ARH 375 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Gustave Courbet, Jules Breton, The Gleaners
11 Oct 2016
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French visual culture during the second empire (continued) Rousseau - his work has elements of romanticism, moved to barbizon. The gleaners shift in idea that the art should be about the world of the artist. Became a very well-known artist for this body of work: people who lived in the area of barbizon at the moment. Gleaning is an ancient process - mentioned in the bible. Jean-francois millet from a farming community - sentimental reminisces of farm life investigation of simple rural life. Japanese printmaking was the beginning of a long fascination with non-western modes of representation. Only has her undergarments on interpretation of these two ladies being prostitutes. Dress taken off there is a male companion who is not in the picture plane but there is a top hat in the boat. Luncheon on the grass: edouard manet considered himself a classicist.
