Trofeeën met attributen behorend bij architectuur, beeldhouwkunst en schilderkunst 1746 - 1806

This print, titled "Trophies with attributes pertaining to architecture, sculpture and painting" was created by an anonymous artist. This piece offers insight into the cultural values of its time, where architecture, sculpture, and painting were celebrated as the pinnacles of artistic achievement. Each trophy is a carefully arranged composition of tools and symbols associated with these disciplines, bound together by garlands of leaves and flowers. Think about how these objects – the instruments of creation – are transformed into symbols of success and prestige. The trophies, however, also speak to the hierarchies inherent in the art world, and invite us to consider which forms of creative labor were valued and which were not. How might the absence of other artistic practices—like textile work or ceramics—reflect the social and gendered norms of the time? What does it mean to create images of victory?