This Painting Trolled Everyone To Perfection

[@Naharu.]

Ngl, I love the idea of an entire soap opera presented in paintings

[@deleted_handle]

comic books ?

[@bdariamihaela]

@@Naharu. Omg it's literally what it is

[@cindchan]

I was thinking comic books myself, like deleted_handle, but soap opera is also fitting!

[@ocdmusic]

Imagine a classic depiction of Dirty Den and Angie on that Christmas day in the Queen Vic he discovers she lied about having cancer!!

[@haplessasshole9615]

@@deleted_handle It is. I've been a comics collector since the mid-1980s. In the late 1990s, I got seriously into Baroque-era art. I knew of Hogarth, because Dickens mentions him several times, and I had seen parts of _A Harlot's Progress_ and _A Rake's Progress,_ but I'd never studied the details. He's even more hilarious (and tragic) when you really take the time to appreciate them. Ever since I began delving into him and his life, I've been describing him to anyone who will listen (I'm old...) as The Great-Great Granddaddy of comics. He absolutely is, too.

[@rgibson7305]

In the third painting, the Inspection, the skull on the desk...has syphilis. Those erosions in the frontal bone--that's what syphilis does to your skull.

[@SarahlabyrinthLHC]

Yes, I noticed that too.

[@mutualbeard]

Good diagnosis!

[@WobblesandBean]

Not only that, it's a child's skull. Or rather an adolescent.

[@zappababe8577]

That must have been incredibly painful. They would've been grateful for the laudanum.

[@catserver8577]

Not only that, it looks like it might be a child's skull.

[@Misster28]

As a comic artist I cant believe I didnt know about Hogarth before, it feels like he was a founding father. Nothing but respect for him

[@hollyingraham3980]

Comic artist Burne Hogarth was his descendant.

[@incurvatus]

Unfortunately he was *real* bigoted asshole. Not that that takes away from his artistry at all... (though it comes through in a lot of his art too if you get to know it)... just throwing it in.

[@haplessasshole9615]

Absolutely. For about the past 15 years, I've been describing Hogarth as "The Great-Great Granddaddy of Comics." I've been a comics collector since the late 1980s, and a serious student of Hogarth's work for at least 15 years, and oh, yes. The through-line is clear. He used graphics to tell stories with distinct morals, and published them himself in order to make sure of the quality. It's almost like he invented pop culture, though he really didn't. But he certainly revolutionized the graphic arts.

[@haplessasshole9615]

@@hollyingraham3980 Maybe artistically, but not genetically. He was born Spinoza Bernard Ginsburg in Chicago. I can't find anything regarding a formal name change, so maybe Burne Hogarth was his _nom de plume_ only.

[@blutygar]

@@hollyingraham3980 Really? I have one of his art books!

[@Tinyflypie]

Passing cloth through a ring was a test of quality, especially in the case of muslin. At the time of this painting an extremely expensive muslin from northern india was called woven air. It's said to be the finest cloth with the highest thread count. The bride is wearing this extremly expensive cloth and her handkerchief is also made from it. It is demonstrating how wealthy she is and perhaps that she is as fine and delicate as the cloth

[@janethannam2766]

Absolutely correct . A farmer for a lady of the regency period where the French Revolution was over and so all the fashions changes . Women were of coming down with “Muslin” sickness as pneumonia and flu and were sick because of what .they were wearing Hair was up away from the neck and wigs were gone . A red thread or ribbon could be worn as a choker . The look was called “ a’ la guillotine”.

[@apcolleen]

I found a video that kinda covers how they are trying to bring it back. They had a botanist in Dhaka go to a few different countries to find out which type of cotton it was and they are doing experiments on getting it into production and they had to hire special weavers and passing the ring through is interesting because that's how they display their samples in their showroom. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHvck2iDgshkqNksi=L3BvV-FtyJEoIrkT

[@Tinyflypie]

@apcolleen I watched the video. Thanks. It was very interesting

[@InThisEssayIWill...]

I came here to say the same thing, and maybe something along the lines of drying your tears with hundred dollar bills. Super stoked about the revitalization of a plant species tho!

[@therealJamieJoy]

@@InThisEssayIWill... That's what I was thinking -- a soothing gesture reminding one's self of the pay off from being sold off.

