Works that we take for granted today as masterpieces, or as epitomes of the finest of fine art, could also have been considered ugly, of poor quality, or just bad when they were first made. With the passage of time comes a calm and an acceptance. But that doesn’t change the fact that there are many works peppered throughout art history that were straight-up shocking to the public when they were first presented decades, or even hundreds of years ago.
Today's work of "shock art:" David's The Death of Marat.
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Episode #39: Rivals- Picasso vs. Matisse (Season 3, Episode 8)
Episode #38- Rivals: Manet vs. Degas (Season 3, Episode 7)
Episode #37: Rivals- Vigée Le Brun vs. Labille-Guiard (Season 3, Episode 6)
Episode #36: Rivals- Turner vs. Constable (Season 3, Episode 5)
Episode #35: Rivals- Lee Krasner and Elaine de Kooning vs. Their Husbands (Season 3, Episode 4)
Episode #34: Rivals- Pollock vs. de Kooning (Season 3, Episode 3)
Episode #33: Rivals- Raphael vs. Michelangelo (Season 3, Episode 2)
Episode #32: Rivals- Judith Leyster vs. Frans Hals (Season 3, Episode 1)
BONUS: Jennifer Dasal on "Genius" at CreativeMornings RDU (August 2017)
Episode #31: Season Finale, Art and WWII- The Long Shadow (Season 2, Episode 11)
Episode #30: Art and Remembrance (Season 2, Episode 10)
Episode #29: The Monuments Men (Season 2, Episode 9)
Episode #28: The Ghost Army (Season 2, Episode 8)
Episode #27: CURIOUS CALLBACK: What Happened to the Amber Room? (Season 2, Episode 7)
Episode #26: Hitler's Führermuseum (Season 2, Episode 6)
Episode #25: The Draft, Doctrine, and The Duck (Season 2, Episode 5)
Episode #24: American Propaganda Posters of WWII (Season 2, Episode 4)
Episode #23: Combat Artists of WWII (Season 2, Episode 3)
Episode #22: Hitler the (Failed) Artist (Season 2, Episode 2)
BONUS EPISODE: Happy Birthday, ArtCurious Podcast!
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