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Midterm Dr. Green
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Art History
Undergraduate 4
02/17/2011

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Barry and Pugin, Palace of Westminster,
London, 1835-56.

 

Houses of Parliament. Gothic Revival.

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[image]
Definition

Nash, The Royal Pavilion, Brighton, 1816.

 

Hindu Revival. Retreat for Royal Family. Kitchen columns disguised as palm trees.

 

 

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[image]
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Paxton, Crystal Palace, London, 1851.

 

Industrial Aesthetic. No reference to historical architectural devices. Tech, material, form following fxn. First showcase of transparency. Greenhouse inspired.

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[image]
Definition

Garnier, Paris Opera, 1875.

 

Built under Napoleon III. Eclectic inspiration. Grand Foyer reminiscent of hall of mirrors.

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[image]
Definition

Niepce, View From the Window at Le Gras, 1827.

 

First photo! Zinc plate covered with bitumen developed with lavender oil. 8 hour exposure (resulted indefinite lighting).

 

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[image]
Definition

Daguerre, Boulevard du Temple, Paris, 1838.

 

Copper plate covered with silver iodide. Developed with Mercury fumes. Mono-prints. Half hour exposure.

Term
[image]
Definition

Talbot, The Open Door, 1843.

 

Calotype- paper treated with silver nitrate and salt. Created reproductive negatives.

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[image]
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Brady, Portrait of Lincoln, 1860.

 

Took civil war reality shots.

 

Wet Collodion Process- Glass covered with photo emulsion suspended in gelatin. Seconds long exposures and cheaper. Lacked Daguerreotype sheen.

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[image]
Definition

Courbet, The Stonebreakers, 1850.


Bottom wrung of working class. Not glorified. Gritty, Angular, Mechanical.

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[image]
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Millet, The Gleaners, 1857.

 

Poor wives picking up harvest scraps. Dignified. Virtuous.

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[image]
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Manet, Luncheon in the Grass, 1863

 

No mythological justification for nudity/promiscuity. Referenced real people. Little modeling, flattening= celebration of picture plane.

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[image]
Definition

Eakins, The Gross Clinic, 1875

 

Operation on bone disease. Considered gratuitous, gory.

Term
lithography
Definition
Drawing on stone surface with greased pencil. Ink, press. Grease repels ink. Faster, cheaper.
Term
courtesan
Definition
High class prostitute typically with some social status.
Term
haute bourgeoisie
Definition
capitalist bigheads, who own the means of production and exploit the working class. Beyond shopowners (petite).
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July monarchy
Definition
A period of monarchy in France under King Louis-Phillipe (who called for Juste Milieu). Beginning with the overthrow of the Charles X (Liberty Leading the People).
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