ARH 375 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Cockfight, Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier, Jean-Hippolyte Flandrin
5 Oct 2016
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French visual culture during the second empire (1852-1870) Louis napoleon brought down the second republic with a coup in 1851, becoming emperor napoleon iii: baron georges haussmann oversaw a complete reconstruction of paris to create a modern metropolis. Portrait of napoleon iii: hippolyte-jean flandrin, napoleon iii presented as a military leader red pants - meant to be intimidating (the french soldiers wore red pants up until wwi) o classical reference in the bust behind him. Elevation of apartment building at 39 rue nueve-des-mathurins o o architectural drawing created as middle class housing workers were moved out to the suburbs - caused some friction. Intersecton in old paris: charles marville commissioned to document the old city before it was destroyed, part of a photo essay shows narrow roads idea of the medieval city o o. Opera: charles garnier, place de l"opera, paris opera house o.
