VIC101H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Walter Gropius, Frank Lloyd Wright, Flat Roof
7 Jul 2016
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Manet, le d jeuner sur l"herbe (the luncheon on the. Not restrained by society and religious beliefs. Saw equal rights in everyone, not exclusive to men. Women and others are entitled to rights as human beings. The painting was refused to be showcase at the. Paris gallery of rejected works (galleries for works that was not selected in the official paris. Salon) due to how confrontation and controversial painting was (not a classic scene) The painting depicts two bourgeois men with two nude women, eating lunch in the park/garden (typical daily activity for people) Considered to be unacceptable for everyday women to nude in a normal setting as they are not mythological figures (known for being nude but is considered acceptable as they are not real) Symbolizes emergence of individualism and overthrow of the monarch and class system audience. Most controversial painting by manet by far. Marks the end of the enlightenment age.
