I know that this video focused on the historic use of this painting in building the British empire - but this painting still plays a big places in contemporary (Anglo) Canadian identity. When you say “textbook propaganda” you’re not wrong: most Canadians will first encounter this painting in their history text books as part of the “founding” of Canada.

I remember coming across this painting in a U.S. history book when I was about ten years old, and I was so entranced by it that I must've stared at it for an hour without knowing what the subject matter was. Thank you, Shawn, for unlocking a childhood memory!

@TheCanvasArtHistory

6 күн бұрын

Oh wow! Glad I unlocked that memory for you! It’s definitely a captivating painting, thank you so much!!

@CHM0419

5 күн бұрын

@@TheCanvasArtHistory No problem! And hey, keep it up, man. You bring up such engrossing art topics that I enjoy listening to while doing my art.

@SafavidAfsharid3197

2 күн бұрын

​@@TheCanvasArtHistoryyou should also include painting of death of Tipu Sultan

2:35 as far as I know, i believe, TUNIC were used to worn during wars and TOGAS were meant for formal occasions. Even in the picture show at 2:35 man is wearing Tunic and not Toga. I know this the most nonsense piece of information you'd ever know of; but still, 😂😂

@numbersix8919

7 күн бұрын

The thing draped on his shoulder is a toga.

I haven't looked at art as propaganda as often as I should. It seems obvious but many times I'm looking at a painting for other elements.

bruh who made that map with great britain in yellow, France in green and spain in beige? Everyone knows france is blue, spain is yellow and GB is red.

@regularname1825

6 күн бұрын

And prussia is yellow and sardinia piedmont id toothpaste color and fars is multicolor

@Mmjk_12

6 күн бұрын

​@@regularname1825 Prussia is grey!!!

@arshiaarjomandi6279

4 күн бұрын

GB should be beige. Shit's boring af

Thanks, m' Man, for showing Us great 'Art', and giving Us Your insight -- not only of the Works, but of "the times". You've got a "good eye". Illustrated by Your inclusions like, "... the pencil of an Artist must be governed by...." and, "... People have been primed..." Excellent composition, this 'multy-media' piece You've created and presented. 🙂 Rick Bonner Pennsyltuck

I remember studying this painting in school over a decade ago

The proportions of Wolf's arms are rediculously long.

another excellent look into the past

You could talk about other countries with similar paintings

@edwardandezral3c

7 күн бұрын

White Protestants only produce propaganda... I think there is an opportunity for the true definition of irony.

@numbersix8919

7 күн бұрын

The empire that enslaved and looted the world, that set in motion the Five Eyes global system of domination we live within today, is kind of special.

Gen. James Wolfe was only 32 when he died. The victory was not an easy one defeating Marquis de Montcalm de Saint-Veran who had caused a lot of problems for the British during the 7 years war. The painting is a significant moment as it marks a turning point: the rise of the British & the decline of France as a world power.

Thanks!

And now we have memes of Trump depicted as a martyr. Textbook propaganda.

@weirdwalrus5757

4 күн бұрын

like the us government hasnt been churning out propaganda for the past 100 years lmfaoo... but ohh shit people who like trump are making propaganda about the tangerine tyrant wow unreal get a grip bro

i would go further and say that it literally creates a new history

hell yeah

Interesting!

Are you still streaming on twitch or diskord? I don't find anything anymore.

Excellente video, comme toujours ! je me pose juste une petite question puisque tu dis être de descendance française est-ce la français est ta langue maternelle et si c'est le cas pourquoi ne pas faire tes vidéos en français ? je me doute que c'est pour touché une plus grande audience mais je suis tout de même curieux. thanks a lot for your work.

I've never heard surrnatural before

@numbersix8919

7 күн бұрын

Me too, it's cool.

So many genocides started with that painting, and here we are.

@zetectic7968

7 күн бұрын

bollox

@LukSter18998

7 күн бұрын

name one

A brief but -once again - high quality relevant critique. I am proud to say I am a descendant of Jean Baptiste Richards et Marie Youe of the Peoria (Great Lakes before borders)Nation from the late 1600s. And even in my grandfather that history was revealed in his constant love of the north country. Thank you so much for your work.❤

The not use of the togas, imo, could be seen as a statement not only about how history is happening now and you, the today viewer, should sacrifice as well, but it could be a "this is the new Rome" statement The toga ofc brings images of ancient Greece and Rome, so it'd be fitting to proclaim, trough the choice of the dresses, that the UK is the rightful successor to Imperial Rome I mean, everyone stole from the Roman imagery. Whether you be the zar, a jacobin or a fascist

@numbersix8919

7 күн бұрын

This is exactly how the empire builders thought. And still do today, if you scratch some of the commenters here.

Can you do a battel on why Anti woke gamers LOVE Stellar Blade.

We have evolved morally where those who stood for expansion of empire whereby natives were tortured are not dubiously held as hero or matyr anymore. Only the native who defended their lands against any form non native invasion are held as heroes .Even if your books say so,this factoid matyre may be studied to navigate thru the capitalist system for living but will no longer held as ideological belief.😅 We can have many matyr for the french among those who defended France against German takeover but not in the colonies ex. True matyr exist in many tribal African nations, Indigenous people in America and Americas,China,Japan,and Eastern Europe and some few in the Northern Eastern Africa(Middle East) and in India.However,there is no such thing as a matyr British along the line them fighting against the colonies,including in the fight against the USA,nor does it exist any matyr among American fighter against the British either, for , the very land they were both dying for was never for either of the twoLet's this sinks in ,matyrdom is Not a subjective notion but a universal principle for if that is not the case,the random suicide bomber with no territorial arguments will qualified as one ,which creates incongruency morally.A martyrdom over artificial ideology that cannote the takeover of anyone lands is never one.Matyrdom along the line of defending historical indigenous physical assets against an invaders or a death over defence of a superior moral principle within the native country qualifies as martyrdom

@Alaryk111

3 күн бұрын

What do you mean by "we"? "We" as in Humanity? If so then you are mistaken. The conquest is very much celebrated in Russia as of today that's why they are so eager to cinduct a war. And suicide bombers are also held in high esteam in some parts of the world by some people. The West no longer celebrate the conquest but i don't think it's a result of an evolutoon but rather a realization of how futile and devastating those wars are after ww2. Anyway it is incorect attributing this Western belief to the rest of the world.

Lol.... The AMERICAN continent was abandoned by the French and ruled by the British? No wonder Yankee history/geography is seen as a joke around the world. I love your channel, but this is beyond silly... 😂😂😂 Who could forget the long ruling of Colombia, Argentina and Brazil by the Lords of the Crown, huh?! 😂😂😂