The Nuances Of Artistic Self-Aggrandisement
By Chani Balmer.
Art was an invaluable tool of persuasion and self-presentation in the repertoire of a ruler, and was used as such to extraordinary effect again and again. Two rulers who wielded artistic representation in such a masterful way were Pope Urban VIII and King Louis XIV of France; both took full advantage of the Baroque style’s characteristic drama and monumentality, and its evocative, sensory nature to captivate an audience….
History Painting
By Emma Strong.
History painting was regarded as the highest genre in the hierarchy of arts. It showcased narrative works on a monumental scale and sought to encourage an intellectual and didactic comprehension. The late eighteenth century and early nineteenth century was a time of immense social, philosophical, scientific and political change, which gave rise to a period of history art that encapsulated these significant developments and expanded the genre of history painting…
A Study Of Sandro Botticelli’s Venus And Mars
By Tyler Jerrom.
This essay will look at Venus and Mars by Sandro Botticelli, and its relationship to the contemporary context in which it was created. I will aim to describe the reasons behind the sexual nature of this image, which depicts Venus and Mars after having made love, as well as the contextual elements which allowed for sexual imagery and narrative in a period in which sexual acts were typically frowned upon…
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