Triumph of Light or a Beacon of Hope: A Modernist Reevaluation of the Enlightenment

Authors

Mallika Kavadi, Illinois Wesleyan UniversityFollow

Abstract

Between 1900 and 1907, Gustav Klimt produced Philosophy, Medicine, and Jurisprudence, three paintings that caused a major controversy in academic circles of Vienna. Representing Modernist thought that had evolved as a progression of the Enlightenment tradition, these paintings, especially Philosophy and Medicine, are philosophical works that correctly interpret and comment upon the role of Philosophy and Medicine as professed by the Enlightenment thinkers.

Recommended Citation

Kavadi, Mallika (2013) "Triumph of Light or a Beacon of Hope: A Modernist Reevaluation of the Enlightenment," Constructing the Past: Vol. 14: Iss. 1, Article 7.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/constructing/vol14/iss1/7