
Episode #152 ... The Frankfurt School - Walter Benjamin pt. 1
Philosophize This!
The Predecessor to the Photograph: Paintings and Visual Representation of Reality
Paintings were the primary way to visually represent reality before photographs. They were expensive, made by skilled artists, and limited to those in the same location. The rich and powerful were the only ones who could afford to have their likeness painted.
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