Why Art Gets History Wrong

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History in art is often wrong for a reason.

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From Bruegel’s Census at Bethlehem and Caravaggio’s Calling of Saint Matthew to medievalism, Pre-Raphaelite painting, dinosaur reconstructions and Marie Antoinette, this essay explores why artists place the past in the wrong time, and how anachronism can make history feel political, sacred, strange, immediate, or newly alive.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 - Time is Wrong
01:02 - Historical Blindness
02:14 - Folding Time
04:25 - The Census at Bethlehem
07:00 - The Calling of Saint Matthew
09:20 - Colours, Tournaments, and Faeries
15:24 - Giant Lizards
17:00 - 21st Century Footwear and 18th Century Versailles
17:45 - The Raft
20:21 - What Time Is It?

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Found in Amber is a channel dedicated to the history of art and ideas. Art and history collide in deep dives into the moments, images and ideas that outlived their time.