[@isabellaeid987]

So you’re telling me there have been telenovelas in painting format and it took me this long to find that out?!?! I need more of this!!!

[@marim0y]

Saaame! I'm invested now.

[@UnownDepth]

Yes

[@ruthbennett7563]

Welcome to the fun aspects of Art History. It is so wonderful to have more intelligent souls join in the amusement of it all❤

[@lc6450]

Best conclusion ever: "we still don't deserve dogs".

[@WobblesandBean]

I really wish people wouldn't deify dogs. They're animals, not kids in fur coats. The only way dogs are even tolerable is if you train the dog out of the dog.

[@incurvatus]

I am not a 'dog person'- I personally don't like them much... however, the commenter is right- humans don't deserve dogs. The loyalty dogs show to humans even when being horrifically abused is too too much- they do truly just want to please their humans and we repay that with *terrible* treatment far too often. ​@@WobblesandBean

[@realityjunky]

@@WobblesandBean It works much better the other way around, if you train the human out of humans. We're animals, not deities with no fur.

[@Bunnidove]

Poor opinion.​@@WobblesandBean

[@evaagoston4112]

You all do understand that dogs are created by humans? Their goodness comes from many thousand years of selective breeding

[@C-SD]

The bust at 08:19 , there was a surgery to "repair" your nose. The final product looked kind of like that. Apparently syphilis frequently made your nose fall off.

[@icedovermoon]

Some people wore metal prosthetics afterwards so they weren't uncomfortable leaving the house and didn't terrify children and what not.

[@jillwanlin9558]

I thought of that too. Also, seeing as everything is symbolic, the phrase “to cut off your nose to spite your face” came to mind. (don’t hurt someone without realizing or caring that it will hurt yourself as well).

[@dave29123]

I believe that cutting the nose off statues was a form of insult (iconoclasm?). Perhaps pasting the nose back on was an attempt to cover a shadowy past ancestor. Just a thought.

[@weirdyyy006]

I have never recognised that it was a proper series with reoccurring characters! Thank you for introducing us to these exciting and expertly done paintings!

[@KimberlyLetsGo]

The man be accused of providing the Laudanum looks like her hairdresser from a previous painting. I see the comb in his hair in both paintings. Women have, for centuries, poured their deepest secrets to their hairdressers/wig dressers, I guess. Hogarth sort of was a very early comic artist painting serial story paintings that he created over time.

[@SARANYAAADAK]

I adore this concept. Its similar to something in Eastern India called 'Patachitra', where over a hundred paintings on cloth would depict scenes of an epic, narrated by a storyteller in a ballad, as he rolls the cloth open gradually. It attracts a huge crowd at festivals.

[@Digitalhunny]

These truly are wonderful historical "soap operas" in their most primitive glory. 😂❤❤❤

[@SARANYAAADAK]

@Digitalhunny Primitive? Care to expand?

[@Sarcasticron]

@@Digitalhunny Yes, compared to us I'm sure the special effects and whatnot were a little primitive. But of course people have loved soap operas (and superheroes, action/adventure, sci-fi, romance, etc.) for thousands of years. Some of that old stuff is very over-the-top!

[@2degucitas]

Are they epics from the Mahabarata?

[@SARANYAAADAK]

@2degucitas Yes

[@skybluskyblueify]

A semi-healthy pug! Glad the artist liked the little character founts. He's lucky the dogs hadn't yet become the poor gremlins that can barely breathe of today. There's so much to learn from old paintings. Glad I found this channel.

[@rhiannablumberg4803]

I thought I was the only weirdo that thought about that too! I said WOW so THAT'S what they used to or are SUPPOSED TO look like poor things... incredible lol!

[@adriennedunne1748]

The black and white sketch with the drunken woman dropping her baby is called Gin Lane. This is about the Gin epidemics back then when a lot of peoples lives were ruined by excessive consumption of gin. In it, the pawn broker and the undertaker are doing very well with other businesses going broke. There's another picture, not shown here, which is the reverse story called Beer Street. In this, people are drinking beer, not gin. Beer was supposed to be better for one. The undertaker and the pawnbroker are now the ones going broke as people are now healthier cause they're not drinking gin any longer. 😂 that's the way it was. Spirits were considered to be a greater evil than beer, which had been drunk for centuriese as it was safer than drinking the water. I love Hogarth. He had a great sense of humour and compassion. A great painter 😊

[@baerrach]

Ahh I knew that's why I recognised Hogarth's work. Thanks for the reminder

[@NexStageChannel]

There was also the aspect of gin being a foreign Dutch cultural import (hence, 'dutch courage'!) and not English at all. Real Englishmen drank beer, of course. In fact, gin was taxed at 2d per gallon, while strong beer was taxed at 4 shillings 9d. That is a huge difference and what made gin the drink of choice at the time.

