Jacques Louis David and Francisco de Goya represent two very different approaches to painting, society and politics. Compare the careers of Jacques Louis David and Francisco de Goya and the history that their art recorded. How were they viewed as historians as well as artists? What are some of the differences in the cultural values they present? What were some of their major contributions to painting, society and politics? How did Linear Perspective (ch. 3) and the vanishing point (Ch. 3) inform their art?
What contemporary examples, particularly in the images we see in social media, do you think can be directly contributed to Goya’s legacy?
What contemporary examples, particularly in the images we see in social media, do you think can be directly contributed to David’s legacy?
Do the images of today, particularly in the images we see in social media or in our current political divisions, seem more/less real, believable, or emotional to you?