Hum 112 Week 4 Discussion

"Beethoven; Art and Protest in the 1800s" Please respond to one (1) of the following, using sources under the Explore heading as the basis of your response

• Select one (1) example of a literary work or a work of visual art from the 1800s—either Romantic or Realist in style—that responds in some way to the Industrial Revolution. Identify the work and the artist or writer, describe its features and style, and explain the manner in which it responds to the Industrial Revolution. Identify one (1) specific literary or artistic work of our day that effectively protests a social injustice.

Explore:

 
Art Reacting to the Industrial Revolution

• Chapter 28 ( 920-944), art and literature in Industrial Revolution
• The Museum of Fine Art in Ghent, Belgium (MSK Gent) – Romantic and Realist Art of the 1800s at http://www.mskgent.be/en/collection/1820-romanticism-and-realism/romanticism-and-realism
• New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art – French Realist Art of the 1800s at   http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/rlsm/hd_rlsm.htm