It's curious how little it took to "shock" the art world back then! As with the Pre Raphaelites who, from our perspective, were making perfectly harmless paintings of Jesus. Now it seems every artist is trying to be shocking and nobody can be shocked. Funny, that!
Sorry I have not been keeping up. I enjoy your articles!
It's curious how little it took to "shock" the art world back then! As with the Pre Raphaelites who, from our perspective, were making perfectly harmless paintings of Jesus. Now it seems every artist is trying to be shocking and nobody can be shocked. Funny, that!
Sorry I have not been keeping up. I enjoy your articles!
Thanks for a good retelling of the complicated history of the Napoleons and France!