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Neoclassicism

Neoclassicism. 1780-1820. Neoclassicism. A clear reaction against the ornate Rococo Style Inspired by the Enlightenment Reason not emotion should dictate art Use line to appeal to intellect, not color which appeals to the senses. Depicted tales of ancient history or mythology

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Neoclassicism

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  1. Neoclassicism 1780-1820

  2. Neoclassicism • A clear reaction against the ornate Rococo Style • Inspired by the Enlightenment • Reason not emotion should dictate art • Use line to appeal to intellect, not color which appeals to the senses. • Depicted tales of ancient history or mythology • As opposed to frivolous party scenes of Rococo • Principle replaced pleasure • Paintings underscored the moral message of patriotism

  3. Characteristics • Severe, precisely drawn figures • Figures in foreground without the illusion of depth (like Roman relief sculpture) • Brushwork was smooth to appear polished • Backgrounds generally included roman features (arches and columns) • Symmetry and straight lines replaced irregular curves

  4. Jacques-Louis David • Considered the founder of neo-classicism • French • Traveled to Rome—breakthrough inspiration • Supporter of the French Revolution for which some of his art served as propaganda • Thrown in jail after Revolution • Became the head of Napoleon’s art program • His advice: “Never let your brushstrokes show”

  5. Jacques-Louis David Oath of the Horatii 1784oil on canvasapproximately 11 x 14 ft.

  6. Jacques-Louis David Death of Socrates 1787oil on canvas51 x 77 1/4 in.

  7. Jacques-Louis David The Death of Marat 1793oil on canvasapproximately 5 ft. 3 in. x 4 ft. 1 in.

  8. Jacques-Louis David The Coronation of Napoleon 1805-1808oil on canvas20 ft. 4 1/2 in. x 32 ft. 1 3/4 in.

  9. Jacques-Louis David Napoleon Crossing the Alps 1802-1803oil on canvas

  10. Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres • Pronounced ANN gruh • Was a member of David’s studio at just 17 • His use of line later inspired Picasso, Matisse, and Degas (“draw many lines”-Ingres) • Competed with the new Romanticism movement (sometimes straying from his strict neoclassical techniques), especially Delacroix and Gericault.

  11. Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres Apotheosis of Homer 1827oil on canvas12 ft. 8 in. x 16 ft. 10 3/4 in.

  12. Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres Grande Odalisque 1814oil on canvas2 ft. 11 in. x 5 ft. 4 in.

  13. Neoclassicism: Architecture • What do you recognize based on your knowledge of Greek and Roman architecture?

  14. Jacques-Germain Soufflot The Panthéon (Sainte-Geneviève) Paris, France 1755-1792

  15. Pierre Vignon La Madeleine Paris, France 1807-1842

  16. Pierre Vignon La Madeleine Paris, France 1807-1842

  17. Antonio Canova Paulene Borghese as Venus 1808marblelife-size

  18. Antonio Canova Paulene Borghese as Venus 1808marblelife-size

  19. Karl Gotthard Langhans Brandenburg Gate Berlin, Germany 1788-91

  20. Richard Boyle and William Kent Chiswick House near London, England begun 1725

  21. Richard Boyle and William Kent Chiswick House near London, England begun 1725

  22. John Wood the Younger The Royal Crescent Bath, England 1769-1775

  23. James Stuart Doric Portico Hagley Park, Worcestershire, England 1758

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