Neoclassicism (c. 1780

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Neoclassicism (c. 1780 1820)

• A reaction against the frivolity of Rococo
• Reflects the Enlightenments gospel of reason,
  logic orderliness
• Archaeology-mania swept Europe as Pompeii was
  uncovered (in 1738), influencing art and
  architecture, thus neoclassicism.
• backgrounds include Roman arches and other
  classical architectural details

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Neoclassical Style

• Precisely drawn, seriously portrayed figures
• VERY smooth, almost traceless, brushstrokes, so
  as to seem like the painting is polished
• Symmetry and straight lines replace the irregular
  curves of Rococo
• In architecture, replicas of Greek and Roman
  temple facades
• The order and solemnity of the art is meant to
  inspire and uplift, especially with regard to
  civic virtues and duty.

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Oath of the Horatii, David -1784
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David, The Death of Marat, 1793
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The Intervention of the Sabine Women David - 1799
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DavidNapoleon Crossing the Alps1801
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Napoleons Coronation, David - 1807
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Details from CoronationNapoleons sisters
Josephine
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• Jean Auguste
• Dominique
• Ingres
• (star pupil of David)
• Princesse
• de Broglie
• 1853

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Ostankino Palace, Moscow Designed by Italian
architect, Francesco Camporesi Completed in 1798
Monticello, Designed by Thomas Jefferson Built
1772
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Romanticism

• The Power of Passion
• c. 1800-1850

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Romantic Style

• Emphasis on intuition, emotion and imagination
  Feeling is all!
• Inspired by the medieval era
• Subjects include heroic struggle, the macabre,
  landscapes, wild animals
• Cult of nature worship the heroic individual
• Gothic revival in architecture

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Wanderer Above the Mist Caspar David
Friedrich 1818
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Raft of the Medusa, 1819 Theodore Gericault
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Death of Sardanapolis, 1827 Eugene Delacroix
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Liberty Leading the People, 1830 Delacroix
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ENTRY 38 For each of the following pieces,
tell whether it is an example of Neoclassicism
Baroque, Rococo, or Romanticism art/architecture
and WHY.
C
A
B
D
E
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ENTRY 38
Paganini
Hebe (goddess of youth) by Antonio Canova
Ingres
Delacroix
Trevi Fountain, Rome
Basilica at Ottobeuren (Bavaria)