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Music, Arts, Physical Education, and Health

ARTS
Third Quarter – Module 1:
Arts of Neoclassical and Romantic Period

Writer: Nanette A. Distrajo

Cover Illustrator: John Orville Munar

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 What I Need to Know
The main objectives of this module are the following:
a. identifies distinct characteristics of arts during the Neoclassic and Romantic
periods A9EL-IIIa-2;
b. analyzes art elements and principles in the production of work following a
specific art style from the Neoclassic and Romantic periods A9EL-IIIb-1;
c. explains the use or function of artworks by evaluating their utilization and
combination of art elements and principles A9PL-IIIh-2;
d. reflects on and derive the mood, idea, or message from selected artworks A9PL-
IIIh-1;
e. identify representative artists from the Neoclassical period A9EL-IIIa-3;
f. compares the characteristics of artworks produced in the Neoclassic and
Romantic periods A9PL-IIIh-4;
g. creates artwork guided by techniques and styles of the Neoclassic and Romantic
periods (e.g., linear style and painterly style) A9PR-IIIc-e-1; and
h. evaluates works of art in terms of artistic concepts and ideas using criteria from
the Neoclassic and Romantic periods A9PR-IIIf-4.

After going through with this module, you are expected to:
a. recognizes representative artists and their artworks during the Neoclassic and
Romantic period;
b. differentiates the characteristics of Neoclassic and Romantic Period;
c. critique an artwork of the Romantic Period; and
d. draws and paints your dream abode inspired by Neoclassical and Romantic arts.

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 What I Know
I. Picture Identification: Identify the names of selected artworks and artists below.
Choose your answers from the box of choices and write it in the space above each artwork.

Choices:
Napoleon Crossing the Alps Antoine-Louis Barye Washington
White House Antonio Canova The Raft of Medusa Theodore Gericault

1._______________________________ 2.__________________________ 3.____________________________

4._______________________________ 5.___________________________ 6.___________________________

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II. Artist Identification: Identify the needed information for each artist. Kindly write
your answers on the space provided.
ROLE FAMOUS ARTWORK
ARTISTS (painter, sculptor, or NATIONALITY
architect)

Jean-Louis David 7. 8. 9.

Robert Adam 10. 11. 12.

Antoine-Louis Barye 13. 14. 15.

MODULE ARTS OF THE NEOCLASSIC AND

1 ROMANTIC PERIOD
Welcome to the first part of your lesson, about the arts of the Neoclassic and
Romantic Period (paintings, sculptures and architectures). You will be provided with
different activities to activate and develop your knowledge of the lesson. You will enrich
your learning as you go through this lesson. At the end of this lesson, your acquired
knowledge will be assessed. Are you excited? Let’s get started!

What’s In
In this part, you have to review your past lessons by finding words that are
connected to the Renaissance and Baroque Periods. I do hope that you gain a lot of
knowledge from your previous lessons so it would be easy for you to do this activity.
Alright, so what are you waiting for? Let’s get started!
Loop-A-Word
Encircle 10 words that represent the Renaissance and Baroque Periods.
D A V I D M O N A L I S A S B

R O S S B A R O C C O O H B A

E A T N B S B O S M M S E I R

B E D O N A T E L L O S V A O

I T A R C H I T E C T U R E Q

R N E N S E T V O Y W H O I U

T S S C U L P T U R E V Q B E

H Y E D O V T Z A U A E Z U D

R E N A I S S A N C E S R O A

T H E L A S T S U P P E R I O

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 What’s New
Activity 1: DESCRIBE ME
There are different things that come to our mind whenever we hear new or common
word/s just like the words below. I want you to write 6 words that come first into your
mind whenever you hear the words “Neoclassic” and “Romantic” in the space provided.

NEOCLASSIC ROMANTIC

________ ________ ________ _______

_________ _________

ACTIVITY 2: DO YOU KNOW ME?

In this activity, you will identify the names of the different artists and the period
they belong. Choose your answers from the box of choices provided. Write the letters of
the correct answers before each number.

