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Hannibal and Fine Art

I wanted to explore Hannibal through the lens of Art History (aside from the obvious references connected to the story). Let's explore the connections my brain made based on my own education and reading, and please feel free to suggest your own.

(Art history doesn't have to be paintings btw, it can be any form of art or craft or personal expression that is documented or catalogued.)

OATH OF THE HORATII (1784-5) BY JACQUES LOUIS DAVID: An ostentatious display of stoic self-sacrifice. I think Hannibal would have appreciated if there were some inclusion of weeping/lamenting figures in his arrest. Will was giving him nothing!

2. PSYCHE REVIVED BY CUPID'S KISS (1787) BY ANTONIO CANOVA: More neoclassical art appreciation. Hannibal and Will's awkward confrontation/embrace in Florence is reminiscent of Canova's sculpted figures. However, while Psyche is reviving Cupid, Hannibal is very much ready for Feral Will to go to sleep soon.

3. JUDITH AND HOLOFERNES BY ARTEMISIA GENTILESCHI (CIRCA 1620): Marlana (Hannibal 2015) giving Baroque vibes. A dynamic, unsanitised, and darkly intimate scene. Deep shadows, carefully chosen pops of colour, with light bouncing off skin.

4. THE STAR (1878) AND MUSICIANS AT THE ORCHESTRA (1872) BY EDGAR DEGAS: Degas was an impressionist who didn't think he was an impressionist (he was). I was able to visit his grave in Paris. His images of performers in the spotlight and use of asymmetric composition remind me of Hannibal at the opera performance, making sure he was the first out of his seat to applaud the performance.

5. ABBEY AMONG OAK TREES (1810) BY CASPAR DAVID FRIEDRICH: Shots of Will Graham's home are reminiscent of German painter Caspar David Friedrich's Romantic works. Saw some in Berlin, wonderful attention to detail and evident love of nature. Someone seeking meaning in the natural world while still being separated from it. An observer, not a participant.

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11 'St Francis in Ecstasy' by El Greco (circa 1600): Peter Bernardone from Hannibal (2013-2015) embodies the qualities of the Catholic Saint Francis - patron of birds, animals, and the environment. He is often depicted wearing simple robes, having stigmata, and sometimes accompanied by birds and/or animals.

12 Decorative Ossuary Displays: The totem from Hannibal (2013-2015), while gruesome, echoes the way that the dead have been exhumed and displayed in creative ways for centuries. Art created from the bones of deceased parishioners decorates churches, tombs, and catacombs in Europe.

13 'Nocturne: Blue and Gold - Old Battersea Bridge' (1872-1875) by James McNeill Whistler: The colours, tones, and dream-like quality of the scene in which Hannibal, beaten and bloody, retreats over the River Arno in Florence after his encounter with Jack is reminiscent of Whistler's enigmatic painting.

14 Vintage Skull Postcards: In Hannibal, a transitional shot between faces emphasizes the skull-like qualities of both. A popular form of optical illusion in art, particularly in postcards of the early 20th Century, involved creating the image of a skull (aka. the spectre of death) from seemingly innocuous and often pleasant scenes.

15 Anatomical Venus: A Hirst comparison to Beverly Kat's dissection is obvious, but I've focused instead on older artworks which were used to educate, humble (momento mori), scare, shock, and (let's be real) titillate people over the centuries. Why do you think so many women are represented in these anatomical models? Do you really believe it is because people simply want to learn about the womb? ... Nah, it's a sex thing.

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I want to continue exploring the artworks and artistic themes that the TV show Hannibal reminds me of.

6. Vanitas Paintings and the Hannibal S1 Promotional Photos: The Hannibal S1 promotional shoot was a Vanitas painting come to life. Vanitas works were made to emphasize the transient nature of our existence in this world. Like flowers, food, shiny trinkets, and even knowledge gained over a lifetime - we die, decay, rot, fade... Momento Mori.

7. Portrait of the Dancer Anita Berber (1925) by Otto Dix: Dix painted a lot of interesting figures in the Weimer Republic Germany (between the World Wars). The ease with which Dix (and Berber herself) centred her sexuality reminds me of Mrs Komeda. Someone entirely comfortable with herself, being admired, and being desired.

8. 'Painting 1946' by Francis Bacon: Hannibal's murder tableaux have a lot in common (visually) with the paintings of Irish-born artist, Francis Bacon. Hannibal's pieces contain messages he wishes others to decipher. However, Bacon resisted over-explaining his work, preferring instead to let his subconscious take the credit/blame.

9. 'The Sleepers' (1866) by Gustave Courbet: Courbet was French and he considered himself a realist. ('Show me an angel and I will paint one.') If you want to get an idea of what he was about, check out his painting 'The Origin of the World.'

10. 'Ophelia' (1852) by John Everett Millais: Bedelia du Maurier really was getting the first class accomplice/ingredient treatment.

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it is genuinely bewildering to me that adult human beings do not know this but if you are mean to people they will not like you. like tbh they are probably also not going to like you if you are mean to other people but they are definitely not going to like you if you are mean to them. it doesn’t matter if you are funny or if you can use r/aita rules to prove that you are in the right. people simply do not enjoy being treated like shit.