@@deleted_handle It is. I've been a comics collector since the mid-1980s. In the late 1990s, I got seriously into Baroque-era art. I knew of Hogarth, because Dickens mentions him several times, and I had seen parts of _A Harlot's Progress_ and _A Rake's Progress,_ but I'd never studied the details. He's even more hilarious (and tragic) when you really take the time to appreciate them. Ever since I began delving into him and his life, I've been describing him to anyone who will listen (I'm old...) as The Great-Great Granddaddy of comics. He absolutely is, too.
In the third painting, the Inspection, the skull on the desk...has syphilis. Those erosions in the frontal bone--that's what syphilis does to your skull.
Unfortunately he was *real* bigoted asshole. Not that that takes away from his artistry at all... (though it comes through in a lot of his art too if you get to know it)... just throwing it in.
I adore this concept. Its similar to something in Eastern India called 'Patachitra', where over a hundred paintings on cloth would depict scenes of an epic, narrated by a storyteller in a ballad, as he rolls the cloth open gradually. It attracts a huge crowd at festivals.
@@Digitalhunny Yes, compared to us I'm sure the special effects and whatnot were a little primitive. But of course people have loved soap operas (and superheroes, action/adventure, sci-fi, romance, etc.) for thousands of years. Some of that old stuff is very over-the-top!
I have never recognised that it was a proper series with reoccurring characters! Thank you for introducing us to these exciting and expertly done paintings!
I really wish people wouldn't deify dogs. They're animals, not kids in fur coats. The only way dogs are even tolerable is if you train the dog out of the dog.
I am not a 'dog person'- I personally don't like them much... however, the commenter is right- humans don't deserve dogs. The loyalty dogs show to humans even when being horrifically abused is too too much- they do truly just want to please their humans and we repay that with *terrible* treatment far too often. @@WobblesandBean
I'm so glad you brought William Hogarth to your viewer's attention. As a contemporary of Swift, Addison & Steele, and Daniel Defoe, he brought the flowering of 18th century English satire to the visual arts. I've always appreciated his engravings since being introduced to them in English Literature class. richard --
Yes! I saw the Rake's Progress in English literature class as a telling of a bible story or similar, and they were given a quick glance in Art history 111 but treated the way people treated comics, comic strips and anime for years, low brow, for the popular taste, for those who don't read or know how to think (like, you know, the wealthy taste setters and social leaders).
The black and white sketch with the drunken woman dropping her baby is called Gin Lane. This is about the Gin epidemics back then when a lot of peoples lives were ruined by excessive consumption of gin. In it, the pawn broker and the undertaker are doing very well with other businesses going broke. There's another picture, not shown here, which is the reverse story called Beer Street. In this, people are drinking beer, not gin. Beer was supposed to be better for one. The undertaker and the pawnbroker are now the ones going broke as people are now healthier cause they're not drinking gin any longer. 😂 that's the way it was. Spirits were considered to be a greater evil than beer, which had been drunk for centuriese as it was safer than drinking the water. I love Hogarth. He had a great sense of humour and compassion. A great painter 😊
Love the new long format! I've been waiting for this. I knew you were on the path to greatness when you first started. I've been a huge fan ever since! You're voice, format, humor and your understanding and passion are great and absolutely unique. Keep doing your thing girly. You're winning for sure!💪💪💪
Aw, thank you so much for the kind words and for sticking around! I’ve been naturally making the videos longer, so it’s great to hear your thoughts on it. I really appreciate it!
The man be accused of providing the Laudanum looks like her hairdresser from a previous painting. I see the comb in his hair in both paintings. Women have, for centuries, poured their deepest secrets to their hairdressers/wig dressers, I guess. Hogarth sort of was a very early comic artist painting serial story paintings that he created over time.
The bust at 08:19 , there was a surgery to "repair" your nose. The final product looked kind of like that. Apparently syphilis frequently made your nose fall off.
Never heard of this artist before but I like his paintings. Love the story. Very honest. Is like really hard work making all those well made paintings to create a newspaper strip.