ARTIST PERIODS

A. Jacques-Louis David A. Neoclassic

B. Antonio Canova B. Romantic
C. Theodore Gericault
D. Robert Adam

___1. ___2. ___3.

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 What is It

Here is what you need to know:

NEOCLASSICISM (1780-1840)

Neoclassicism was the Western movement in decorative and visual arts. It applies
to the literature, theater, music and architecture that were influenced by the classical art
and culture of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. 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 was
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. Art pieces of this period such as
paintings, sculptures and architectures generally portrayed Roman history which elevated
the Roman heroes. Natural realism became the trend during this period to portray the
magnificence of the national character of the people and their leaders.
Characteristics of Neoclassical arts:
- portrayal of Roman history - formal composition
- use of diagonals to show the peak of an - local color
emotion or moment (versus a regular moment) - overall lighting
- classic geo-structure

Difference between Classicism and Neoclassicism:

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

NEOCLASSICAL PAINTINGS, SCULPTURES AND ARCHITECTURES

Neoclassical artists 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

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classical subject-matter without adding distracting details but with as much historical
accuracy as possible.
This period was one of the great ages of public sculpture. Artists looked to
Roman styles during the time of Alexander the Great for inspiration as well as to mimic
their style.
Neoclassical architectural styles started in the mid-18th century. It turned away
from the grandeur of Rococo style and the late Baroque. Its style was principally derived
from the architecture of Classical Greece and Rome and the architectural designs of the
Italian architect Andrea Palladio. It has different styles namely: Temple Style, Palladian
Style and Classic Block Style. Below are selected artists of the Neoclassical Period and
their famous artworks.

Neoclassical Painter:
JACQUES-LOUIS DAVID
(1748-1825) France

Jacques-Louis David was an influential French painter in the

Neoclassical style and considered to be the preeminent
painter of the era. His subjects of paintings were more on
history.
Famous artwork:

NAPOLEON CROSSING THE ALPS

(J. David)

The painting shows 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.

Neoclassical Sculptor:

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. He opened the idea
for portraying discrete sexual pleasures by using
pure contours with his mythological compositions.

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 Famous artwork:
WASHINGTON (A.
Canova)

A marble sculpture of Washington currently

displayed at North Carolina Museum of History.

Neoclassical Architect:
Robert Adam 1728-1792 Britain

He was known as the Palladian architect of the Neoclassical era who designed
two well-known American civic buildings – The White House and The United States
Capitol. He had also designed many country houses.
Famous artworks:

White House United States Capitol

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/
File:Washington,DC.jpg File:United States Capitol - west front.jpg
Photo taken by Dawsonmartin2010 Source: aoc.gov

ROMANTICISM (1800 – 1810)

Romanticism was a movement in which the artists of the Neoclassical period

sought to break new grounds in the expression of emotion, both subtle and stormy. It
seeks modernism and expresses emotion through art. It embraced a number of distinctive
themes such as longing for history, supernatural elements and social injustices and
nature. It was also a reaction to the classical, contemplative nature of Neoclassical pieces.
Landscape paintings became more popular due to the people’s romantic adoration of
nature.
Characteristics of Romantic arts:
- shows the height of action - emotional extremes
- celebrated nature as out of control - dramatic compositions
- heightened sensation (life and death moments)

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 ROMANTIC PAINTINGS AND SCULPTURES

The paintings of the Romantic period gave more emphasis on emotion. Artists
expressed as much feeling and passion as it could be on a canvas. Romantic sculptures
can be divided into works that concern the human world and those that concern the
natural world.

Romantic Painter:

JEAN LOUIS THÉODORE GÉRICAULT

(1791-1824) France

He was the first French master and the leader of

the French realistic school. His masterpieces
were energetic, powerful, brilliantly colored,
and tightly composed.
Portrait of Théodore Gericault
by Alexandre-Marie Colin
Image source: Tyrenius2009

Famous artwork:

THE RAFT OF MEDUSA

(T. Géricault)

This painting portrays the victims of a

contemporary shipwreck. The people on this
raft were French emigrants en route to West
Africa.

