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NEOCLASSISM

The document summarizes the Neoclassic and Romantic periods in art between the late 18th to 19th centuries. Neoclassicism was inspired by Ancient Greek and Roman artforms, emphasizing order and realism. Notable Neoclassic painters like David and Ingres depicted historical scenes. Sculptors like Canova and Thorvaldsen made marble sculptures of mythology and history. Neoclassic architecture included temple, Palladian, and classical block styles. Romanticism valued emotion and nature over restraint.

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NEOCLASSISM

The document summarizes the Neoclassic and Romantic periods in art between the late 18th to 19th centuries. Neoclassicism was inspired by Ancient Greek and Roman artforms, emphasizing order and realism. Notable Neoclassic painters like David and Ingres depicted historical scenes. Sculptors like Canova and Thorvaldsen made marble sculptures of mythology and history. Neoclassic architecture included temple, Palladian, and classical block styles. Romanticism valued emotion and nature over restraint.

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Arts of Neoclassic and

Romantic Periods
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Introduction:
• In the middle of 18th century , Neoclassicism was
born out of rejection of the Rococo and late
Baroque styles. Romanticism began in the same
era but its approach had to do with the modern
or new rather than the traditional.

• Neoclassicism and Romanticism were the


movements after the Rococo period that
flourished across Western Europe and the United
States which spanned approximately from the
late eighteenth to the nineteenth centuries.
Neoclassicism, 1780-1840
o The word neoclassic came from the Greek word neos
meaning “new” and the Latin word classicus which
is similar in the meaning to the English phrase “first
class.”

o The Western movement decorative and visual arts


was called Neoclassicism. It also applies to
literature, theater, music, and architecture that were
influenced by the Classical art and culture of
Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.
 The Neoclassical movement coincided with
the 18th century Age of Reason also known as
the Age of Enlightenment. The art style in this
period was brought about by the renewed
interest in Greek and Roman classics.
 Neoclassical art pieces such as paintings ,

sculpture, and architecture generally


portrayed Roman history which elevated the
Roman heroes.
Characteristics of Neoclassical art
portrayal of Roman history

formal composition

the use of diagonals to show the peak of an


emotion or moment (versus a regular moment)

local colors

overall lighting

classic geo-structure
Neoclassicism Classicism
This is the renewed interest in This is the period in which Greek and
classical ideals and forms that Roman principles and styles were
influenced European and American reflected in society.
society through idea,politics, and fine
arts during the 18th and 19th century.
It also refers to the art forms created
after but inspired by the ancient
times. This period was derived from
the Classicism movement

Be careful not to interchange the two terms.


Classicism refers to the art forms produced in
antiquity or inspired by it afterward, while
Neoclassicism refers to the art forms inspired by
ancient time, but created later.
NEOCLASSICAL PAINTING
Artist embraced the ideals of order and
moderation in which artistic interpretations of
classic Greek and Roman history were restored
to realistic portrayals. Neoclassical painters
gave great importance to the costumes,
settings, and details of classical subject-matter
without adding distracting details but with as
much historical accuracy as possible.
NEOCLASSICAL ARTISTS
 Jacques-Louis
David (1748-1825)
France
-he was an influential
French painter in the
Neoclassical style, and
considered to be the pre-
eminent painter of the era.
His subjects of paintings
were more on history.
The Death of Marat
Napoleon Crossing the
Alps
Oath of the Horatii
NEOCLASSICAL ARTISTS
 Jean-Auguste-Dominique
Ingres (1780-1867) France
-was a pupil of J. David. He was
influenced by Italian Renaissance
painters like Raphael, Nicolas
Pousin, Botticelli, and his mentor
J. David.

-his paintings were usually nudes,


portraits, and mythological
themes. He was regarded as one
of the great exemplars of academic
arts and one of the finest Old
Masters of his era.
Portrait of Napoleon on
the Imperial Throne
The Apotheosis of Homer
NEOCLASSICAL SCULPTURES

The neoclassical period was one of the


great ages of public sculpture. Artist
looked to Roman styles during the time
of Alexander the Great for inspiration
as well as to mimic their style
NEOCLASSICAL SCULPTORS
 Antonio Canova
(1757-1822) Italy
-was a prolific Italian artist
and sculptor who became
famous for his marble
sculptures that delicately
rendered nude flesh

-he opened the idea for


portraying discrete sexual
pleasures by using pure
contours with his
mythological compositions.
Psyche Awakened by
Cupid’s Kiss
Washington
NEOCLASSICAL SCULPTORS
 BERTEL
THORVALDSEN
(1789-1838)
Denmark
-was the first
internationally acclaimed
Danish artist. He
executed sculptures of
mythological and
religious themes
characters.
Christ
Lion of Lucerne
NEOCLASSICAL
ARCHITECTURE

TEMPLE STYLE

PALLADIAN STYLE

CLASSICAL BLOCK STYLE


Neoclassical architecture
TEMPLE STYLE
-temple style building design was based on an ancient
temple

-These buildings were uncommon during the Renaisssance


as architects of that period focused mainly on applying
classical elements to churches and modern buildings like
palazzos and villas.

-many temple style buildings feature peristyle ( a


continuous line of columns around a building), a rare
feature of Renaissance architecture.
Pantheon, Paris, by
Jacques-Germain Soufflot
British Museun, London,
Robert Smirke
La Madeleine de Paris, by
Pierre-Alexandre Vignon
Neoclassical architecture
PALLADIAN STYLE
-buildings were based on Andrea Palladio’s style of villa
construction.

-some of the buildings feature a balustrade which is railing


with vertical supports along the edge of the roof

-there are vertical supports within a balustrade known as a


“balusters” or “ spindles”.

-It is also a classical method of crowning a building that


has a flat or low lying roof.
Neoclassical architects
 Robert Adam (1728-
1792) Britain
-he was known as the
Palladian architect of the
Neoclassical who designed
two well-known American
civic buildings – The White
House and the United States
Capitol. He had also
designed many country
houses
White House
United States Capitol
Neoclassical architecture
CLASSICAL BLOCK STYLE
-building features a rectangular or square plan, with a flat roof
and an exterior rich in classical detail.

-the exterior features a repeated classical patterns or series of


arches and /or columns.

-the overall impression of such a building was a huge,


classically-decorated rectangular block.

-Classical block aesthetic was also known as “Beaux-Arts style”


since it was developed principally by the French Ecole des
Beaux-Arts (School of Fine Arts)

-Classical block architecture also flourished in U.S., particularly


in New York.
Neoclassical architects
 Henri Labrouste
-his masterpiece is the
Library of Sainte-
Genevieve

 Charles Garnier
-he designed the most
famous classical block of
all which is the Palais
Garnier (a Neobaroque
opera house)
Library of Saint-Genevieve
PALAIS Garnier “PARIS
OPERA HOUSE”
New York Public Library by: Carrere &
Hastings Architectural Firm, 1895
Boston Public Library by:
Charles Follen Mckim, 1895

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