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Key to understanding what ties these eras together lie in the differences.
Aim to explore it through Elite theory and Social Class dynamics embodied, preserved and shown changed.
A weakening of art/culture elitism is noticed. But also emotions became less dynamic. Meaning loses specificity. Evolving definitions of agency and power. -
Made in 450 BCE. Depicts athletic event -
One the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. 41 Ft high, draped in gold -
Elites held the warring dynasties together through Oligopolies and art was through the lens of Perfection- depicting Archtypes
Dionysus - Wine Ecstasy Theater
Hades - Death
Aries - Wrath, War, Ego, Conquest -
Depiction of Human Agony -
Da Vinci. Quintessential High Renaissance. Tropes of art, mathematics, science, classicism, and naturalism -
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Science and Religion collide funded by the patronage of Elites- The Catholic Church, Medici's
Painting of Galileo Galilei- who would secure Astrology funding by wealthy patrons like the Medici's to discover and name celestial bodies after them
"The shaking of the pillars of classical Hellenist ideals"
Splitting into Religion-Science -
Themes: Satire, inversion of power and roles
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William Hogarth- Satire Painter-Rocco Style
a wry commentary on the “performance” of political power, with Richard’s terror mirroring the perceived fragility of contemporary rulers. It also satirized the self-dramatizing nature of actors and politicians alike, reflecting Hogarth’s broader suspicion of spectacle and manipulation in public life. Later Theater works-Naturalism precurser to Realism -
Original Works- Casper David Friedrich, man contemplation -
The Raft of Medusa- Painted 1818-1819
Political Disintegration stand in. -
The average. The relate to. "Social Progress"
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Theater: Scott David Oil on Canvas
Reversion of The School of Athens for Apt comparison
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Themes: Areligious, or barred from religion. Common man, story- The Wandering Jew. -
Capture the freedom of the new world with key themes such as a Middle Class, nature, everyday life. Artwork is of Édouard Manet, Un bar aux Folies Bergère -
Showcases the freedom of the Middle Class at the time. -
Impressionism, but individualized. Influenced by World War 1 at the time and can showcase anxieties etc in a industrialized world The Scream - Edvard Munch