After a long break, Truth reappeared with her mirror and well, influenced the Statue of Liberty, became involved in the Dreyfus Affair, and the new art of photography.
Gérôme
The statues of Memnon near Luxor, threshing grain, a belly-dancer and carpet merchant, views of the city of Cairo and the pyramids of Giza.
Early works from Nantucket and the East Coast, views of Brittany, then finding form and distinctive fine-textured grasses and flowers around Medfield, Massachusetts.
Paintings by John Martin, Gustave Courbet, Jules LeFebvre, Georges Lacombe, Gérôme, Edward Poynter, Georg Janny and others.
From trompe l’oeil for sculpture to children making rabbits on the wall, shadows have long been popular, and most recently have featured in Surrealist paintings too.
The story of Dibutades who painted the outline of her boyfriend’s shadow, leading to early struggles with the optics of cast shadows, their use as cues to depth and shape, and appearance in landscapes. Paintings of shadow play.
Classical and mediaeval friezes and sculpture were often painted or polychrome, a practice that remained popular for religious statues, and sculptures made by some painters.
How optical effects familiar from photography became incorporated into Naturalist paintings, and major painters adopted photography as an art form.
Masks as symbols of theatre and drama, in ancient times, from Noh theatre in Japonisme, in masked balls, and in carnivals.
Arduous demands can be made on models, who are always seen in paintings but never credited. Gérôme’s Emma Dupont, Joanna Hiffernan, and Renoir’s Lise Tréhot.