A semi-healthy pug! Glad the artist liked the little character founts. He's lucky the dogs hadn't yet become the poor gremlins that can barely breathe of today. There's so much to learn from old paintings. Glad I found this channel.
Hogarth was an absolute genius, both as an artist and as an art ptomoter. His being self-taught was one of the reasons I really pushed myself to keep drawing while I was in high school; I did go to art school for my undergrad, graduate, and post grad work, but my family couldn't afford art lessons outside school for me in high school. I'd seen Hogarth's work and I decided if that level could be achieved from self-education, I should at least try.
Honestly, would love more videos like this that cover a series of paintings that tell a story! The twist that the bride shacked up with Silver tongue made me gasp, the tea was HOT. ☕️
Yes, but look WHERE it is growing…kinda purposeful placement. I think that is what she was subtly pointing out. I mean, is that part of him as big and hard as a tree or is it just as fruitful as a tree full of descendants…?
@@Andreamom001 It's growing out of his stomach. On the first pass, it might look like it was implying that the tree was his penis, but look at again and it's clear it's from his belly. The portrait is simple in its symbology; it's showing the his entire family tree has it's roots firmly in William the Conqueror.
Greatest female narrator of *_all_* the art channels, on this *entire* platform! Woman, you've done fantastic work, today & always. Please, stay safe, keep happy & always know, that we love you. ❤❤
Hogarth’s art and the meanings behind it was included in my school’s curriculum back in the 1960s, just goes to show that not everything improves as I was really surprised that Hogarth was unknown to some of your audience. I went to a grammar school, just an ordinary one which left me with a love of art, history and literature. Thank you for producing videos with authenticity and a twist. Your innuendos are a treat. 😊
I wasn’t at all surprised at the end when you said he’s considered the father of comics or political cartoons in some ways. The entire time I was thinking if he were alive now he’d probably come out with some great graphic novels.
Fantastic as always. It is always satisfying when the painters show truth to power and highlight empathy for women of the time. You do such a great job of highlighting all the details and explaining. A joy to watch as always
It's "vi"-"count", the 's' is silent. Hogarth's paintings are as much entertainment as illustration. Thank you for examining this set. The Rake's Progress is probably better known in the UK, and 'Gin Lane' (18:10) his single most famous work.
Beer Street & Gin Lane I learned about it as a double work. Nearly the same view of one street. And so very different. The wealthy Beer Street with nice, well kept houses. All neet and clean. People care of theirselves and others. Beer was used as a sort of nutritition. And what the abuse of hard liquor does to people in Gin Lane. The mother, so drunk, that she does'nt notice her baby falls of her arms. Horrible. 😱 Learned about Hogarth in one of these "Time Life" books, twas about Gainsborough, Hogarth and others of that time. Bless my uncle, who bought them. Sorry for my bad English this morning. seems I need some coffee.😉
I'M SO GLAD YOU INCLUDED THE FIDGETING WITH THE RING BIT. It's such a nice detail. These things were so loaded with little human habits and symbolism, it's basically storytelling via where's waldo puzzle.
I would love a more in-depth look at each of these paintings and their possible symbolisms. There's so many more details that we didn't get to go over in this video like; Who is the 3rd figure next to the skeleton groping the anatomical figure? And the fact that the skull in that painting also had syphilis. Six paintings are a lot and likely way too many for a single video to get into all of those details, so I get it. But I'm just super fascinated now! I'd also love to learn about his other series.
I always love your videos about the art world. This one was so entertaining with the six panel piece. So full of juicy tidbits! The cadence of your voice, the animation & music you add make it funny but the history you remind us of brings so much more to understanding the artist.
Two observations and a question - first, I ADORE this channel. It is fascinating and I am thrilled whenever I see a new one pop up. Second, it looked to me that the bust on top of the mantel also had a broken neck, not just a broken nose. Finally, the wife would almost certainly have contracted syphillis as well. I wonder why the artist chose not to show that?