Image from Musée du Louvre

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 Landscape Painting during the Romantic Period

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 in shaping the mood of landscape paintings.
Famous landscape artists: Théodore Rousseau and Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

Landscape with a Plowman (T. Rousseau
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/
File:Th%C3%A9 odore_Rousseau-Landscape_with_a_
Plowman_-_WGA20164.jpg
Image SOURCE from JarektUploadBot,2011
Le repos sous les saules (J. Corot)
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/
File:Le_repos_sous_les_saules_Camille_Corot.jpg
Image SOURCE from Yelkrokoyade,2015

Romantic Sculptor:

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.
Portrait of Antoine-Louis Barye

https://id.pinterest.com/pin/570690584003336891/
Famous artworks:

Hercules Sitting on a Bull Theseus Slaying the Minotaur

(A. Barye) (A. Barye)

https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Barye_Hercules.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/
Photo taken by BurgerSF,2012 File:Theseus_Slaying_Minotaur_by_Barye.jpg

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 NEOCLASSICISM Versus ROMANTICISM

NEOCLASSICISM: REASON ROMANTICISM: PASSION

Nature is defined as human nature Nature is defined as a natural environment

(woods, mountains, etc.)

Society is more important than the The individual is more important than
individual society

Imitation Originality

Tradition Experimentation

Rules and order Freedom

Mechanical Form (imposed from Organic Form (growing from inside)

outside)

Logic Intuition

Reason Imagination, Emotion

Attempted Objectivity Accepted subjectivity

Town or cultivated landscape Country, preferably untouched nature

Constraint Spontaneity

Conformity Independence, Rebellion

Cultivated, formal, social The primitive becomes focus

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 What’s More
Activity 1: TELL THE DIFFERENCE
Each period has its own characteristics. In this activity, you will compare the
Neoclassical and Romantic Period. Write the characteristics of each period inside their
corresponding box.

Neoclassical Period
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__________________________
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Romantic Period
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________
__________________________

Activity 2: BE A JUDGE!
Look at the painting given below and judge it based on the elements and artistic concepts
of the Romantic period that are visible in the said artwork. Write your evaluation on the
box provided.

________________________________________
________________________________________
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________________________________________
________________________________________
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Landscape with a Plowman (T. Rousseau)
Processing questions:
1. What do you think was the mood of the artist while doing the painting?
___________________________________________________________________________.
2. What is the message of the artwork?
___________________________________________________________________________.

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 What I Have Learned
Now, you are in this part where you are going to share the things that you have
learned about Neoclassical and Romantic arts. Please write your answers on the boxes
provided.

Things that I
Have Learned

What I Can Do
Activity: MY DREAM ABODE
Assuming that you are an architect and a painter. Your mother wants you to draw
your dream house with a touch of Neoclassical and Romantic characteristics in a bond or
Oslo paper. Ever since, you really love artworks related to Neoclassical and Romantic arts,
so you said yes. She wants you to paint it with your favorite colors. Aside from bond or
Oslo paper, you also need other art materials such as pencil, ruler, sharpener, eraser,
coloring materials (any of the following: water color, poster paint, acrylic paint), old
newspaper and water for brush cleansing.

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You will be graded based on the following:
Rubrics
skills Relational Multi Structural Uni structural Pre
5 4 3 structuralt
2

Content , I was able to draw I was able to draw I was able to I was able
Neatness my dream house my dream house draw my dream to draw my
and with a touch of with a touch of house with a dream
Appropriate Neoclassical and Neoclassical and touch of house
ness Romantic Romantic Neoclassical
characteristic characteristic and Romantic
neatly and neatly and characteristic
appropriately and appropriately
with creative
design.

Assessment
Multiple choice: Read the questions carefully and encircle the letter of the correct
answer.
1. Which of the following is a characteristic of Romantic arts?
A. portrayal of Roman history C. use of diagonals
B. formal composition D. expression of emotion

2. Which of the following terminologies came from the Greek word “neos” meaning new
and the Latin word “classicus” which is similar in meaning to the English phrase
first class?
A. Romantic B. Neoclassic C. Baroque D. Neoclassical

3. Artists in this period expressed as much feeling and passion as it could be on a

canvas. In what period paintings gave more emphasis on emotion?
A. Romantic B. Neoclassic C. Classic D. Renaissance

4. Which of the following themes became the trend during the Neoclassical period to
portray the magnificence of the national character of the people and their leaders?
A. Natural Realism C. Humanity
B. Emotional Extremes D. Dark Colors

5. The Western movement in decorative and visual arts was known as _________________.
A. Classicism B. Neoclassicism C. Romanticism D. Imperialism

