LL201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Gustav Klimt, Rudolf Diesel, Spartacus League
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They were convinced they were at the beginning of a new era for humanity. They could not imagine what was about to happen. Started at the end of the 19th century. They did not not recognize their great contradictions. The debate on what art was permitted the entire xx century, at the same time however. Art merchants supported convincingly art prices, contributing to the birth of collections and museums. Before art was appreciated for beauty not monetary value. Private and public sections, public started to become aware of art (previous and current centuries) The phone introduced in big cities (paris, london etc) 1886: first car with internal combustion engine produced by karl benz, who names fuel. 1892: rudolf diesel deposits the patent for his engine by same name. 1895: gugielemo marconi gives his rst radio transmission demonstration. 1902: first science ction lm: the voyage into the moon by georges melies, inspired by.