Woohoo! Love this, and "we still don't deserve dogs" is perfect. Not having a go at you but 'viscount' is pronounced Vie - count, the S is silent. S'ok, American Viscountess Julie Montagu got tricked with it, too xxx
A couple of decades ago I visited Hogarth’s House in London. There is a lovely walled garden and they had a tame fox. Poor old foxy would be long dead but the garden and house is still there.
Such a great video! Hogarth sure wasn't subtle, but you've shown me he was complex and super-observant. This was never my favourite period of art history, but I deeply appreciate the historical context, and knowing a bit more about the culture of the period really helps me appreciate the art anew. So pleased I found your channel!!!
So happy to see a new upload! I love this channel, the back stories are so interesting and I love the humour and the use of other paintings to tell the tale. Please keep creating content, its so good!!!!
"You probably haven't heard of him." We are truly in the land of the Philistines now. 30 years ago it was just a given any educated person would have at least heard of Hogarth.
Probably early, but I was thinking about Freedom from Want image by Norman Rockwell which was very controversial in its time. Also, I still have no idea what's next to the turkey. He did a version for Disney too. He's a super interesting painter and a lot of his paintings and methods are well documented and have a wealth of stories.
Fantastic!! I love following this Chanel you feed my inspiration and love for art and someday… I will return to a place where I can give tours in art again… I really miss volunteer work in the art museum and I need to get back into it….. and the information from this Chanel is so awesome ❤ Thank you! Don’t stop posting these 🙏🏽🙏🏽
Beautifully told again, both in words and images. I'd seen the rake's progress and gin engravings, but never knew all the backstory. About the ring around the cloth, I like your take. But though I'm no historian, I seem to remember (from folk songs, perhaps? Or Jane Austen or similar!) that being able to pass a cloth through a ring was a measure of its fine quality, so there might be that layer too...
Art Decco, Your narratives are so interesting I had to listen to this three times. The first time, you put me to sleep. Nothing that you have done. I was just so tired. More stories please.
kinda sympathize with the wife. She was sold to someone she didn't care about and who didn't care about her. He got her and their kids sick,. I feel for the kid, can;t their lives got much better, bit she did get back at her dad for selling her in the end. so I guess there's that
Humans selectively bred them for features that ruin their quality of life. The pug in that painting is healthy. Modern pugs are abominations of nature.
The society of the pug was an enlightenment era thing, a joke on nobility, and a group of humanistic reformers. There were other 'clubs' formed at this time and one of those became 'free masons'. It was a joke but also a sign of political affiliation. and once there were revolutions it became very serious. Anyway, i believe the pug isn't just a pet.
Hogarth sounded familiar to me, must be because of his pug lol There was a time when I was obsessed with pugs and I had looked up older depictions of pugs. I was really happy to come across images of paintings such as Hogarth's. Even though the series you discussed didn't included any pugs, I'm like how he painted the animals. Hearing about the symbolism of the dogs makes it a bit easier to see the darker depictions too.
i finde this randomly and I have to say I'm not really fancy about art ...but you have make me to a believer in art :-) tanks for that extremely interesting video
Did not disappoint! What a unique set of paintings - and a unique man. And of course - he gave us THE painting of shock for this channel lol. Amazing! Now I want to know the story behind that painting too
Ah yes, that small indie artist who was wildly successful in the field of western satire and caricature. My favorite bits are characters like the woman and her matron in "A Rake's Progress." Love to see women freely express negative emotions and ultimately come out on top in popular media. Or the "fallen woman" cheerfully selling music sheets with moralistic songs about a woman who suffers/dies for her sinful ways - I think she's in that street scene you showed a piece of.
Great video as always. This was supremely entertaining. Hogarth's series of satirical paintings critiquing society at the time he was alive were pretty great. The innovative idea to sell them to common people in etched formats was very smart of him. This was a very informative video. I really enjoy your content. Makes art fun and accessible
I was surprised to hear you say 'theres a good chance you never heard of Hogarth" what? Interested in art and never heard of Hogarth? Hes one of the greats.
