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- Title
Sanatιn Ciddiyeti Üzerine: 17. Yüzyιl Hollanda Resim Sanatιnda Gülme Eylemi.
- Authors
ÖZGENÇ, Neslihan
- Abstract
Laughing reveals not only joy or happiness but it also reveals a cynical attitude. Because this cynical destructivism is nerve-wrecking, through history, laughing is treated as a social condition that needs to be under control. Western art, progressed parallel to beliefs, developed a serious attitude towards the depiction of laughing clue to the bans of Christian doctrines. Following this, it is seen that individuals who commissioned a painting demanded to be depicted in serious-looking postures that can represent their wealth and social status, since a loud laugh showing teeth is believed to demote social status. However, different from other kinds of Western art in 17th century Dutch art, peasants and the poor laughing with showing teeth are depicted. The aim of this paper is to present how new artistic styles flourished in 17th century Holland after Protestantism express the ironic state of laughing and laughter. Therefore, this paper examines the historical process of the act of laughing through a socio-cultural analysis and as a result it denotes the place of the act of laughing in art.
- Subjects
LAUGHTER; CYNICISM; DUTCH painting; CALVINISM; GENRE painting; PROTESTANTISM
- Publication
Yedi, 2014, Issue 11, p17
- ISSN
1307-9840
- Publication type
Article