[@a24-45]

also, the English had a beer drink called "small beer" which had a very low alcohol content. This is the beer you mention which people used to drink all day long in place of water. (Tea was too expensive for ordinary people.) Small beer was regularly given to children to drink. At a time when the water supply of London was frequently contaminated with sewerage and carried infection, drinking beer daily was definitely safer and was a staple form of hydration.

[@adriennedunne1748]

@a24-45 Yes, I knew about small beer and small ale. It's when the beer had been brewed with the same substrate so many times that the last brewing was very weak. Often used for women and children. Less chance of getting water-borne diseases. We're much better off these days, although water is being tainted again. 🙄🫣

[@Alex-cw3rz]

It wasn't that spirits were seen as a greater evil. It was that cheap gin was bad. But beer was not just not evil it was a net good in the opinions of the people back then.

[@birersuitt]

So this is what people did before TV existed 😭 i enjoyed this thoroughly, great job ❤

[@JClover2]

hahahaha

[@jackiedelvalle]

Literally what they did.

[@josephhargrove4319]

I'm so glad you brought William Hogarth to your viewer's attention. As a contemporary of Swift, Addison & Steele, and Daniel Defoe, he brought the flowering of 18th century English satire to the visual arts. I've always appreciated his engravings since being introduced to them in English Literature class. richard --

[@Sarcasticron]

Me too, but History class. I love Hogarth so much! Gosh, he did NOT like rich people...

[@1234cheerful]

@@Sarcasticron He saw through their pretensions.

[@1234cheerful]

Yes! I saw the Rake's Progress in English literature class as a telling of a bible story or similar, and they were given a quick glance in Art history 111 but treated the way people treated comics, comic strips and anime for years, low brow, for the popular taste, for those who don't read or know how to think (like, you know, the wealthy taste setters and social leaders).

[@Teffi_Club]

​@@SarcasticronIt's not just rich, but the whole society.

[@kitsicatz]

HIS PAINTING SKILLS ARE AMAZING HOW IS HE SELF TAUGHT 😭

[@matthewb3113]

"Oh No. Not again!" 0:17 - You know this is going to be a good story. Love the videos.

[@JClover2]

I'm surprised EVERYONE didn't have syphilis! That poor girl! 😢

[@SkyeID]

I'm starting to wonder if everyone in the paintings had syphilis!

[@C-SD]

It was very common. Sadly.

[@angierucinski5694]

The quality of the fabric was proved by pulling it through a wedding ring.

[@CountBasedy]

How?

[@rivenrime]

​@@CountBasedy The finer and more delicate the fabric, the easier it passes through the ring. It's not really reliable these days with new technology, etc.

[@inisipisTV]

I'm a retired art director, William Hogarth is one the giants in Illustrative Narrative Art, hold highly by Animators and Comic artist, sorely unrecognized by most art schools.

[@mariawhite7337]

Last time I was this early Leonardo was still painting the Mona Lisa.

[@anyatranter5588]

I think he set up The Foundlings hospital for homeless children in london.He was a fantastic artist and a decent man.

[@bordershader]

Not him (that was Thomas Coram) but he supported Coram and helped out significantly with fundraising drives.

[@Elle281-fm1yi]

These artists are immensely talented! Every tiny detail is apparent and painstakingly done so that it's real enough to touch and feel warm skin.

[@SapphsArt]

His etching showing a "mother's ruin" is shown in schools over England in History. I never knew the artist and his story so i'm glad you made this video :)

[@Mallowolf]

He was great at depicting emotions, dogs *and* creating fun stories? What an icon

[@Uldihaa]

Damn, this artist went hard on the "from his loins sprang our proud lineage". I honestly kind of love it.

