art histpry 2 Flashcards
Benjamin West
first american to open art school
son of innkeeper
become president of the english academy because if his aptitude and provision
Agrippina landing at Brundisium looks like classical frieze coming to life
holding husbands ashes (general Wolfe) who was slain fighting for roman empire she then finds his body cremates him and takes him home hence fulfilling her wifely duties as he fulfilled the duties of his country
death of general Wolfe painting was considered vulgar and offensive as he wasn’t wearing a toga as most painting of this nature would normally include.
figure of Wolfe is reminiscent of christ being taken down from the cross.
hierarchy of paintings
history/portraiture, genre, landscape, then still life
John singleton copley boy witha flying squirrel
step father taught him art of engraving but became a painter
cannot afford to go to England to go to ry academy
he sends letter to west asking how to become an artist
he is then tutored in painting via letter this painting is his first which he sends to west for evaluation
chain attatched himself to flying squirrel in painting
squirrel eating peanut which is native to the new world
squirrel shows no desire to run away
chain is a symbol relating to the great chain of being God is at top of chain and soon after is man followed by other things like animals hence squirrel is in its place and doesn’t want to run away
elements earth wind and fire are embedded in work (wind by flying squirrl fire by chain)
Copleys father in laws tea gets dumped into Boston harbor in Boston tea party resulting in Copley moving permanently to England
normally people are dressed in finest for paintings but paul revere is simply dressed
hence being displayed appropriately for his job which is a silversmith but also shows his skill/craft hence acts as a advertisement
Watson and the shark -John Singleton Copley
guy in water survives shark attack
his name was brook watson
he was a cabin boy in 1749
he foes for a swim after finishing work then gets attacked by shark as he is swimming
they attacked him 3 times taking his legs but he survived after people drive the sharks away
this story was in the newspaper at the time and the story became famous
although he was left one legged he became a wealthy and famous merchant due to the event.
message in painting is Britain is in danger of loosing it colonies but it can survive and come back better than ever just as Watson did
ships sails look like crosses symbolizing a divine or bigger plan
herratio Greeno george washington as zeus
for George Washington 100th birthday
Washington sword is towards viewer showing he isn’t God and that he shares authority with america and finger pointing up because…
portrait te apperat showing someone
symbols of what they are??
rainbow in George Washington portrait is sybil of Gods covenant with us that a bright future is wt hand
fasces - sybol of authority
national bird
13 starred American flag symbolizing Wasingtons success in revolution against Britai
neoclassical period (new classical)
us clasical dome bu charlesbull fench
pediment platform bilateral symmetry (perfect balance)
charles bullfinch finally put the dome on the Capitol after a while of building (native born american)
around this time americans/people started traveling for leisure or learning purposes
*patterned books were mailed travel and excavation of Ancient cites of pompeii and herculanium (ways neocladical america was known elsewhere in the world)
doors in dining room could be shut for privacy
had elevator for food and drink to be brought up or down
british architect Benjamin henry Latrobe is brought in to finish/ capitol
Doric Ionic and Corinthian are the three orders of neoclassicism
Thomas Jefferson designed montacello in two phases (monticello 1 and virginia state capitol enrichment)
Jefferson sees roman architecture for first time and tears down M1 and ends up with Virginia state capitol enrichment
Virginia state capitol university of Virginia and monticello are Jefferson’s three main projects
east facade of house is faced towards europe which is its inspiration due to romanan classical architecture
classical sculpture and art are in yet animsl parts are placed in symbolizing new world
had classical busts of franklin and Lafayette in tea room
doors
yet animsl
