women at the time, and instead helped restrain women. Given this discussion and applying it back to the Arnolfini Wedding I now believe that the painting indeed serves to show some stereotypes placed on women at the time it was painted. This reflects how art served the society that created it.
             The chronological study of art history logically begins with the Greek and Roman classics. The Greek ideal of the male nude sculpture is one of the first types of art studied. Greek art revolves around principles of balance and harmony. The Romans did not focus on art as much, but instead on major advances in technology, organization, and engineering. The study of Roman portraiture reveals a connection to political propaganda today via the power of images. To commemorate their leaders the Romans created numerous sculptures and monumen
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