Another wonderful vid from you, AD! I love how well you encapsulate everything. Hogarth was basically painting soap operas 300 yrs before they were invented :-) Love your channel, always thrilled to see a new upload from you. Keep up the great work!
yes! Thanks for pointing this out. The way I hit my head against the wall (figuratively) when I spend so much time on a video and mispronounce a word 😩
Hogarth started his painting style from reporting nearby events to documenting the morally-repugnant deeds of “high society,” a trajectory that is mirrored in Truman Capote’s career progression. And later in their careers, both broke ground in bringing “true crime stories with documentation” forward as a distinct genre.
In the first painting the count has one bandages foot. I'm not sure about it but could it be possible he was suffering from gout? The dissease of the rich, affecting the joint of the big toe.
Ngl, I love the idea of an entire soap opera presented in paintings
comic books ?
@@Naharu. Omg it's literally what it is
I was thinking comic books myself, like deleted_handle, but soap opera is also fitting!
Imagine a classic depiction of Dirty Den and Angie on that Christmas day in the Queen Vic he discovers she lied about having cancer!!
@@deleted_handle It is. I've been a comics collector since the mid-1980s. In the late 1990s, I got seriously into Baroque-era art. I knew of Hogarth, because Dickens mentions him several times, and I had seen parts of _A Harlot's Progress_ and _A Rake's Progress,_ but I'd never studied the details. He's even more hilarious (and tragic) when you really take the time to appreciate them. Ever since I began delving into him and his life, I've been describing him to anyone who will listen (I'm old...) as The Great-Great Granddaddy of comics. He absolutely is, too.
In the third painting, the Inspection, the skull on the desk...has syphilis. Those erosions in the frontal bone--that's what syphilis does to your skull.
Yes, I noticed that too.
Good diagnosis!
Not only that, it's a child's skull. Or rather an adolescent.
That must have been incredibly painful. They would've been grateful for the laudanum.
Not only that, it looks like it might be a child's skull.
As a comic artist I cant believe I didnt know about Hogarth before, it feels like he was a founding father. Nothing but respect for him
Comic artist Burne Hogarth was his descendant.
Unfortunately he was *real* bigoted asshole. Not that that takes away from his artistry at all... (though it comes through in a lot of his art too if you get to know it)... just throwing it in.
So you’re telling me there have been telenovelas in painting format and it took me this long to find that out?!?! I need more of this!!!
Saaame! I'm invested now.
Yes
Welcome to the fun aspects of Art History. It is so wonderful to have more intelligent souls join in the amusement of it all❤
So this is what people did before TV existed 😭 i enjoyed this thoroughly, great job ❤
hahahaha
Literally what they did.
I adore this concept. Its similar to something in Eastern India called 'Patachitra', where over a hundred paintings on cloth would depict scenes of an epic, narrated by a storyteller in a ballad, as he rolls the cloth open gradually. It attracts a huge crowd at festivals.
These truly are wonderful historical "soap operas" in their most primitive glory. 😂❤❤❤
@Digitalhunny Primitive? Care to expand?
@@Digitalhunny Yes, compared to us I'm sure the special effects and whatnot were a little primitive. But of course people have loved soap operas (and superheroes, action/adventure, sci-fi, romance, etc.) for thousands of years. Some of that old stuff is very over-the-top!
Are they epics from the Mahabarata?
@2degucitas Yes
I have never recognised that it was a proper series with reoccurring characters! Thank you for introducing us to these exciting and expertly done paintings!
"Oh No. Not again!" 0:17 - You know this is going to be a good story. Love the videos.
Best conclusion ever: "we still don't deserve dogs".
I really wish people wouldn't deify dogs. They're animals, not kids in fur coats. The only way dogs are even tolerable is if you train the dog out of the dog.
