This case study showcases a few 18th-century furniture forms in English and French styles using the correct terminology.
Read moreIs that a Clothes Press or an Armoire?: English vs. French Furniture Forms
“Little Red Riding Hood:” A Tale of 18th Century Fashion?
Despite the various interpretations of the story of “Little Red Riding Hood,” one characteristic remains relatively intact with each version: the importance of clothing.
Read morePut Cork on the Map: Cartography of Cork City
The maps of Cork City, Ireland demonstrate the contingency of spatial knowledge as a representation of place.
Read moreDisoriented in the Harem Part IV
Within the tradition of Orientalist paintings, the imagined harem was often represented in two modes: the domestic and the erotic.
Read moreDisoriented in the Harem: Part III
Similar to Orientalist writings, the limited access to the harem space caused its represented version in painting to be equally dissimilar to its real existence.
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It is necessary to consider the social and literary background for the Western evocation of the harem.
Read moreDisoriented in the Harem: Part I
Culturally speaking, can the Orient be truly described as a place found in the Near East?
Read more"No More Washee Washee:" Selling Cuffs and Collars in 19th Century America
Lady Invention -patriotically dressed in red, white, and blue- gestures to the distraught Chinese laundryman to leave, as his services are no longer required in America.
Read moreShadow: Rodin and the Modern Psyche
With academic theory towards sculpture stiflling the creative process, Rodin found new ways to depict the pathos of the modern psyche.
Read moreThe Romantic Alternative: A French Challenge to Neoclassical Style
Both glory and suffering caused French artists like Eugene Delacroix to question the established discipline of classicism in the Academy.
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