Marriage a la mode Flashcards
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A Tete a Tete
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From 1745 in England
- Apart of series of six satirical paintings called Marriage a la mode meaning Modern Marriage
- Tete a Tete means head to head, face to face
- Depicts the young wife just getting through with having sex with her lover while her actual husband just got home from work
- The paintings of saints in the backroom is a critique against the young couple’s immorality
- Currently in the National Gallery in London
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The Inspection
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- Currently in the National Gallery in London
- Apart of a series of six satirical paintings called Marriage a la mode meaning Modern Marriage
- The younger Squanderfield is visiting the doctor for syphillis treatment
- The skull sitting on the on table on the left is a momento mori meaning everyone in the painting is going to die especially Squanderfield due to syphillis
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The Toilette
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- Currently in the National Gallery in London
- Apart of a series of six satirical paintings called Marriage a la mode meaning Modern Marriage
- Depicts the young wife at her toilette surrounded by her friends including the counselor Silvertounge
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The Bagnio
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- Currently in the National Gallery in London
- Apart of a series of six satirical paintings called Marriage a la mode meaning Modern Marriage
- Depicts counselor Silvertounge fleeing the scene stabbing the young Squanderfield after Squanderfield caught him having an affair with his wife
- The setting is a secret room where one would book to do things they wouldn’t want anyone else to know about
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The Lady’s Death
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- Currently in the National Gallery in London
- Apart of a series of six satirical paintings called Marriage a la mode meaning Modern Marriage
- Depicts the young wife poisoning herself after reading that Silvertongue has been hanged for her husband’s murder
- Her father, the wealthy merchant from the first painting, is taking the gold ring from her daughter’s finger hinting at his extremely greedy nature