I am not a 'dog person'- I personally don't like them much... however, the commenter is right- humans don't deserve dogs. The loyalty dogs show to humans even when being horrifically abused is too too much- they do truly just want to please their humans and we repay that with *terrible* treatment far too often. @@WobblesandBean
@@WobblesandBean It works much better the other way around, if you train the human out of humans. We're animals, not deities with no fur.
Poor opinion.@@WobblesandBean
You all do understand that dogs are created by humans? Their goodness comes from many thousand years of selective breeding
I'm so glad you brought William Hogarth to your viewer's attention. As a contemporary of Swift, Addison & Steele, and Daniel Defoe, he brought the flowering of 18th century English satire to the visual arts. I've always appreciated his engravings since being introduced to them in English Literature class.
richard
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Me too, but History class. I love Hogarth so much! Gosh, he did NOT like rich people...
@@Sarcasticron He saw through their pretensions.
Yes! I saw the Rake's Progress in English literature class as a telling of a bible story or similar, and they were given a quick glance in Art history 111 but treated the way people treated comics, comic strips and anime for years, low brow, for the popular taste, for those who don't read or know how to think (like, you know, the wealthy taste setters and social leaders).
The black and white sketch with the drunken woman dropping her baby is called Gin Lane. This is about the Gin epidemics back then when a lot of peoples lives were ruined by excessive consumption of gin. In it, the pawn broker and the undertaker are doing very well with other businesses going broke. There's another picture, not shown here, which is the reverse story called Beer Street. In this, people are drinking beer, not gin. Beer was supposed to be better for one. The undertaker and the pawnbroker are now the ones going broke as people are now healthier cause they're not drinking gin any longer. 😂 that's the way it was. Spirits were considered to be a greater evil than beer, which had been drunk for centuriese as it was safer than drinking the water. I love Hogarth. He had a great sense of humour and compassion. A great painter 😊
Love the new long format! I've been waiting for this. I knew you were on the path to greatness when you first started. I've been a huge fan ever since! You're voice, format, humor and your understanding and passion are great and absolutely unique. Keep doing your thing girly. You're winning for sure!💪💪💪
Aw, thank you so much for the kind words and for sticking around! I’ve been naturally making the videos longer, so it’s great to hear your thoughts on it. I really appreciate it!
@@Art_Decofor sure you have such a unique channel and mesmerizing videos
My guy, "girly"? 💁♂
Last time I was this early Leonardo was still painting the Mona Lisa.
These artists are immensely talented! Every tiny detail is apparent and painstakingly done so that it's real enough to touch and feel warm skin.
It's bitterly cold morning then Art Deco posted a new video!
Happy joy my favorite Art You Tuber.
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Hey it's night here!😅
@@vaishnavipawar4869lunchtime here but would have been breakfast time when posted - PITTSBURGH
The man be accused of providing the Laudanum looks like her hairdresser from a previous painting. I see the comb in his hair in both paintings.
Women have, for centuries, poured their deepest secrets to their hairdressers/wig dressers, I guess.
Hogarth sort of was a very early comic artist painting serial story paintings that he created over time.
The bust at 08:19 , there was a surgery to "repair" your nose. The final product looked kind of like that. Apparently syphilis frequently made your nose fall off.
Never heard of this artist before but I like his paintings.
Love the story. Very honest.
Is like really hard work making all those well made paintings to create a newspaper strip.
Fantastic, I love your videos, thank you.
Me too.🌺
🍂🍁🍂
HIS PAINTING SKILLS ARE AMAZING HOW IS HE SELF TAUGHT 😭
*Hogarth* is one of my favorite English painters! Thank you *Art Deco* for such a well done video.
He was the first person behind a copyright law !
Interesting!
The best videos on YT to watch multiple times!!
A semi-healthy pug! Glad the artist liked the little character founts. He's lucky the dogs hadn't yet become the poor gremlins that can barely breathe of today. There's so much to learn from old paintings. Glad I found this channel.
