Logo: a Positivist train


Question SA-11. Here is the text reference (p. 144/5):

Art in this period included an academic current which continued to follow the European models, stressing carefully rendered portraits (mainly of high society women), as well as technically perfect landscape painting. The latter frequently included symbols of Positivist progress, such as railroads, bridges, and transportation facilities. Popular art was officially neglected, especially by the elites, but continued its traditional focus.