Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres

virtue and morality through scenes of classical Greek and Roman culture (Wikipedia, 2015). In fact, many works of French art during the Revolution can be seen exhibiting the Greek and Roman styles of the Neoclassical period. For example, in Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres’ painting Napoleon I on his Imperial Throne (1806), Napoleon I is seen wearing coronary garb reminiscent of Caesar Augustus of the Roman…

Edgar Degas was intrigued by the human figure, and in his many images of ordinary women, he strove to capture the body in unusual and interesting positions.Degas was the only Impressionist to truly bridge the gap between traditional academic art and the radical movements of the early 20th century. He was a restless innovator who often set the pace for his younger colleagues. Acknowledged as one of the finest draftsmen of his age, Degas experimented with a wide variety of media, including oil,…

In all of its various forms and shapes, the human figure bombards the public at all times. Most products are marketed using a spokesperson. To watch television or a movie means observing a plethora of figures. That exposure increases when walking into a classroom or store. Recently, the representation of these countless figures has come into question. Is the depiction accurate? Furthermore, does it need to be accurate? How does that depiction change behavior? In particular, representation of…

The word ‘Queer’ particularizes members of gender and sexual minorities who are not heteronormative , heterosexual nor gender-binary. These individuals live their lives outside of socially conventional heteronormative constructs that dictate ones actions and dress code in accordance to his or her accredited gender (Nolan 2013:1). Someone who is recognized as queer is born with a biological sex, either intersexed, male, or female; however it is possible that such an individual might not identify…