[@qiimao]

Honestly, would love more videos like this that cover a series of paintings that tell a story! The twist that the bride shacked up with Silvertongue made me gasp, the tea was HOT. ☕️

[@marktoth4379]

Love the new long format! I've been waiting for this. I knew you were on the path to greatness when you first started. I've been a huge fan ever since! You're voice, format, humor and your understanding and passion are great and absolutely unique. Keep doing your thing girly. You're winning for sure!💪💪💪

[@Art_Deco]

Aw, thank you so much for the kind words and for sticking around! I’ve been naturally making the videos longer, so it’s great to hear your thoughts on it. I really appreciate it!

[@Hjg936]

@@Art_Decofor sure you have such a unique channel and mesmerizing videos

[@alexmicu6589]

My guy, "girly"? 💁‍♂

[@KimberlyPatton-x1n]

I agree and am of the same thoughts as well!

[@rhiannablumberg4803]

​@@Art_Decohey... so glad to read the comment section seems to mirror my main compliment vomit comment a minute ago! was almost too embarrassing at my blubbering but now I see EVERYONE loves you and your work the same! awesome 👌!❤❤❤

[@justjane2070]

He was the first person behind a copyright law !

[@mansanayanaranjado]

Interesting!

[@Pixie_Barrow2024]

Hogarth was an absolute genius, both as an artist and as an art ptomoter. His being self-taught was one of the reasons I really pushed myself to keep drawing while I was in high school; I did go to art school for my undergrad, graduate, and post grad work, but my family couldn't afford art lessons outside school for me in high school. I'd seen Hogarth's work and I decided if that level could be achieved from self-education, I should at least try.

[@TheLionPear]

I wasn’t at all surprised at the end when you said he’s considered the father of comics or political cartoons in some ways. The entire time I was thinking if he were alive now he’d probably come out with some great graphic novels.

[@_papad8434]

Imagine how he'd paint Trump...

[@yangyangjeong]

18:00 imagine looking at a painting and going " Is this fuckin play about us?? " He's so real for calling out people in public😭😭💀

[@Anti_Woke]

It's "vi"-"count", the 's' is silent. Hogarth's paintings are as much entertainment as illustration. Thank you for examining this set. The Rake's Progress is probably better known in the UK, and 'Gin Lane' (18:10) his single most famous work.

[@carolhutchinson566]

Yes, vi as in violet

[@Winterfuchs-alive]

Beer Street & Gin Lane I learned about it as a double work. Nearly the same view of one street. And so very different. The wealthy Beer Street with nice, well kept houses. All neet and clean. People care of theirselves and others. Beer was used as a sort of nutritition. And what the abuse of hard liquor does to people in Gin Lane. The mother, so drunk, that she does'nt notice her baby falls of her arms. Horrible. 😱 Learned about Hogarth in one of these "Time Life" books, twas about Gainsborough, Hogarth and others of that time. Bless my uncle, who bought them. Sorry for my bad English this morning. seems I need some coffee.😉

[@Anti_Woke]

@@Winterfuchs-alive Your English is at least as good as native speakers 🙂 ('neet' is spelt 'neat'). Yes, they are a pair and that's the best way to learn about and see them.

[@FlowIrec]

I am now obsessed with soap operas in paintings. Thank you for introducing me to this. I never knew this was a thing!

[@jerrysstories711]

2:31 I belief the image of the family tree growing from a dead knight is exactly that, the family's noble pedigree comes from a long-dead knight.

[@stephenpmurphy591]

It's bitterly cold morning then Art Deco posted a new video! Happy joy my favorite Art You Tuber.

[@Art_Deco]

🤗

[@vaishnavipawar4869]

Hey it's night here!😅

[@carolgibson-wilson4354]

​@@vaishnavipawar4869lunchtime here but would have been breakfast time when posted - PITTSBURGH

[@haplessasshole9615]

We woke up to 20 deg F here in Central Ohio -- and it's only January. February is going to be... trying.

[@tlee4218]

Never heard of this artist before but I like his paintings. Love the story. Very honest. Is like really hard work making all those well made paintings to create a newspaper strip.

[@mikemcintosh9933]

The narrations are so well done. Keeps me engaged with the art.

[@GreatGreebo]

*Hogarth* is one of my favorite English painters! Thank you *Art Deco* for such a well done video.

