The long 19th century [1789 - 1914]
American/ French Revolution -> industrial revolution
Portrait of a Black Woman - Marie-Guillemine
Benoist [1800]
Reinterpretation and transformation of traditional
depiction patterns - iconic painting examining
liberation of women and black people. Her breast
being out is a reference to traditional paintings. The
background is gold to reference to royalty.
The long 19th century [1789 - 1914]
Early Modernism
The Iron Rolling Mill - Adolf Menzel [1872–1875]
Depicting the industrial revolution. Man on the left is
the factory owner, watching as his workers suffer
under the extreme environment & working conditions.
Workers on the right eat on their break, receiving food
from a lady carrying a basket.
,The long 19th century [1789 - 1914]
Orientalism
Snake Charmer - Jean-Léon Gérôme [1879]
Purely based on (racist) western imagination. Non
realistic. Contains elements from different cultures,
put as a representation for the Ottoman empire.
Women of Algiers - Eugène Delacroix [1832–34]
Western phantasy of a harem. Some accuracy in
clothing, but still idealized through the western lens.
Claiming to be documentary, but he wasn't even
allowed in such spaces, so it's mostly based on
western imagination.
A Young Emir Studying - Osman Hamdi Bey [1878]
Realistic depiction of eastern world by an eastern
painter. Real depiction of intellectual & cultural
essence.
, Modernism [1860 -1970]
Salon
Oath of Brutus - Felipe Santiago Gutierrez [1857]
Academic style painting taught in French academy.
Painting depicts Lucretia after she killed herself
because she was assaulted. Brutus swears to take
revenge for her & murders her rapist (Tarquinio, last
king of Rome). Painting is rooted in politics & roman
antiquity.
The valley of Mexico from the Santa Isabel mountain
range - José María Velasco [1857]
French academic style. Intercultural communication
(Mexican landscape & French painting style). Active
exchange: Neoclassical style meets indigenous
themes.
Episodes of Conquest: The Massacre of Cholula -
Felix Parra [1877]
Painted in neoclassical style but the subject matter is
not idealized, shows the brutality of the Spanish killing
the indigenous people of Cholula. He references to
'The Massacre of Chios' through the women with a
child on the right (Active exchange).
American/ French Revolution -> industrial revolution
Portrait of a Black Woman - Marie-Guillemine
Benoist [1800]
Reinterpretation and transformation of traditional
depiction patterns - iconic painting examining
liberation of women and black people. Her breast
being out is a reference to traditional paintings. The
background is gold to reference to royalty.
The long 19th century [1789 - 1914]
Early Modernism
The Iron Rolling Mill - Adolf Menzel [1872–1875]
Depicting the industrial revolution. Man on the left is
the factory owner, watching as his workers suffer
under the extreme environment & working conditions.
Workers on the right eat on their break, receiving food
from a lady carrying a basket.
,The long 19th century [1789 - 1914]
Orientalism
Snake Charmer - Jean-Léon Gérôme [1879]
Purely based on (racist) western imagination. Non
realistic. Contains elements from different cultures,
put as a representation for the Ottoman empire.
Women of Algiers - Eugène Delacroix [1832–34]
Western phantasy of a harem. Some accuracy in
clothing, but still idealized through the western lens.
Claiming to be documentary, but he wasn't even
allowed in such spaces, so it's mostly based on
western imagination.
A Young Emir Studying - Osman Hamdi Bey [1878]
Realistic depiction of eastern world by an eastern
painter. Real depiction of intellectual & cultural
essence.
, Modernism [1860 -1970]
Salon
Oath of Brutus - Felipe Santiago Gutierrez [1857]
Academic style painting taught in French academy.
Painting depicts Lucretia after she killed herself
because she was assaulted. Brutus swears to take
revenge for her & murders her rapist (Tarquinio, last
king of Rome). Painting is rooted in politics & roman
antiquity.
The valley of Mexico from the Santa Isabel mountain
range - José María Velasco [1857]
French academic style. Intercultural communication
(Mexican landscape & French painting style). Active
exchange: Neoclassical style meets indigenous
themes.
Episodes of Conquest: The Massacre of Cholula -
Felix Parra [1877]
Painted in neoclassical style but the subject matter is
not idealized, shows the brutality of the Spanish killing
the indigenous people of Cholula. He references to
'The Massacre of Chios' through the women with a
child on the right (Active exchange).
