A: Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres
T: Napoleon I on his Imperial Throne
D: 1806
L: Musee de l’Armee, Paris
Bio Of Ingres: Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres was introduced to art through his father which passed the culture of art to Ingres since he was the most talented. Beggining his career, many of his works were known to be controversial, throughtout his whole career his works were harshly criticized by claiming that his art didn't fit in with the normal culture. Ingres was'nt a great fan of commissioned works, yet those were his best art form.
Brief Description Of Ramanticism: The Romanticism era was meant to capture the inner emotion. During this period in time, there were many technological advances that made artists want to depict the spirit of the external natural world. There were manypolitical and social upheavals and revolutions in society which involved many painters in revolutionary movements and started a solicitude toward the helpless and downtrodden that found most passionate and powerful expression in the works presented.
Personal Explanation: I honestly liked the fact that Napoleon used appropriation on point. As we have seen in past styles like the Baroque or Rococo, we saw a lot of playfulness but now Napoloeon brought back many old concepts that actually play a serious role into emphasizing his power and dominance.
Connection to Modern World: This is really identifyable with today's art. I see this especially with rap artists. They sit on these chairs as to seem like thrones. They all want to compete for the title of best rapper, but in this case they want to show off their riches and fame, they want to seem more dominant and more famous than others.
Resources:
- http://www.artble.com/artists/jean_auguste_dominique_ingres/more_information/biography
- 3/6/14 Romanticism Reading Notes
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