[@Justfollowthecrumbs]

Hogarth’s art and the meanings behind it was included in my school’s curriculum back in the 1960s, just goes to show that not everything improves as I was really surprised that Hogarth was unknown to some of your audience. I went to a grammar school, just an ordinary one which left me with a love of art, history and literature. Thank you for producing videos with authenticity and a twist. Your innuendos are a treat. 😊

[@harharharharharharharharha240]

About 12:00 in Spanish there is a phrase that is “poner los cuernos” which literally translates to “to put horns” which means to cheat on someone.

[@meridaskywalker7816]

Same in Polish, we have "przyprawić rogi"

[@HeidiNewitt]

Thanks so much for covering Hogarth! He’s one of my absolute favorites, particularly for the depth of story in his works. I would really love it if you did Harlot’s Progress and/or Rake’s Progress in detail. Not 4 Stages of Cruelty, though-that one’s icky.

[@MGsChannel-vu1zq]

The scull in the dr painting also seems to be "spongy" or holey forehead, which is a thing that happened from syphilis I believe.

[@nannyalberte]

I don't know how to accurately articulate how much I love your videos, but I do, I love them

[@Digitalhunny]

Greatest female narrator of *_all_* the art channels, on this *entire* platform! Woman, you've done fantastic work, today & always. Please, stay safe, keep happy & always know, that we love you. ❤❤

[@momo_genX]

This was the best art video I have seen in years.

[@Stuart_Cox1969]

Fantastic, I love your videos, thank you.

[@guldenaydin9918]

Me too.🌺

[@guldenaydin9918]

🍂🍁🍂

[@saraa3418]

Hogarth was also a philanthropist and helped start the London Foundling Hospital among other such institutions.

[@justjane2070]

Love Hogarth. He had an eye for the tragic. FYI viscount is pronounced vi-count 😊

[@Art_Deco]

yes! Thanks for pointing this out. The way I hit my head against the wall (figuratively) when I spend so much time on a video and mispronounce a word 😩

[@entropyvortex2484]

Fantastic video. Now I want to buy a book with all of Hogarth’s Modern Moral series prints in it so I can pore over all the delicious details.

[@WateryStar]

Yes, same!

[@eek1759]

Two observations and a question - first, I ADORE this channel. It is fascinating and I am thrilled whenever I see a new one pop up. Second, it looked to me that the bust on top of the mantel also had a broken neck, not just a broken nose. Finally, the wife would almost certainly have contracted syphillis as well. I wonder why the artist chose not to show that?

[@RidleyJones]

Perhaps to insinuate that the married couple were hardly ever intimate

[@desertdarlene]

I've actually heard of William Hogarth. I would have never thought that most people wouldn't know him or his work. I've come across his work often.

[@erzsebetkey6528]

The best videos on YT to watch multiple times!!

[@elainagilbert7663]

Right before you said he was called the Shakespeare of painting, I was thinking he's the Dickens of painting.

[@teenygozer]

Omg, me too! I was thinking how Dickensian it all was, like Nicholas Nickleby!

[@Teffi_Club]

Maybe because he was born 80 years after Shakespear's death, but 150 years before Dickens?

[@elainagilbert7663]

@@Teffi_Club I hadn't put the dates together. It would've been weird if he'd said he was the Dickens of painting. Nobody would've known what he was talking about.

[@birichinaxox9937]

Fantastic as always. It is always satisfying when the painters show truth to power and highlight empathy for women of the time. You do such a great job of highlighting all the details and explaining. A joy to watch as always

[@OofHearted]

11:30 "The Countess has hired a singer, a flutist" and Mr. Bean.

[@Whatlander]

I'M SO GLAD YOU INCLUDED THE FIDGETING WITH THE RING BIT. It's such a nice detail. These things were so loaded with little human habits and symbolism, it's basically storytelling via where's waldo puzzle.

[@amyfisher6380]

I love how you not only discuss the paintings, but also give us a brief bio of the artists themselves, so we can have a better understanding of the mindset that led to the creation of the art.

[@JamieBainbridge]

We've watched you since the start and this is your best video yet. All the little details you spot and explain, plus the story about the artist's history and life. You included so much surrounding context, this was like a history lesson too! Very cool.

[@RVS-pj6bd]

Perfectly narrated 😊 We love this channel!

[@margueritejohnson8373]

Viscount is pronounced to rhyme with “why count?”

