Father Jeannette And The Indian Analysis

Throughout centuries, point of views and expectation changed depending on how societal values and norms revolutionize. As years go by the meaning of texts, paintings, and other creative works have altered due to the populations expectations shifting with it. In today’s society, they view the past centuries differently as well as, if the past centuries could’ve judged us on our beliefs and the way we view art. Wilhelm Lamprecht’s “Father Marquette and the Indians” display different placements, colors and clothing’s that illustrate two contrasting points of view. The first point of view was, Pères Marquette’s missionary journey towards the Midwest region of the nation while educating and guiding tribes to fit into the 1869 society regimens. The second point of view is today’s civilization, Pères Marquette’s positioning and social statues comes off as a dominant figure imposing his rules on individuals who don’t know the difference between modernization and social structure during …show more content…
As demonstrated with the oil on canvas painting, placement exemplifies how Father Marquette acknowledges the undereducated tribe members by being in the center of the canvas. Pères Marquette is being glorified by the tribe due to his social statues and the way he is positioned to be a teacher or guider towards Christianity. As shown, placement plays a vital role on the American Indians whom are lying on the floor and sitting in the canoe with their heads tilted upwards demonstrating the attention they are applying on the Father’s movements and religious words. In addition, helping to convey the idea of religious guidance towards Christianity by the Father, the way Pères Marquette is dressed also expresses how he is from a different social standpoint that wants to bring the American Indians into a higher Christian educated status. Pères Marquette’s all black gown compared to the Indians clothing helps to prove that Pères Marquette was from an educated social class.