Hogarth was an absolute genius, both as an artist and as an art ptomoter. His being self-taught was one of the reasons I really pushed myself to keep drawing while I was in high school; I did go to art school for my undergrad, graduate, and post grad work, but my family couldn't afford art lessons outside school for me in high school. I'd seen Hogarth's work and I decided if that level could be achieved from self-education, I should at least try.
Perfectly narrated 😊 We love this channel!
Viscount is pronounced to rhyme with “why count?”
I've actually heard of William Hogarth. I would have never thought that most people wouldn't know him or his work. I've come across his work often.
He was great at depicting emotions, dogs *and* creating fun stories? What an icon
Honestly, would love more videos like this that cover a series of paintings that tell a story! The twist that the bride shacked up with Silver tongue made me gasp, the tea was HOT. ☕️
The tree is growing from William the Conqueror, signifying that he is directly descended from him.
Yes, but look WHERE it is growing…kinda purposeful placement. I think that is what she was subtly pointing out.
I mean, is that part of him as big and hard as a tree or is it just as fruitful as a tree full of descendants…?
@@Andreamom001 It's growing out of his stomach. On the first pass, it might look like it was implying that the tree was his penis, but look at again and it's clear it's from his belly. The portrait is simple in its symbology; it's showing the his entire family tree has it's roots firmly in William the Conqueror.
@@Andreamom001the tree literally did spring from his loins I guess
Greatest female narrator of *_all_* the art channels, on this *entire* platform! Woman, you've done fantastic work, today & always. Please, stay safe, keep happy & always know, that we love you. ❤❤
Hogarth’s art and the meanings behind it was included in my school’s curriculum back in the 1960s, just goes to show that not everything improves as I was really surprised that Hogarth was unknown to some of your audience. I went to a grammar school, just an ordinary one which left me with a love of art, history and literature. Thank you for producing videos with authenticity and a twist. Your innuendos are a treat. 😊
How DARE youtube hide this from me for 18 minutes! Happy to be early for once 🎉
I wasn’t at all surprised at the end when you said he’s considered the father of comics or political cartoons in some ways. The entire time I was thinking if he were alive now he’d probably come out with some great graphic novels.
Fantastic as always. It is always satisfying when the painters show truth to power and highlight empathy for women of the time. You do such a great job of highlighting all the details and explaining. A joy to watch as always
18:00 imagine looking at a painting and going " Is this fuckin play about us?? " He's so real for calling out people in public😭😭💀
It's "vi"-"count", the 's' is silent.
Hogarth's paintings are as much entertainment as illustration. Thank you for examining this set.
The Rake's Progress is probably better known in the UK, and 'Gin Lane' (18:10) his single most famous work.
Yes, vi as in violet
Beer Street & Gin Lane
I learned about it as a double work. Nearly the same view of one street. And so very different.
The wealthy Beer Street with nice, well kept houses. All neet and clean. People care of theirselves and others. Beer was used as a sort of nutritition.
And what the abuse of hard liquor does to people in Gin Lane. The mother, so drunk, that she does'nt notice her baby falls of her arms. Horrible. 😱
Learned about Hogarth in one of these "Time Life" books, twas about Gainsborough, Hogarth and others of that time.
Bless my uncle, who bought them.
Sorry for my bad English this morning. seems I need some coffee.😉
I'M SO GLAD YOU INCLUDED THE FIDGETING WITH THE RING BIT.
It's such a nice detail. These things were so loaded with little human habits and symbolism, it's basically storytelling via where's waldo puzzle.
I would love a more in-depth look at each of these paintings and their possible symbolisms. There's so many more details that we didn't get to go over in this video like; Who is the 3rd figure next to the skeleton groping the anatomical figure? And the fact that the skull in that painting also had syphilis.
Six paintings are a lot and likely way too many for a single video to get into all of those details, so I get it. But I'm just super fascinated now! I'd also love to learn about his other series.
I always love your videos about the art world. This one was so entertaining with the six panel piece. So full of juicy tidbits! The cadence of your voice, the animation & music you add make it funny but the history you remind us of brings so much more to understanding the artist.
