoscience based on taking skill measurements to determine mental abilities and psychological health. Discredited by scientists from the 1840s, but revived later. Introduced terms lowbrow, middlebrow, highbrow to refer to different intellectual abilities and taste cultures. A method of printing that was invented in germany in 1796. Can be used to print text or artwork on paper. Allowed for many cheap prints of an artwork to be made and circulated. Ludwig van beethoven the elder (1712-1773) moved to bonn in 1733.

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