QUARTER 3: ARTS REVIEWER
Module 1: Art Production of Neoclassical and Romantic Periods
Neo-classical Period Arts & Styles
Characteristics
Jacques-Louis David
(1748-1825)
Works of Jacques-Louis David
Jean-Auguste Dominique Ingres
Works of Jean-Auguste Dominique
Ingres
Neoclassicism Sculptures
Antonio Canova
Works of Antonio Canova
Bertel Thorvaldsen
Works of Bertel Thorvaldsen
Neoclassicism Architecture
 Comes from the Greek word NEOS and Latin word CLASSICUS
 A western movement in decorative and visual arts
 Portrays Roman history
 Shows emotion & moment
 Uses local colors
 An influential French painter and is considered to be “The most prominent painter
of the era”
 His subjects were more on HISTORY
- The Death of Marat - Napoleon Crossing the Alps - Oath of Horatii
 A student of Jacques-Louis David
 His subjects were usually NUDE, PORTRAITS, & MYTHOLOGICAL FIGURES
- Portrait of Napoleon on the Imperial Throne
 Depicts Napoleon in his decadent coronation costume
- The Apotheosis of Homer
 Depicts an image of Homer receiving all the brilliant men of Rome, Greece &
contemporary times
1. Antonio Canova
2. Bertel Thorvaldsen
 A prolific Artist and Sculptor
 Known for his marble sculptures that delicately rendered Nude flesh
 Portrays discrete SEXUAL PLEASURES & MYTHOLOGY
- Psyche Awaked by Cupid - Washington
 The 1st internationally acclaimed Danish Artist
 Executed sculptures of MYTHOLOGICAL & RELIGIOUS characters
- Christ - Lion of Lucerne
Temple Style  Based on Ancient Temples
 Features a PERISTYLE
 A continuous line of columns around a building
Examples of PERISTYLE: - Pantheon, Paris - British Museum, London - La Madeliene de Paris
(Jacque-Germain Soufflot) (Robert Smirke) (Piere-Alexander Vignon)

Palladian Style  Based on Andrea Palladio’s style of villa construction

 Features BALUSTRADE
 A railing with vertical supports along the edge of the roof
 Also called as “Baluster” or “Sprindles”
Robert Adams  A well-known Palladian Architect of the Period who designed 2 Famous American
Building

- White House - United States Capitol

Neo-classical Block Style  Features a rectangular/square plan, with a flat roof, & an exterior rich in classical
details
 “BEAUX-ARTS-STYLE”
Example:
1. Henri Labrouste
- Library of Sainte-Genevieve

2. Charles Garnier
- Palais Garnier - New York Public Library