Toulouse-Lautrec Ep 1: But, First... A Tale of French Lineage in Three Acts
ArtHoles
00:00
The Importance of Art in the French Empire
In the early to mid 1700s, when Louis XV was just banging away and bankrupting the kingdom, Pompeii and Herculaneum were discovered in Italy. Astonishingly preserved Roman cities frozen in time by volcanic ash from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. That ancient influence also gave us neo-classicism, art that prioritized simplicity, balance and harmony,. The opposite of Louis XV's Rokai.
Transcript
Play full episode
