“Liberté, Égalité, Cable TV”: An Analysis of Banksy’s Adaptation of Jacques-Louis David’s Napoleon Crossing the Alps

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dc.contributor.advisorBaetens, J.D.M.
dc.contributor.advisorGusman, S.
dc.contributor.authorMennen, R.A.M.
dc.date.issued2020-07-09
dc.description.abstractThis bachelor thesis aims to answer the question of how the artistic dialogue set up by Banksy’s stencil Untitled (Paris, 2018) with Jacques-Louis David’s Napoleon Crossing the Alps (1801), can be understood in its political context. Through its artistic dialogue with David’s work, Banksy’s stencil not only seems to refer to Napoleon, but to the history of Bonapartist leaders. However, Banksy does not idealise them like David, but instead portrays them as figures without any (political) vision. Because of the larger context of the series, this blindness can be related to issues in France surrounding immigration. Moreover, Banksy seems to criticise the role of the media in this political debate, and not only because he believes that it influences people, but also because it distracts them from uniting like protesters did in 1968.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://theses.ubn.ru.nl/handle/123456789/10324
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.thesis.facultyFaculteit der Letterenen_US
dc.thesis.specialisationArts & Culture Studiesen_US
dc.thesis.studyprogrammeBachelor Algemene Cultuurwetenschappenen_US
dc.thesis.typeBacheloren_US
dc.title“Liberté, Égalité, Cable TV”: An Analysis of Banksy’s Adaptation of Jacques-Louis David’s Napoleon Crossing the Alpsen_US
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