Going forward, I’d be really interested in doing a very comprehensive page (or pages) on the guild system in Paris. Though our page centers on Materials and Their Makers, I feel like we kind of left out explicitly explaining the roles and importance of the artisans in favor of talking […]
It became abundantly clear while working on this project that my original conception of my project would not be completed, not because I did not put in adequate effort, but because I imagined a best case scenario, a fantasy. As someone who began the semester with little to no computer […]
At the beginning of the semester, our group defined our focus statement as such: We will create a website using css and html on a wordpress platform to make the Tessé room accessible to all visitors to the Met. We will do this by using transparent language, showing video and […]
I would like a few changes to be made to my portion of the Materials and their Makers project. I think a separate page for each type of fabric used in the body of clothing would be desirable. Right now, I have a brief description of silk, cotton, linen, and […]
As a class, I feel strongly that we learned, we created, and we conquered. I grew exponentially as a student and a young art historian, as well as nurtured a passion for the digital humanities. As my final blog post for A Virtual Enlightenment I would like to re-cap my experience […]
During our in class presentation of our work so far, my group presented a prepared powerpoint of our short and long term goals for our website. Some of these goals are understandably more realistic than others in terms of their potential for completion before the final submission date on Monday the […]
Because of this class, I am now interested more than ever about the role of servants in 18th century France, but more broadly, underrepresented groups in art history generally. Groups who have been denied a voice – like servants – continue to be lost in a narrative defined by those […]
