Canvassing a Nation
WORLD HISTORY PROJECT1750/ LESSON 2.7 OPENERCANVASSING A NATIONUnless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credit: “Canvassing A Nation”, OER Project, www.oerproject.com/1PurposeCountries didn’t just fight wars or pass laws to unite their people—they also used art!Examine a few paintingsfrom the nineteenthcenturyto see how nationalism was reflected and promoted around the world.Process1.Choose one of the images shown here toanalyze. Answer thefollowing questions based on what you see.Be ready to share your responses with the class.•What isthe subject of this artwork?•Which figures, symbols, and/or colors stand out to you?•Explain why this image can be seen as a symbolof nationalism.
WORLD HISTORY PROJECT1750/ LESSON 2.7 OPENERCANVASSING A NATION22.If possible, shareyour responses with classmates who analyzed different images, or quickly review the four examples of nineteenth-century art.3.What similarities do you notice?4.What emotions or thoughts mightpeople at the time have felt when seeing these works of art?5.Take a moment to compare these nineteenth-century examples with the art and imagery that you see every day (on billboards, advertisements, or social media, for example).Do you think artwork is still an effective way of spreading political ideas?
WORLD HISTORY PROJECT1750/ LESSON 2.7 OPENERCANVASSING A NATION3Example A:Cotopaxi,by Rafael Troya,Ecuador(1874), public domain.
WORLD HISTORY PROJECT1750/ LESSON 2.7 OPENERCANVASSING A NATION4Example B:Washington Crossing the Delaware,by Emanuel Leutze, United States(1851), public domain.
WORLD HISTORY PROJECT1750/ LESSON 2.7 OPENERCANVASSING A NATION5Example C:The Entry of Garibaldi into Naples,by Franz Wenzel, Italy (1860), public domain.
WORLD HISTORY PROJECT1750/ LESSON 2.7 OPENERCANVASSING A NATION6Example D:The Exodus from Missolonghi, by Theodoros Vryzakis, Greece (1853), public domain.
WORLD HISTORY PROJECT1750/ LESSON 2.7 OPENERCANVASSING A NATION7Example E: Germania,by Philipp Veit,Prussia(1848), public domain.