https://earlymoderneurope.hist.sites.carleton.edu/files/original/8bca363b4c1acdd5100d2bb19a1c1244.jpg de5dfe2d8fefff1b2be287ad6dcc87cf Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Cross Cultural Interaction and Early Modern European Art Description An account of the resource This collection examines the advancements in maritime trade and foreign contact and how this impacted art during Early Modern Europe. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rylyn Monahan Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1500-1800 Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource A Philosopher Lecturing on the Orrery Description An account of the resource This is a print from the original painting by Joseph Wright depicting a philosopher lecturing on the orrery, or mechanical model of the solar system, and intellectuals used them “as pedagogical devices used exclusively for demonstration” (Barker 31). Enamored by the relationship between light and dark, Wright mimics that contrast in his painting with an unidentifiable light source that illuminates the orrery while casting shadows on the philosopher and the children. This coincided with the scientific revolution and increased communication across Europe through the network of the Republic of Letters as well as characterized the Enlightenment period and its science scene. The various ages and sexes depicted in the painting also corresponds with the Enlightenment and specifically Locke ideas that human knowledge comes from sense experience, such as this visual representation that the children see in the lecture from the painting. Kant’s definition of Enlightenment and having the “courage to use your own understanding” demonstrates the increased resonance of the responsibility of individuals for their education, and interactive components of children’s education encouraged such a concept. This painting becomes emblematic of the communication and interaction of notable philosophers within Europe as opposed to just foreign communication with individual countries. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Joseph Wright, painter William Pether, printmaker Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://library.unimelb.edu.au/teachingobjects/objects/a-philosopher-giving-a-lecture-on-the-orrery-by-william-pether" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The University of Melbourne</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1768 (painting) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Rylyn Monahan England Painting print Republic of Letters