It made me laugh how its positioned as if the lobster was peeling the lime.

Marriage A-La-Mode, William Hogarth 1743

6-part series that tells the story of a failing marriage with cheating, murder, and syphilis. This was unusual at the time as Hogarth didn’t portray the upper class as perfect and leaned into showing them in a negative light. When the middle class was emerging, these paintings were made into etchings sold at a reasonable price, allowing the middle class to afford paintings.

An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump, Joseph Wright of Derby, 1763

This painting shows the experiments in the lunar club that proved air existed. These discoveries led to the Industrial Revolution. The lighting technique was called one-candle lighting.

The Supper at Emmaus, Michelangelo Meridi de Caravaggio, 1601

In this painting, you can the man on the right’s backhand is bigger than the one to the camera. This shows the use of a camera obscure to trace forms. This technique explains how Renaissance painters created such perfect-looking paintings.

This Painting is also good to look at for lighting as the knowledge of Jesus is shown in who is lit and who’s in the darkness.

I was drawn to the big eye, ears, and small mouth and nose design. This is to show we see and listen more and talk less.

I also liked the extremely rosy cheeks that a lot of the paintings had. I found out that some painters would get their sitters drunk to bring out the colour.

Canaletto 1697-1768, Venice