The Portrait of John Locke

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  • The Enlightenment - The Portrait of John Lokce

    The Enlightenment - The Portrait of John Lokce

    John Locke was one of the most leading philosopher in the Age of Enlightenment. He contributed a lot to classic republicanism and liberal theory, and advoated the tolerance of religion.
  • Enlighted Absolutism - The Portrait of Catherine 2 of Russia

    Enlighted Absolutism - The Portrait of Catherine 2 of Russia

    Catherine 2 was a Russion ruler during the Age of Enlightenment. Rejecting the concept of social contract, she absorbed the elements of the Enlightenment to modernize Russia.
  • The Industrial Revolution - Afternoon View of Coalbrookdale, Shropshire by William Williams

    The Industrial Revolution - Afternoon View of Coalbrookdale, Shropshire by William Williams

    This oil painting sugests public concern or dissatisaction with the Industrial Revolution and relevant conseuqnece.
  • Artistic Romanticism and Political Rationality - Bonaparte before the Sphinx by Jean-Leon Gerome

    Artistic Romanticism and Political Rationality - Bonaparte before the Sphinx by Jean-Leon Gerome

    This painting is a very good example of the combination of artistic romanticism and histrocial event.
  • The Great War - Gassed by John Singer Sargent

    The Great War - Gassed by John Singer Sargent

    The oil painting suggests the irrational abuse of the fruits of rational science and technology - mustard gas.
  • The Second World war - On the Moscow Outskirts by A. Deineka

    The Second World war - On the Moscow Outskirts by A. Deineka

    The oli painting depicts the dehumannized scence in the wartime capital of Russia, Moscow.