Chiswick Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Joseph Wright of Derby The painting A Philosopher Giving a Lecture at the Orrery was done by which artist? English travelers The vedute paintings of Antonio Canaletto were intended for which class of patron? Voltaire Which philosopher believed that the betterment of humanity lay in the advancement of science and the rational improvement of society? Paris Which city was the artistic center of the Rococo style? Paestum and Syracuse (WRONG) The renewed interest in classical antiquity of th...

This is a summary of all the required and further readings of Social and institutional change. It is written in English.

The following sections and artworks are discussed: Section: Industrial Revolution Artwork: Experiment on a Bird Section: Neoclassicism Artwork: Etruscan Room Sections: David on Greek Style and Public Art and Oath of the Horatii Artwork: Oath of the Horatii Section: Jacques-Louis David Artwork: Cupid a Captive Section: Death of Marat Artwork: Death of Marat Section: Thomas Jefferson Artwork: Monticello Artwork: Chiswick House Section: University of Virginia Artwork: The Rotunda