That was a great point at the end. I certainly never thought of the ancient sculptures as being brightly colored and even now, it seems so natural to me that they aren't (possible link to old television being monochromatic as well?)... Youth / new is associated with bright colors, old not so much. But anyway, I think the Neoclassical Venus is a personal favorite. And I'm also just glad that whatever it's labeled, however old it is, and wherever it came from, there's so much beauty we have access to in our modern world.
We hope to someday translate into languages beyond English. We are a tiny little not-for-profit organization currently without the resources to do this.
1) And you didn't even mention "Classical Music"! 2) To me, the most fascinating piece of information was the 1000-year period that art historians refer to as "classical". How arrogant are we to think of America's 250-year history as the apex of creativity?
It's a term used to describe the literature of the high class in Ancient Rome, thus the class - with time it included greek works too in 18 century as way to form a mythological racist concept called the western civilization. some tried to change its name to the studies of near eastern civilizations or mediterranean studies and same proposed to create new concept like classics and old classics meaning Mesopotamia and Egypt as the old classics. there is a debate still going on about that term since its root in itself is extremely hierarchical and also since in modern times it became attached to racism and white supremacism.
@@starcapture3040 has it really become associated with white supremacy? I was under the impression that classics was at least nominally progressive and even looked down on as elitist by some conservatives?
@@MH-ms1dg classics were only taught to elitist man from the start. in late 19 century that chain started to break until the modern age and the rediscovery of Egypt and Mesopotamia weakened the old notion since many parallels were discovered with the older civilizations which made it clear that civilizations just evolve with time with new generations while building themselves upon each other in different ways. Edith Hall a great classicist in her book the early greeks she said that the old modern classicists created the old white dead man as if that man had no father or mother.
Great explanation. The graphics are also admirable.
Great video as always. Glad you covered the getty this year 👍
That was a great point at the end. I certainly never thought of the ancient sculptures as being brightly colored and even now, it seems so natural to me that they aren't (possible link to old television being monochromatic as well?)... Youth / new is associated with bright colors, old not so much. But anyway, I think the Neoclassical Venus is a personal favorite. And I'm also just glad that whatever it's labeled, however old it is, and wherever it came from, there's so much beauty we have access to in our modern world.
Excellent channel.Criminally underwatched!!
Ok. Thanks. Now explain the difference between electric, electronic, and electrical :-)
Brilliant! Thanks!!
To add to confusion, of course, in French, Greek "Classical Period" is called "époque classique"
Please can u translate this video to arabic?
We hope to someday translate into languages beyond English. We are a tiny little not-for-profit organization currently without the resources to do this.
1) And you didn't even mention "Classical Music"!
2) To me, the most fascinating piece of information was the 1000-year period that art historians refer to as "classical". How arrogant are we to think of America's 250-year history as the apex of creativity?
What's classism though?
It's a term used to describe the literature of the high class in Ancient Rome, thus the class - with time it included greek works too in 18 century as way to form a mythological racist concept called the western civilization. some tried to change its name to the studies of near eastern civilizations or mediterranean studies and same proposed to create new concept like classics and old classics meaning Mesopotamia and Egypt as the old classics. there is a debate still going on about that term since its root in itself is extremely hierarchical and also since in modern times it became attached to racism and white supremacism.
@@starcapture3040 you're a woke joke.
@@starcapture3040 has it really become associated with white supremacy? I was under the impression that classics was at least nominally progressive and even looked down on as elitist by some conservatives?
@@MH-ms1dg classics were only taught to elitist man from the start. in late 19 century that chain started to break until the modern age and the rediscovery of Egypt and Mesopotamia weakened the old notion since many parallels were discovered with the older civilizations which made it clear that civilizations just evolve with time with new generations while building themselves upon each other in different ways. Edith Hall a great classicist in her book the early greeks she said that the old modern classicists created the old white dead man as if that man had no father or mother.
@@starcapture3040 not unlike the Athenians themselves, who regarded their cultural and physical bodies as “autochthonic”