[@becsutherland4506]

A couple of decades ago I visited Hogarth’s House in London. There is a lovely walled garden and they had a tame fox. Poor old foxy would be long dead but the garden and house is still there.

[@elaineporter182]

Thanks! A good story well told

[@Art_Deco]

Thank you so much, Elaine!

[@prapasen1044]

Thanks

[@Art_Deco]

Thank you so much 😊

[@laurabunn2993]

Never thought I'd look at a painting after an analysis and think, "Well that's a lot of syphillis."

[@kristys6640]

Your videos are so awesome! I don't always understand the symbolism when I view art. Thank you so much for the research and narration!

[@bauerwesterentarot]

Your comedic storytelling of this drama is *chef's kiss*. Thank you for these wonderful looks at art.

[@gnorman8852]

I always love your videos about the art world. This one was so entertaining with the six panel piece. So full of juicy tidbits! The cadence of your voice, the animation & music you add make it funny but the history you remind us of brings so much more to understanding the artist.

[@SallyAustin]

kinda sympathize with the wife. She was sold to someone she didn't care about and who didn't care about her. He got her and their kids sick,. I feel for the kid, can;t their lives got much better, bit she did get back at her dad for selling her in the end. so I guess there's that

[@emilybarclay8831]

She was also sold to someone who could give her a deadly STD if she was faithful to him

[@amyadams2253]

Marriage a la mode is one of my favourite series of paintings! Tete a Tete is my favourite of the paintings as well! Such a great example of the Rococo movement and how indulgent it was meant to feel, while also being a criticism of said indulgences. Thank you so much for highlighting William Hogarth! I wish he was better known even just in the art world!

[@Lainers2000]

This was a very intersting story. I appreciate how you point out the details and explain the symbolism for that era. Thank you, Art Deco.

[@PsychedelicChameleon]

Thank you for this wonderful video on William Hogarth!

[@rgarewal100]

I'm now in all ways a big Hogarth fan. That dog was heartbreaking 💔🐶❤‍🩹

[@disgruntledmoderate5331]

I have heard of Hogarth and watched a video about one of his other painting series. This one is so interesting!

[@nancyhope2205]

What a great presentation. I loved every minute. Even the ad!

[@SmithMrCorona]

The tree is growing from William the Conqueror, signifying that he is directly descended from him.

[@Andreamom001]

Yes, but look WHERE it is growing…kinda purposeful placement. I think that is what she was subtly pointing out. I mean, is that part of him as big and hard as a tree or is it just as fruitful as a tree full of descendants…?

[@SmithMrCorona]

@@Andreamom001 It's growing out of his stomach. On the first pass, it might look like it was implying that the tree was his penis, but look at again and it's clear it's from his belly. The portrait is simple in its symbology; it's showing the his entire family tree has it's roots firmly in William the Conqueror.

[@emilybarclay8831]

@@Andreamom001the tree literally did spring from his loins I guess

[@YourQueerGreatAuntie]

Such a great video! Hogarth sure wasn't subtle, but you've shown me he was complex and super-observant. This was never my favourite period of art history, but I deeply appreciate the historical context, and knowing a bit more about the culture of the period really helps me appreciate the art anew. So pleased I found your channel!!!

[@mariaquiet6211]

I think I might be addicted to hearing you narrate paintings. I didn't even read the title just clicked

[@SarahLovesU2]

Did not disappoint! What a unique set of paintings - and a unique man. And of course - he gave us THE painting of shock for this channel lol. Amazing! Now I want to know the story behind that painting too

[@nancyhope2205]

Thanks!

[@Art_Deco]

Thank you so much, Nancy!

[@bluegreenglue6565]

Wow. This was so interesting and informative. Thank you so much!

[@shannonyates5551]

So happy to see a new upload! I love this channel, the back stories are so interesting and I love the humour and the use of other paintings to tell the tale. Please keep creating content, its so good!!!!

[@artursandwich1974]

Thank you, Ma'am. One can learn more about art from your talk about one painting, than from an entire course in highschool. It's always with great joy that I welcome each video from you.

[@anthonygladman6558]

BTW it's pronounced "vye-count". It's a silent s because French or something.

[@janicehowell8512]

Hogarth is one of my favorite artists. Thank you for such a thorough teaching of all the wonderful and intricate details of his paintings!

