7/21/16 Art History II

Today's Class- We opened the class with more current events articles, then we continued with 19th Century art.  As the years advance, things start to happen faster; art movements can come and go not just in centuries, but in a few years.  We saw more examples of Romanticism and Historical Painting, but some new concepts, too.  We see some early examples of art created in the Americas, influenced by both Spanish colonialism and indigenous religions.  Political art from the point of view of common people starts to become popular, something not seen when the church and kings commissioned all fine art.  And a new medium- lithography- is invented in the 1790's and quickly becomes a fast and inexpensive way of making and distributing fine art.  

Important terms- atrial cross, lithography, odalisque

Important works- The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters (Goya), The Family of Charles IV (Goya),
Third of May, 1808 (Goya), Atrial Cross (Mexico), Virgin of Guadalupe (Salcedo), The Raft of the "Medusa" (Gericault), Liberty Leading the People: July 28, 1830 (Delacroix), Large Odalisque (Ingres), Rue Transnonain, le 15 Avril 1834 (Daumier)

Homework- One last current events article, to be presented in class next Thursday.  We have a little less than 2 weeks left in the summer session.  I'm seeking the research assignments on Wednesday July 27th, and those choosing to do extra credit museum/gallery visit reports should turn them in by July 28th.  If I find any issues with the assignments, I will allow students who turned them in on time to revise them for a better grade.  I will accept the assignments during our last week in August, but you'll get whatever grade you earned.

Next Class- We continue studying the 19th Century.