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Neoclassicism (c. 1780 – 1820)

Neoclassicism (c. 1780 – 1820). A reaction against the frivolity of Rococo Reflects the Enlightenment’s gospel of reason, logic & orderliness Archaeology-mania swept Europe as Pompeii was uncovered (in 1738), influencing art and architecture, thus neoclassicism….

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Neoclassicism (c. 1780 – 1820)

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  1. Neoclassicism (c. 1780 – 1820) • A reaction against the frivolity of Rococo • Reflects the Enlightenment’s 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

  2. 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.

  3. Oath of the Horatii, David -1784

  4. David, The Death of Marat, 1793

  5. The Intervention of the Sabine Women David - 1799

  6. DavidNapoleon Crossing the Alps1801

  7. Napoleon’s Coronation, David - 1807

  8. Details from CoronationNapoleon’s sisters & Josephine

  9. Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (star pupil of David) Princesse de Broglie 1853

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

  11. Romanticism: The Power of Passion c. 1800-1850

  12. 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

  13. Wanderer Above the Mist Caspar David Friedrich 1818

  14. How Napoleon really Crossed the Alps…By Paul Delaroche 1848Moving into the Romantic Stye

  15. Raft of the Medusa, 1819TheodoreGericault

  16. Death of Sardanapolis, 1827Eugene Delacroix

  17. Liberty Leading the People, 1830Delacroix

  18. Gothic Revival Style (associated with Romantic period): London Westminter/Parliament Buildings.

  19. Go Duke!

  20. ENTRY # 44 For each of the following pieces, tell whether it is an example of Neo-classicism, Baroque, Rococo, or Romanticism art/architecture and WHY. C A B E D

  21. ENTRY # 44 Paganini Hebe (goddess of youth) by Antonio Canova Ingres Delacroix Trevi Fountain, Rome Basilica at Ottobeuren (Bavaria)

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