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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CURIOUS CALLBACK Episode #51: Shock Art: Gericault's The Raft of the Medusa (Season 5, Episode 5)
CURIOUS CALLBACK: Episode #44, Shock Art: Goya's Saturn Devouring His Son (Season 4, Episode 5)
CURIOUS CALLBACK: Episode #36: Rivals- Turner vs. Constable (Season 3, Episode 5)
Episode #60: True Crime/Fine Art: Man Ray and the Black Dahlia Connection
Episode #59: True Crime/Fine Art: Eadweard Muybridge, Photo Pioneer and Jealous Husband
Episode #58: True Crime/Fine Art: The Mysterious Death of Ana Mendieta (and #MeToo)
Episode #57: True Crime/Fine Art: Was Walter Sickert Actually Jack the Ripper? PART 2 (Updated)
Episode #56: True Crime/Fine Art: Was Walter Sickert Actually Jack the Ripper? PART 1 (Updated)
Episode #55: True Crime/Fine Art: Caravaggio the Murderer, and Murdered?
Episode #54: True Crime/Fine Art: Otto Dix and the Plot to Kill Hitler
BONUS EPISODE: Meet Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven
Episode #53: Shock Art: Courbet's The Origin of the World (Season 5, Episode 7)
Episode #52: Shock Art: Balthus' Thérèse Dreaming (Season 5, Episode 6)
Episode #51: Shock Art: Gericault's The Raft of the Medusa (Season 5, Episode 5)
Episode #50: Shock Art: Duchamp's Fountain (Season 5, Episode 4)
BONUS EPISODE: Banksy's Exit Through the Gift Shop LIVE Q&A at the Alamo Drafthouse
Episode #48: Shock Art: Eakins' The Gross Clinic (Season 5, Episode 2)
Episode #47: Shock Art: Caravaggio's Sick Bacchus (Season 5, Episode 1)
BONUS EPISODE: The Wild and Wonderful World of Weegee
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