The burghers of Calais
Auguste Rodin, Bronze (1860)
6 men in tattered cloth, statues comissioned by city
The Burghers of Calaie; Rodin, Bronze, (1860)
3d sculptures symbolism in Still life in studio
Ram head=sun greek myths & source of light, putti(angel baby) head= refrence to phaethon- son of helios, low relife= its of a nude woman so refrences venus; Daguerre,photograph (1860)
name at least 4 Impressionist artists:
Monet, Renoir, Degasm Marisot, Sisley, Pissaro and sometimes Manet and Cassat
Still life in studio
Daguerre, photograph (1860)
photo taken on ____'s trip to Europe, shows ___ expirience in ___
Stieflitz and his familys trip to Europe, shows imigrant expirience in the classist divide on boat, the rich above and the poor in the 'steerage'
Burghers of Calais comissioned by who and why
Commisioned by City of Calais to comemorate heroism of Saint Pierre; Rodin, Bronze, (1860)
Olympia
Edouard Manet, oil on canvas (1860)
Olympia does what to the idea of 'the female nude'
Takes away protective sheem of mythology and exotisism because its of a real woman and not idealised; Edouard Manet, oil on canvas (1860)
color is diff shades of brown, 12 images in a 4 x 3 grid
The Horse in motion Muybrige 1775, Albumen print
Impressionisnts didnt mix color because
science breakthroughs show the eye mixes colors automatically, intrest in how light is precived by eye
The horse in motion
Eadwearrd Muybrige 1775, Albumen print
made to show promis of photography and acknowledge the photo making prosses
still life in studio Daguerre, photograph (1860)
Rodin Depicts the Burghers as______
As they were about to die/ when they didnt know they would be spared, at street level so on par w the passers by which conencts them to the viewer; Rodin, Bronze, (1860)
The steerage
Alfred Stieglitz, (1860)
Stieglitz doesnt do ___ to his photographs because he believes photography is its own art
doesnt paint on his photographs to make like look like paintigns because this is a new kind of art
ment to show __ of 1800 paris and recieved bad reception from press and is ____ on purpous
ment to show Vulgarity of 1800 paris, is 2d on purpouse to remind viewer its a painting; Olympia Edouard Manet, oil on canvas (1860)
Impasto
thick application of paint, shows texture and brush strokes
Nadar raising photograpnhy to the hight of art
Damier, ink paper lithography, (1860)
Takes place in ___'s studio, photo
Daguerre's studio; Still life in studio, Daguerre, (1860)
The burghers of Calais context
Burghers= Councilmen, statues baced on recounting from french chronicler; King edward III made a deal w the citizens of Calais, if they wanna live hand over 6 keys to city and 6 prominant members; Rodin, Bronze, (1860)
Impressionisted worked '______'
En plein air, or they took their paints outside and painted outside
A lithography of a photographer, not a photograph
Nadar raising photography to the hight of art; Damier, ink paper lithography, (1860)
Horse in Motion Comissioned by Stanford to prove _____
to proove horses have all their hooves off ground; Muybrige 1775, Albumen print
Muybridge develops mechanics for
quick shutter speed to see miliseconds, developed w chemicals; horse in motion;Muybrige 1775, Albumen print
Nadar facts
first ariel photographer, changed his name to nadar to show his rebelious nature, intrested in what is acheivable; Damier, ink paper lithography, (1860)