[@ramonzapato5528]

Hands down, you are my favorite channel. From the completely engaging content to the narrators delivery. I hope for some compilations running in the 3 to 4 hours range so that I can select and drift off to the sound of her voice and the wonderful images that voice places in my head ..don't ever go away

[@Sue-t3h]

Hogarth was a superb painter. He has always felt like one of us, mocking the elite.

[@Teffi_Club]

What's not to mock?

[@RoxanneLaWinSTABBY]

The handkerchief through the ring isn’t a ‘fidget’ mechanism, it’s referring to handkerchief signalling, a form of sign language younger people would use in the era to flirt, or quite the opposite. A few sources say to drag your handkerchief through your hand while looking at the intended message recipient, say ‘I hate/dislike you’. In this instance, pulling it through your ring, would be saying ‘I hate my marriage/husband’. Savage af. A lot of us in Britain *have* heard of Hogarth, and he’s treasured here, as a satirist, champion of the underclasses/the less fortunate, and to top it all off to a modern audience: the inventor of the comic strip.

[@user-cl1ew9ki5i]

This one was wild 😂 thank you so much. I love your content ❤❤❤from Brisbane Australia 🇦🇺

[@OzzieJayne]

Woohoo! Love this, and "we still don't deserve dogs" is perfect. Not having a go at you but 'viscount' is pronounced Vie - count, the S is silent. S'ok, American Viscountess Julie Montagu got tricked with it, too xxx

[@rhiannablumberg4803]

i absolutely love your interpretation of this art and how you present it... especially to someone like myself who enjoys art but is extremely uneducated regarding art history. Also I truly love and appreciate the style of your video in that the PBS doc/Reading Rainbow-esq panning to and fro around each painting as you narrate really facilitates both a deeper understanding of the art and the message it was meant to convey all in such an entertaing way. Thank you. I would have never gotten a fraction of this information by viewing it in a museum for an hour, reading about it in depth, or even attending a lecture by some PhD! Keep up the great work!

[@59Marcel]

Your the best. I love the way you add humour into art history. And the productions of your videos are so well done. Thank you.

[@rosieparsons1629]

I love Hogarth, I just got a biography of him and i cant wait to start it. hopefully it will talk about the pug :)

[@AndriaTheKobold]

I'm an artist, though of no real notoriety, and I've never heard of this man until now. Came across this video and don't regret clicking. I love how he painted expressions, you can just SEE the emotions on people's faces. They aren't all the same porcelain perfection a lot of 'sat for' portraits from the time seemed to be. They seem more REAL, way more human like you said. I never would've noticed all the little details either, like the stack of playing cards. Instant sub, gonna binge lol

[@fakerasberry]

How DARE youtube hide this from me for 18 minutes! Happy to be early for once 🎉

[@an_awkward_crybaby]

Mini story time ✨ I started watching this video when it was uploaded, then left because I got sidetracked lol. Yesterday in my AP art history class, we started our 18th century/Enlightenment/rococo/neoclassical unit. One of the paintings we learned about was the second marriage à-la-mode painting, the Tête-à-tête. Fast forward to today, I’m scrolling through my “continue watching” tab. I saw this and got way too excited because I recognized the painting in the thumbnail lol Ever since I started taking this class, I’ve never looked at historical art pieces the same (in a good way) and I get really excited when I’m able to identify artworks :)

[@od1452]

I like Hogarth's work. I find his attention to all the little things in life fascinating. You can learn a lot about the times by carefully looking at the detail in his drawings and paintings. Yeah... I think many have thought he was an illustrator or a kind of comic book maker. .... but that snobbery is exactly what he was commenting on. .. and the biggest irony of his work even today. Thank you .

[@angelmagdaong4748]

always watching your videos, it's so very entertaining in your own way

[@100lovenana]

I adore when artists like Hogarth find ways to express their ire and criticisms to their current world through their paintings in a way that feels like a game of find Waldo but in high dificulty. You need to be aware of the metaphors and symbolisms to know what is actually going on. You feel like an art detective and I love that.

[@a.b.creator]

This is an Excellent Episode ! 👏👏

[@johnnniec]

Excellent vivid descriptions as always. Glad there are so many works of art in this world. Always enjoy hearing the back stories.

[@ephemera...]

Your videos keep getting better and better. Your wit with the dog. Gold.