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Bernard Chhun (he/him) . @bchhun,

"In the 16th century, Western art made a distinct shift from religious imagery and portraits of nobility to scenes of everyday life. So why did artists pivot from venerating powerful people and institutions to images of peasants engaged in unremarkable activities like walking, dancing, working and eating?"

aeon.co/videos/why-european-artists-shifted-their-focus-from-power-to-peasants-in-the-16th-century

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