Two observations and a question - first, I ADORE this channel. It is fascinating and I am thrilled whenever I see a new one pop up. Second, it looked to me that the bust on top of the mantel also had a broken neck, not just a broken nose. Finally, the wife would almost certainly have contracted syphillis as well. I wonder why the artist chose not to show that?
Perhaps to insinuate that the married couple were hardly ever intimate
The quality of the fabric was proved by pulling it through a wedding ring.
2:31 I belief the image of the family tree growing from a dead knight is exactly that, the family's noble pedigree comes from a long-dead knight.
Wow. This was so interesting and informative. Thank you so much!
Thank you for this wonderful video on William Hogarth!
Woohoo! Love this, and "we still don't deserve dogs" is perfect. Not having a go at you but 'viscount' is pronounced Vie - count, the S is silent. S'ok, American Viscountess Julie Montagu got tricked with it, too xxx
A couple of decades ago I visited Hogarth’s House in London. There is a lovely walled garden and they had a tame fox. Poor old foxy would be long dead but the garden and house is still there.
I have heard of Hogarth and watched a video about one of his other painting series. This one is so interesting!
This one was wild 😂 thank you so much. I love your content ❤❤❤from Brisbane Australia 🇦🇺
Such a great video! Hogarth sure wasn't subtle, but you've shown me he was complex and super-observant. This was never my favourite period of art history, but I deeply appreciate the historical context, and knowing a bit more about the culture of the period really helps me appreciate the art anew. So pleased I found your channel!!!
always watching your videos, it's so very entertaining in your own way
So happy to see a new upload! I love this channel, the back stories are so interesting and I love the humour and the use of other paintings to tell the tale. Please keep creating content, its so good!!!!
About 12:00 in Spanish there is a phrase that is “poner los cuernos” which literally translates to “to put horns” which means to cheat on someone.
I love Hogarth, I just got a biography of him and i cant wait to start it. hopefully it will talk about the pug :)
Hogarth was a superb painter. He has always felt like one of us, mocking the elite.
"You probably haven't heard of him." We are truly in the land of the Philistines now. 30 years ago it was just a given any educated person would have at least heard of Hogarth.
Probably early, but I was thinking about Freedom from Want image by Norman Rockwell which was very controversial in its time. Also, I still have no idea what's next to the turkey. He did a version for Disney too. He's a super interesting painter and a lot of his paintings and methods are well documented and have a wealth of stories.
Right before you said he was called the Shakespeare of painting, I was thinking he's the Dickens of painting.
Omg, me too! I was thinking how Dickensian it all was, like Nicholas Nickleby!
I'm surprised EVERYONE didn't have syphilis! That poor girl! 😢
I'm starting to wonder if everyone in the paintings had syphilis!
It was very common. Sadly.
Yessss queen of utube posted!!!
Fantastic!! I love following this Chanel you feed my inspiration and love for art and someday… I will return to a place where I can give tours in art again… I really miss volunteer work in the art museum and I need to get back into it….. and the information from this Chanel is so awesome ❤
Thank you! Don’t stop posting these 🙏🏽🙏🏽
I cherish these moments! First in line!
Yay! Thank you for being here!
Another fantastic commentary!! You are so talented.
Another incredible, educational and entertaining video
What a great presentation. I loved every minute. Even the ad!
Absolutely the best RUclips channel! Thanks for the hard work.
Not to be weird, but you are the only channel I have with notifications turned on. Please keep up the good work.
I think I might be addicted to hearing you narrate paintings. I didn't even read the title just clicked
This is my favorite of your videos! Thank you!
I love that this guy just painted a whole-ass soap opera series he'd cooked up in his head.
Beautifully told again, both in words and images. I'd seen the rake's progress and gin engravings, but never knew all the backstory.
About the ring around the cloth, I like your take. But though I'm no historian, I seem to remember (from folk songs, perhaps? Or Jane Austen or similar!) that being able to pass a cloth through a ring was a measure of its fine quality, so there might be that layer too...
