Morality and the Formation of French Art School
The first work in this discussion of morality in the classical era of art, I chose a painting by Jean Baptiste-Martin. It it titled A Meeting of the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture at the Louvre, created in 1712-21 using oils on canvas. (Berman, 2020) This painting is described as a room full of finely dress men meeting to teach and share painting techniques. It functioned as a place for these men to share their work, expand their artistic knowledge, and utilized hands on lessons.
The second work fits a similar theme as the first work I discussed. This painting titled, The School of Art, created by Benoît-Louis Prévost in 1763. This depicts the evolution of the art school and how each artist would progress to different levels of drawing practices. Tracing the image from left to read, we see artists starting at the beginning level using drawings and engravings to copy from. Then to the right is the increase in level utilizing plaster casts and three dimensional forms, which were live models.
The first two paintings carry a theme, in that they both contain curated images of men and only men learning how to paint. During the classical era and the creation of these French art schools, came rules and expectations that women do not participate in. It was frowned upon for women to be allowed to paint specific images and to showcase their art.
This painting created by Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le-Brun, one of the four women that were accepted and allowed into the art academy. The painting is titled, Piece Bringing Back Abundance, created in 1780, using oil on canvas. It showcases the expectation that women did not paint or represent the nude male body in their curations. However, they were allowed to paint the nude female body, which would be a weird restriction if it weren't so. The rules and restrictions place on the creation of art display an intense difference in the morality in the classical era, especially in comparison to life nowadays.
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The first work in this discussion of morality in the classical era of art, I chose a painting by Jean Baptiste-Martin. It it titled A Meeting of the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture at the Louvre, created in 1712-21 using oils on canvas. (Berman, 2020) This painting is described as a room full of finely dress men meeting to teach and share painting techniques. It functioned as a place for these men to share their work, expand their artistic knowledge, and utilized hands on lessons.
The second work fits a similar theme as the first work I discussed. This painting titled, The School of Art, created by Benoît-Louis Prévost in 1763. This depicts the evolution of the art school and how each artist would progress to different levels of drawing practices. Tracing the image from left to read, we see artists starting at the beginning level using drawings and engravings to copy from. Then to the right is the increase in level utilizing plaster casts and three dimensional forms, which were live models.
The first two paintings carry a theme, in that they both contain curated images of men and only men learning how to paint. During the classical era and the creation of these French art schools, came rules and expectations that women do not participate in. It was frowned upon for women to be allowed to paint specific images and to showcase their art.
This painting created by Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le-Brun, one of the four women that were accepted and allowed into the art academy. The painting is titled, Piece Bringing Back Abundance, created in 1780, using oil on canvas. It showcases the expectation that women did not paint or represent the nude male body in their curations. However, they were allowed to paint the nude female body, which would be a weird restriction if it weren't so. The rules and restrictions place on the creation of art display an intense difference in the morality in the classical era, especially in comparison to life nowadays.
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