... from the first chapter of "The Ways of Seeing" perfectly captures Berger's stance on Art elitism in today's society. Today's elite defend the upper class of the past, seeing the masterpieces left behind as their cultural inheritance. By doing this, the artwork itself is mystified to the masses, ... early modern viewer that a wealthy family must have organized the feast, as almost no one at this time possessed this technology (Rutgers 39). While all of these points are well reasoned by McFadden, the fact remains that most people have little to no knowledge of the royal ... seem fair that ...

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