Art Decco, Your narratives are so interesting I had to listen to this three times. The first time, you put me to sleep. Nothing that you have done. I was just so tired. More stories please.
kinda sympathize with the wife. She was sold to someone she didn't care about and who didn't care about her. He got her and their kids sick,. I feel for the kid, can;t their lives got much better, bit she did get back at her dad for selling her in the end. so I guess there's that
She was also sold to someone who could give her a deadly STD if she was faithful to him
Wow, what an amazing story and art!
Fantastic video. Now I want to buy a book with all of Hogarth’s Modern Moral series prints in it so I can pore over all the delicious details.
Yes, same!
Your the best. I love the way you add humour into art history. And the productions of your videos are so well done. Thank you.
Your videos are so awesome! I don't always understand the symbolism when I view art. Thank you so much for the research and narration!
I love his work! So brilliant!
Wow. Crazy to see what a pug looked like back then.
Humans selectively bred them for features that ruin their quality of life. The pug in that painting is healthy. Modern pugs are abominations of nature.
The society of the pug was an enlightenment era thing, a joke on nobility, and a group of humanistic reformers. There were other 'clubs' formed at this time and one of those became 'free masons'. It was a joke but also a sign of political affiliation. and once there were revolutions it became very serious. Anyway, i believe the pug isn't just a pet.
Hogarth was a fantastic artist
vi-count we dont use the s.
the family tree has wood.😊
Hogarth sounded familiar to me, must be because of his pug lol
There was a time when I was obsessed with pugs and I had looked up older depictions of pugs. I was really happy to come across images of paintings such as Hogarth's.
Even though the series you discussed didn't included any pugs, I'm like how he painted the animals. Hearing about the symbolism of the dogs makes it a bit easier to see the darker depictions too.
well done!!!!!! love your wonderful commentaries!
i finde this randomly and I have to say I'm not really fancy about art ...but you have make me to a believer in art :-) tanks for that extremely interesting video
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BTW it's pronounced "vye-count". It's a silent s because French or something.
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Did not disappoint! What a unique set of paintings - and a unique man. And of course - he gave us THE painting of shock for this channel lol. Amazing! Now I want to know the story behind that painting too
I love your art history lesson and commentary. Thank you
Very informative! Thanks for posting this!
Ah yes, that small indie artist who was wildly successful in the field of western satire and caricature.
My favorite bits are characters like the woman and her matron in "A Rake's Progress." Love to see women freely express negative emotions and ultimately come out on top in popular media.
Or the "fallen woman" cheerfully selling music sheets with moralistic songs about a woman who suffers/dies for her sinful ways - I think she's in that street scene you showed a piece of.
Great video as always. This was supremely entertaining. Hogarth's series of satirical paintings critiquing society at the time he was alive were pretty great. The innovative idea to sell them to common people in etched formats was very smart of him. This was a very informative video. I really enjoy your content. Makes art fun and accessible
I was surprised to hear you say 'theres a good chance you never heard of Hogarth" what? Interested in art and never heard of Hogarth? Hes one of the greats.
Another wonderful vid from you, AD! I love how well you encapsulate everything. Hogarth was basically painting soap operas 300 yrs before they were invented :-) Love your channel, always thrilled to see a new upload from you. Keep up the great work!
Love Hogarth. He had an eye for the tragic. FYI viscount is pronounced vi-count 😊
yes! Thanks for pointing this out. The way I hit my head against the wall (figuratively) when I spend so much time on a video and mispronounce a word 😩
Hogarth started his painting style from reporting nearby events to documenting the morally-repugnant deeds of “high society,” a trajectory that is mirrored in Truman Capote’s career progression. And later in their careers, both broke ground in bringing “true crime stories with documentation” forward as a distinct genre.
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In the first painting the count has one bandages foot. I'm not sure about it but could it be possible he was suffering from gout? The dissease of the rich, affecting the joint of the big toe.
The mocking you did “how will we continue…..” was very funny.
I love Hogarth! Marriage a la mode. Try the rakes progress..