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The document provides an overview of Neoclassicism from 1780-1840 and Romanticism from 1800-1810s. It discusses the characteristics and influences of each style. Key Neoclassical artists mentioned include Jacques-Louis David, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, Antonio Canova, and Bertel Thorvaldsen. Their famous works include The Death of Marat, The Apotheosis of Homer, Psyche Awakened by Cupid's Kiss, and The Lion of Lucerne. Important Romantic artists are Theodore Gericault, Eugene Delacroix, and Francisco Goya. Their masterpieces include The Raft of the Medusa, Liberty Leading the People

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Arts of East Asia

The document provides an overview of Neoclassicism from 1780-1840 and Romanticism from 1800-1810s. It discusses the characteristics and influences of each style. Key Neoclassical artists mentioned include Jacques-Louis David, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, Antonio Canova, and Bertel Thorvaldsen. Their famous works include The Death of Marat, The Apotheosis of Homer, Psyche Awakened by Cupid's Kiss, and The Lion of Lucerne. Important Romantic artists are Theodore Gericault, Eugene Delacroix, and Francisco Goya. Their masterpieces include The Raft of the Medusa, Liberty Leading the People

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NEOCLASSICISM, 1780-1840

The word neoclassic came from the


Greek word neos meaning new and the
Latin word classicus which is similar in
meaning to the English phrase first class.
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.
Characteristics:
- portrayal of Roman history
- formal composition
- the use of diagonals to show the peak of an
emotion or moment (versus a regular moment)
- local color
- overall lighting
- classic geo-structure
Neoclassicism: Classicism:
This is the renewed interest in
classical ideals and forms that
This is the period in
influenced European and which Greek and
American society through idea,
politics and fine arts during the Roman principles and
18th and 19th century. It also styles were reflected
refers to the art forms created after
but inspired by the ancient times. in society.
This period was derived from the
Classicism movement.
NEOCLASSICAL PAINTING

NEO-CLASSICAL ARTISTS
There are a number of neo-classical artists from
Europe and the United States. Below are some of
them:
JACQUES-LOUIS
DAVID
(1748-1825) France
Jacques-Louis David
was an influential
French painter in the
Neoclassical style,
and considered to be
the pre-eminent
painter of the era.
Famous Artworks:
THE DEATH OF MARAT (J.
David)
David’s masterpiece shows the
portrayal of a revolutionary
martyr. This is a painting of the
murdered French revolutionary
leader Jean-Paul Marat.
NAPOLEON CROSSING THE
ALPS (J. David)
The painting that showed a
strongly idealized view of the real
crossing that Napoleon and his
army made across the Alps
through the Great St. Bernard
Pass in May 1800.
OATH OF THE
HORATII
(J. David)
JEAN-AUGUSTE-
DOMINIQUE INGRES
(1780-1867) France
Ingres was a pupil of
Jacques-Louis David.
He was influenced by
Italian Renaissance
painters like Raphael,
Nicolas Pousin,
Botticelli, and his
mentor, Jacques-Louis
David.
Famous Artworks:
PORTRAIT OF NAPOLÉON ON
THE IMPERIAL THRONE (J.
ngres)
The painting depicts Napoleon in
his decadent coronation costume,
seated upon his golden-encrusted
hrone, hand resting upon smooth
vory balls.
THE APOTHEOSIS OF
HOMER (J. Ingres)

The painting was a state-


commission by Charles X
to have him remembered
in the building works of
the Louvre. The painting
depicts an image of
Homer, receiving all the
brilliant men of Rome,
Greece, and
contemporary times.
NEO-CLASSICAL
SCULPTORS
ANTONIO CANOVA
(1757-1822) Italy
Canova was a prolific
Italian artist and
sculptor who became
famous for his marble
sculptures that
delicately rendered
nude flesh.
PSYCHE AWAKENED BY
CUPID’S KISS

A marble sculpture
portraying the
relationship of Psyche
and Cupid.
WASHINGTON
(A. Canova)

This is a marble
sculpture of
Washington currently
displayed at North
Carolina Museum of
History.
BERTEL
THORVALDSEN
(1789-1838) Denmark
Thorvaldsen was the
first internationally
acclaimed Danish artist.
He executed sculptures
of mythological and
religious themes
characters.
Famous Artworks:

CHRIST (B. Thorvaldsen)

A marble sculpture
image of resurrected
Christ currently located
at the Thorvaldsen
Museum.
LION OF LUCERNE (B.
Thorvaldsen)

A sculpture of a dying lion


in Lucerne, Switzerland
that commemorates the
Swiss Guards who were
massacred in 1792 during
the French Revolution.
NEOCLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE
Types of Neoclassical Architecture:
TEMPLE STYLE

Temple style building design was based on an


ancient temple. These buildings were
uncommon during the Renaissance as
architects of that period focused mainly on
applying classical elements to churches and
modern buildings like palazzos and villas.
Most famous Temple Style buildings of the
Neoclassical age:

PANTHEON
BRITISH
MUSEUM,
London,
Robert
Smirke
LA MADELEINE
DE PARIS, by
Pierre-Alexandre
Vignon
PALLADIAN STYLE
Palladian buildings were based on
Andrea Palladio’s style of villa
construction. Some of the buildings
feature a balustrade which is a railing
with vertical supports along the edge of
the roof.
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.
UNITED STATES CAPITOL
CLASSICAL BLOCK STYLE

