Jean jacques rousseau

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Rousseau (1712-1778) the famous French-Swiss social philosopher and moralist wears the fur hat and fur trimmed jacket of his favourite Armenian costume. This attire had aroused the curiosity of London society following Rousseau's arrival in Britain in 1766. Ramsay chose a dark background which emphasises the fall of light on Rousseau's head and neck as he turns towards the artist and viewer. Rousseau's revolutionary views on society, education and religion had caused him to flee from…

“A landscape picture is an image of the outside world adorning the walls of our indoor world. The Getty turns its vistas into posthistorical landscape pictures framed by the windows. The galleries for the permanent collection forms three-quarters of a circle, so you complete the collection by looking at the city below. Meier thus actively encourages the visitor to look outward and think of the landscape as an additional work of art.” David Carrier, Museum Skepticism. In his essay on the…

Jean Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) who advocated back to basics was a contradiction in his life. Imagine the concept of ‘noble savage’ coming from the pen of a tormented soul like Dosteovsky? Rousse…

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click to embiggen An Allegory of the Revolution with a Portrait Medallion of Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-78) by Nicolas Henri Jeaurat de Bertry, 1794, oil on canvas. Jean-Jacques Rousseau died in 1778 and the French Revolution started 1789. By 1794, when this was painted the Reign of Terror was nearing an end. elements of the painting Elements of the painting 1. Top center is a medallion portrait of Jean-Jacques Rousseau labeled "J. J. Rousseau" hangs from a gold cord in the sky. The…

Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) was a Swiss philosopher and novelist who was an important figure in the Enlightenment. In his novels and discourses he claimed that civilization had weakened the natural liberty of mankind and that a truly free society would be the expression of the “general will” of all members of that society. He influenced later thinkers on both ends of the political spectrum.

Jean-Antoine HOUDON (1741-1828): Portrait of the writer and philosopher Jean-Jacques ROUSSEAU (1779) | Terracotta, pedestal in marble | Louvre Lens (France) : la galerie du temps | Photo : Hervé Leyrit

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