HISTART 2002 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Joseph Bonaparte, Bourgeoisie, Separate Spheres
23 Apr 2018
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Salon culture in private living room: salon society, informality, reject court etiquette, talking about the cutting edge art trends of the moment. Debate between poussinistes v. s rubenistes: poussinistes: clarity, logic and order, and favors line over color, controls of line de- termines design, rubenistes: aggressive brush strokes, vibrant color scheme, prioritize color (reading source, the principle of the painting: A:imitation of visible objects by means of form and colors. (reject idealization, cism. deviates from academic classicism) Historical background: france experienced boosted, violence, and destruction, monarchy and aristocratic classes were executed, enlightenment rationalism becomes predominant, promotes belief in human perfection and foreground logical thinking, christian belief was abandoned/ de empower the church/ de christianization of. Enlightenment: 18th century movement in thought wherein the role of reason in human and scienti c affairs is emphasized and celebrated. Government is also called on to be more. Rational and consistent with common sense principles and rights of the individual.
