The beginning of lecture focused on wrapping up some works from the Neoclassical period, as well as looking at some architectural works that paved the way from Neoclassicism towards Romanticism. Etienne-Louis Boullee’s Project for a Tomb of Isaac Newton, for me, serves as the epitome of this shifting of artistic ideals: from rational to abstract, awe-inspiring, and grandiose. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I found it interesting that the majority of the pieces covered in this Romanticism unit are of historical events that were contemporary at their time of conception– a contrast to Neoclassicism, where the majority of the works seemed to be historical paintings or paintings with classical subjects. A lot of these Romantic works are propaganda– pieces that are supposed to make you feel, not thought pieces. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A piece that particularly stood out to me was Delacroix’s Scenes from the Massacre of Chios. The themes of death and dying are accentuated by the stark contrasts of light and shadow. The baby attempting to feed on his mother’s corpse feels like a punch in the gut. Not to mention that the majority of the victims in the piece are women, being attacked (and violated) by men. I found Prof’s comment on the painting being a product of European saviorism fascinating. The Greeks were associated with ideas upheld by European society; they were descended from antiquity, the creators of democracy, whereas the Turks were foreign, anti-Christian, and “barbaric”. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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