ARTHI 6C Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Denis Diderot, Portrait Painting, Jacques Aved
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Establish the main features of academic painting in the 18th century. Consider the role of the french philosophes in the salon exhibitions and enlightenment values. Identify the formal and characteristics of neoclassicism and its sources. Philosophe: a public intellectual (not necessarily a philosopher) who converses about and is invested in enlightenment ideals (equality, liberty, promise of better future, furthering people"s knowledge) Jean-baptiste-simeon chardin, the philosophe (portrait of the painter joseph. Reading, but also has been beside him to take notes. The orphan of china by voltaire in 1755, 1812. This salon is a gathering to discuss literature, different from exhibitions. Every man"s reason must be his own oracle. -thomas jefferson. The belief that rational thought and investigation will lead to a better world underscores empirical study. The individual mind is a source of reason and rationality. Individuals can understand the world and their own place in it through their own observations, and individuals can judge for themselves.
