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History and Art have a close relationship. Art is seen as a reflection of any one's cultural, political, or social values. What Human Adversity Through Time will be exploring artworks that came as a result of human adversity through significant historical events.

Beginning with Michelangelo's David, he drew inspiration for the sculpture from the biblical story of David, the tale of a young shepherd boy who saved the Isrealites by slaying the warrior giant, Goliath. David embodies the city of Florence as it is not only a symbol of the Renaissance, it is also a symbol of goliaths that the Florentine Republic—a medieval state that centers on the modern city of Florence, Italy—also had to face. The Florentine Republic came under the power and influence of the Medici family, whom would go on to to be proponents of corruption and absolute authority through the manipulation of Renaissance culture. Even after the expulsion of the Medici family, a democratic government never materialized. Along with that, endless threats coming from neighboring states of the Florentine Republic soon led David to become a symbol of civil liberties of Florence, with its imposing structure serving as a warning to anyone who dared challenge the city.

Like wise, The Third of May 1808 by Francisco Goya is an example of the horrors that come with war. After the Revolt of Aranjuez ends the reign of King Charles IV, his son, Ferdinand VII, was to be made king. In the process, Napoleon, a leader of the French Republic, taking advantage of the Spanish royal family's situation, swooped in and gained the power of the Spanish royal family, making his brother, Joseph, take the crown. Spanish civilians resented the new French ruler. The Third of May 1808 seeks to portray the rebellions and uprisings of Spanish freedom fighters against French rule that happen during the actual date of both May 2 and 3 in 1808. The Third of May 1808 exhibits Francisco Goya's patriotism and feeling towards his fellow countrymen by depicting the Spanish fighters as more human, with varying colors, and also each Spanish subject appearing more individual. By contrast the French soldiers shooting the Spanish civilians appearing more colorless, inhuman, and faceless.

Lastly, Migrant Mother by Dorothea Lange, is a depiction of what can happen to a human when their circumstances are beyond their control. The Great Depression was a global economic downturn that came as a result of stock market crash, which marked the beginning of high unemployment, poverty, and lost opportunities for economic growth. Dorothea Lange, the photographer of the now symbol of the Great Depression, came as a result of while driving home in Nipomo, California, Lange saw a sign that said "Pea-Pickers Camp", she drove past it for 20 miles not being able to shake the sign from her mind, and made an immediate U-turn on the empty highway. Upon arriving to the camp, laid a crude tent with a mother and her children in the tent. The picture taken by Lange would be the one of many pictures taken by Lange. The furrowed brow and hand placement suggests the anxiety and worry felt by the mother to take care of her children that came about from circumstances beyond their control. With what the mother, Florence Thompson feeling what, very likely, many other American civilians were feeling in the era of the Great Depression

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Michelangelo. David. 1501 – 1504. Marble sculpture. 17 ft × 6.5 ft.

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Artwork from Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism & Early Photography

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Francisco Goya. The Third of May 1808. 1814. Oil on canvas. 106 in × 137 in.

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Artwork from American Modernism & Modern Photography

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Dorothea Lange. Migrant Mother. 1936. Gelatin silver print photograph. 11.1 in × 8.6 in