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6. Which of the following was a movement in which the artists of the Neoclassical period
sought to break new grounds in the expression of emotion, both subtle and stormy?
A. Neoclassicism B. Romanticism C. Classicism D. Idealism

7. Which of the following paintings shows 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.?
A. Hercules Sitting on a Bull C. The Raft of Medusa
B. Washington D. Napoleon Crossing the Alps

8. Who among the following artists was the most famous animal sculptor of all time and
studied the anatomy of his subjects by sketching residents of the Paris zoo?
A. Antonio Canova C. Antoine-Louis Barye
B. Robert Adam D. Jean Louis Théodore Géricault

9. Which of the following is a painting that depicts the physical world that surrounds us
and includes features such as mountains, valleys, vegetation, and bodies of water?
A. Landscape Painting C. Romantic Painting
B. Neoclassical Painting D. Classical Painting

10. Who among the following artists was an influential French painter in the Neoclassical
style, and considered to be the preeminent painter of the era and whose subjects of
paintings were more on history?
A. Antonio Canova C. Antoine-Louis Barye
B. Jacques-Louis David D. Jean Louis Théodore Géricault

Additional Activities

In this part, I want you to watch a video on YouTube for you to be enlightened
more about Romanticism. You can click this link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6o1ztDRyCMc.
After watching the video, please answer the following guide questions:

1. What is the different information about Romanticism you gathered from the
video?
________________________________________________________________________
2. Does the video broaden your knowledge about Romanticism? Yes, or No?
Explain your answer.
________________________________________________________________________

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 Answer Key

15. French
Minotaur
Slaying the
a Bull/ Theseus
14. Hercules Sitting on
13. Sculptor
12. British
Capitol
United States
11. White House/
10. Architect
10. The Last Supper 9. French
9. Renaissance the Alps
10. B activity. 8. Rebirth 8. Napoleon Crossing
9. A criteria provided for the 7. Donatello 7. Painter
8. C Scores may vary on the 6. Sculpture 6. Washington
7. D What I can Do 5. Architecture the Alps
6. B 4. Baroque 5. Napoleon Crossing
5. B 3. B/A 3. Barocco Medusa
4. A 2. A/A 2. Monalisa 4. The Raft of
3. A 1. C/B 1. David 3. Theodore Gericault
2. B KNOW ME (In any order) 2. Antonio Canova
1. D Activity 2: DO YOU Loop-A-Word 1. White House
Assessment What’s New What’s In What I Know

References
Books:
Learner’s Material for Music and Arts Grade 9
Lacia, Gerardo, Callo, Lualhati, Solis, Ronald, Fabella, Mark, Limos, Adelina, Dela Cruz, Aileen, and
Lacia, Ferdilyn. “K-12 The 21st Century MAPEH in Action 9. Worktext in Music, Arts, Physical Education
and Health”. Rex Book Store, 2014.
Websites:
http://www.pinterest.com/theantiquehare/neoclassical-and-romantic-paintings/
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/771363
Images:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Canova-Washington.JPG
https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Th%C3%A9odore_G%C3%A9ricault_by_Alexandre_Colin_1816.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:JEAN_LOUIS_TH%C3%89ODORE_G%C3%89RICAULT_-
_La_Balsa_de_la_Medusa_(Museo_del_Louvre,_1818-19).jpg
https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Barye_Hercules.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Theseus_Slaying_Minotaur_by_Barye.jpg
Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6o1ztDRyCMc

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 Development Team of the Module

Writer: Nanette A. Distrajo

Editors: Darren Bancod
Layout Artist: Maria Isabel G. Tutor
Management Team:
Sheryll T. Gayola
Assistant Schools Division Superintendent
OIC, Office of the Schools Division Superintendent

Elisa O. Cerveza
Chief, CID
OIC, Office of the Assistant Schools Division Superintendent

Jovita Consortia Mani

EPS-MAPEH

Ivy Coney A. Gamatero

EPS – LRMS

For inquiries or feedback, please write or call:

Schools Division Office- Marikina City

Email Address: sdo.marikina@deped.gov.ph

191 Shoe Ave., Sta. Elena, Marikina City, 1800, Philippines

Telefax: (02) 682-2472 / 682-3989

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