A. HENRI
LABROUSTE
- His
masterpiece
is the Library
of Sainte-
Geneviève.
B. CHARLES
GARNIER – He
designed the most
famous classical
block of all which is
the Palais Garnier
NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY BY: CARRERE &
HASTINGS ARCHITECTURAL FIRM, 1895
BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY BY: CHARLES FOLLEN
MCKIM, 1895
ROMANTICISM, 1800s-1810s
Romanticism was a movement in which the
artists of Neoclassical period sought to break
new ground in the expression of emotion, both
subtle and stormy. It embraced a number of
distinctive themes, such as a longing for history,
supernatural elements, social injustices, and
nature.
Landscape painting also became more popular
due to the peoples’ romantic adoration of
nature.
Characteristics:
- shows the height of action
- emotional extremes
- celebrated nature as out of control
- dramatic compositions
- heightened sensation (life and death
moments)
PAINTERS OF THE ROMANTIC
PERIOD
JEAN LOUIS THÉODORE
GÉRICAULT
(1791-1824) France
Géricault was the first French
master and the leader of the
French realistic school. His
masterpieces were energetic,
powerful, brilliantly colored, and
tightly composed
THE RAFT OF THE
MEDUSA (
The Raft of the Medusa
portrays the victims of a
contemporary shipwreck.
The people on this raft
were French emigrants en
route to West Africa.
CHARGING CHASSEUR (T.
Géricault)
IMAGE FROM MUSÉE DU LOUVRE
His first major work
revealed the influence of
the style of Rubens and
an interest in the
depiction of contemporary
subject matter.
INSANE WOMAN (T.
Géricault)
IMAGE FROM MUSEUM OF FINE
ARTS OF LYON
One of several portraits
Gericault made of the
mentally disabled that
has a peculiar hypnotic
power
EUGÈNE DELACROIX
(1798-1863) France
Delacroix was considered
the greatest French
Romantic painter of all.
He achieved brilliant
visual effects using small,
adjacent strokes of
contrasting color.
LIBERTY LEADING
THE PEOPLE (E.
Delacroix)
IMAGE FROM LOUVRE-LENS
This painting
commemorates the
July Revolution of
1830, which
toppled King
Charles X of
France.
FRANCISCO GOYA
(1746-1828) Spain
Francisco Goya was a
commissioned Romantic
painter by the King of
Spain. He was also a
printmaker regarded both
as the last of the “Old
Masters” and the first of
the “Moderns”.
THE THIRD OF MAY (F.
Goya)
IMAGE FROM MUSEO DEL PRADO
The Third of May is
Goya’s masterpiece
that sought to
commemorate
Spanish resistance to
Napoleon's armies
during the occupation
of 1808 in the
Peninsular War.
(Wikipedia)
SATURN DEVOURING HIS SON

This artwork depicts the


Greek myth of the Titan
Cronus (Saturn), who fears that
he would be overthrown by
one of his children, so he ate
each one upon their birth.
ROMANTIC PAINTING (Landscape Painting)
Landscape painting depicts the physical world that
surrounds us and includes features such as
mountains, valleys, vegetation, and bodies of water.
The sky is another important element shaping the
mood of landscape paintings. Landscape art ranges
from highly detailed and realistic to impressionistic,
romantic and idealized.
Famous landscape artists during the Romantic
Period:
1. Théodore Rousseau
2. Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
THE CHURCH OF MARISSEL, LE REPOS SOUS LES
NEAR BEAUVAIS SAULES
(J. Corot) (J. Corot)
DER KLEINE FISCHER LANDSCAPE WITH A
(T. Rousseau) PLOWMAN
(T. Rousseau)
ROMANTIC SCULPTURE

FRANÇOIS RUDE
(1784-1855) Franc
ANTOINE-LOUIS BARYE
(1796-1875) France
He was the most famous
animal sculptor of all time.
He studied the anatomy of
his subjects by sketching
residents of the Paris zoo.
Famous works:
1. Hercules Sitting on a Bull
2. Theseus Slaying the
Minotaur
GOTHIC REVIVAL ARCHITECTURE (NEOGOTHIC)

STRAWBERRY HILL, LONDON (Restored)


Architects who used Neogothic Style:
1. CHARLES BARRY was the name
behind Britain’s foremost Gothic Revival
monument, the Westminster Palace (a.k.a.
the Houses of Parliament).
WESTMINSTER PALACE (LONDON)
JAMES RENWICK
Renwick’s crowning
American work: the St.
Patrick’s Cathedral
(New York).

ST. PATRICK’S CATHEDRAL


PRE-ASSESSMENT:
INDIVIDUAL ACTIVITY
Identification. From the word pool below,
identify the terms, artworks, and artists if
they belong in the Neoclassical period or
Romantic period. Write your answers in two
columns in your activity notebook.
A. BARYE CLASSICAL BLOCK
A. CANOVA DEPARTURE OF THE VOLUNTEERS
B. THORVALDSEN LIBERTY LEADING THE PEOPLE
E. DELACROIX LION OF LUCERNE
F. GOYA OATH OF THE HORATII
F. RUDE PALLADIAN
J. DAVID PASSION
J. GERICAULT REASON
J. INGRES TEMPLE STYLE
THE APOTHEOSIS OF HOMER
THE RAFT OF THE MEDUSA
THIRD OF MAY

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