Antonio's History Presentation: 3D Gallery

Actors in the Roles of Igami no Gonta, Gonata's wife Kosen, and the Kokingo

It’s interesting because it reflects a sort of social order in this and the societal roles the servant can have. In this, the servant is placed in front of the wife who is on the far right. This might suggest that women were still thought to be inferior to even the servants. It also shows the servant was believed to be worthy and trustable which is showed in the middle with the servant wielding a sword over a possibly deceased person.

Remake of the Noh Play About the Swordmaker Sanjo Kokaji

In this piece of art, it was depicting a Noh drama play about three potential blacksmiths or warriors. If this was a regular in modern day society, many people might brush such a thing a side because it would be considered mundane. However, in this period of society, many people would focus on commoners for entertainment which shows how drastically the world has changed. Nowadays people love the extraordinary while forgetting some of the simple pleasures in everyday life.

Three Actors in the Roles of Tanizawa Tango, Wakatō Kihei, and Mitsukai Chiyo by Utagawa, Kuniyoshi between 1848 and 1854

Depicted in this is a woman witnessing two male samurais performing ritual suicide. In this period of time, samurais committed this act due to many reasons, mainly due to some sort of political betrayal or ousting and even unsuccessful missions which in turn caused those shuns. However, in this picture the woman seems depressed by her outreaching hand towards the crumpling man. In turn, the man also seems to appear to question his motive upon looking at her.

Actors in the Roles of Hakata Kojurō, Kezori Kuemon, and Komachiya Sōshichi by Utagwa, Kunisada between 1848 and 1854

A smuggler or pirate can be seen aboard the ship which shows that they were still a very big threat despite the fact that we had not talked about their impact much with trading. They would most likely seek out merchant or government ships that had either come abroad with much loot to sell, or were returning with many new goods. This shows the potential for a downfall in economy should there be too many pirates.

Mr. and Mrs. Andrews

Mr and Mrs Andrews is an oil on canvas portrait of about 1750 by Thomas Gainsborough, now in the National Gallery, London. [more]

Flatford Mill

Flatford Mill (Scene on a Navigable River) is an oil painting by English artist John Constable, painted in 1816. It is Constable's largest exhibition canvas to be painted mainly outdoors, the first of his large "six-foot" paintings [more]

The Fighting Temeraire

The Fighting Temeraire tugged to her last berth to be broken up, 1838 is an oil painting by the English artist J. M. W. Turner. HMS Temeraire was one of the last second-rate ships of the line to have played a distinguished role in the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. [more]

Liberty Leading the People

Liberty Leading the People is a painting by Eugène Delacroix commemorating the July Revolution of 1830, which toppled King Charles X of France. [more]

Ophelia

Ophelia is a painting by British artist Sir John Everett Millais, completed between 1851 and 1852. It depicts Ophelia, a character from Hamlet, singing before she drowns in a river in Denmark. [more]

The Music Lesson

The Music Lesson or Lady at the Virginals with a Gentleman by Jan Vermeer, is a painting of young female pupil receiving the titular music lesson. [more]

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Antonio's History Presentation