Sir John Soane’s Museum, London, UK Mocking decadence of court. skewers moral failings of elite, including kings like George II, whose courts were rife corruption. Royal indulgence enables societal decay, calling monarchs to task for complicity.
Sir John Soane’s Museum, London, UK Mocking decadence of court. skewers moral failings of elite, including kings like George II, whose courts were rife corruption. Royal indulgence enables societal decay, calling monarchs to task for complicity.
Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain: Targeting Napoleon’s regime, the work broadly condemns kings and rulers who wield power brutally, holding them accountable for the blood of the innocent. Goya’s visceral depiction demands reckoning for such atrocities.
Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain: Targeting Napoleon’s regime, the work broadly condemns kings and rulers who wield power brutally, holding them accountable for the blood of the innocent. Goya’s visceral depiction demands reckoning for such atrocities.
National Gallery, London, UK - This painting subtly mocks the vanity and arrogance of the powerful—including monarchs like Henry VIII, Holbein’s patron—reminding them that their grandeur is temporary and accountable to inevitable decay. #resist
National Gallery, London, UK - This painting subtly mocks the vanity and arrogance of the powerful—including monarchs like Henry VIII, Holbein’s patron—reminding them that their grandeur is temporary and accountable to inevitable decay. #resist
Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain - skeletons wreaking havoc on humanity, with kings, nobles + peasants alike falling to death’s impartial scythe. A crowned skeleton clutches a king’s robes, dragging him down. #resist
Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain - skeletons wreaking havoc on humanity, with kings, nobles + peasants alike falling to death’s impartial scythe. A crowned skeleton clutches a king’s robes, dragging him down. #resist
Contrasts effects of just + tyrannical rule. The "Bad Government" panel depicts a crowned figure, often interpreted as a corrupt ruler or tyrant, surrounded by Cruelty, Treason + Fraud. #resist
Contrasts effects of just + tyrannical rule. The "Bad Government" panel depicts a crowned figure, often interpreted as a corrupt ruler or tyrant, surrounded by Cruelty, Treason + Fraud. #resist
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#WiseUpRiseUp #PeopleHuntingPeople #AuthoritarianismHasScopeCreep #100Lies100Days #SpeakUpSpeakOut #WhatTheFuckFrump #StayTunedTheresMore