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NEOCLASSICISM
1780-1840
Neoclassicism
came from the greek word
“neos” meaning NEW and
latin word “classicus” which
means FIRST CLASS
Applies to Literature,
theater, music, and
architecture
“Age of Reason”
CHARACTERISTICS
OF
NEOCLASSICAL
ART
 Portrayal of Roman history

Oath of the Horatii Abduction of the Sabine

by Jacques Louis David Woman by Poussy
Formal composition
Use of diagonals to show peak of
emotions of movement

The death of Marat Psyche Awakened by Cupid’s Kiss

by J. David by A. Canova
 Local color and Over lighting

Cornelia, Mother of Gracchi, Death of Socrates

Pointing to her Children as
by J. David
her Treasures
by Angelica Kauffmann
Classic geo-structure
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Jacques-Louis David
1748-1825
French painter
Subjects where more of history
Famous Artworks
1. The death of Marat
2. Napoleon crossing the alps
3. Oath of Horatti
The Death of Morat Napoleon Crossing the Alps
Jean Augustine-
Domonique Ingres
1780-1867, France
Pupil of Jacques Louis-David
His paintings are usually nudes,
portraits, and mythological themes
One of the grate exemplars of
academic art
One of the finest old masters of era
Famous artworks
1. Portrait of Napoleon on the imperial
throne
2. The apotheosis of Homer
Napoleon on the Apotheosis of Homer
Imperial Throne
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Artist
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Antonio Canova
1757-1822, Italy
Was a prolific italian sculptor who became
famous for his marble sculptures that
delicately rendered nude flesh
He opened the idea for portraying discreet
sexual pressures by using pure contours
with his mythological composition
Famous works
1. Psyche awakened by Cupid’s kiss
2. Washington
Psyche Awakened Washington
by Cupid’s Kiss
Bertel Thorvaldsen
1789-1838, Denmark
Was the first internationally
acclaimed danish artist
He executed sculptures of
mythological characters
Famous works
Christ
Lion of Lucerne
Christ Lion of Lucerne
Architecture
 TYPES OF
ARCHITECTURE
Temple Style
Based on ancient templates
Features peristyle
(continuous line of columns
around a building)
Examples of temple style
building:
1. Pantheon, Paris
2. Bristish Museaum, London
3. La Madeleine de Paris
Palladian Style Classical Block style
Based on Andrea Palladio’s style of villa Features a rectangular or
construction
square plan with a flat
Features balustrade along the edge of
roof and an exteriors rich
the roof
in classical detail
there are vertical supports within a
balustrade know as “balustrers” or Classical Block aesthetic
“spindles” was also known as “Beaux
Classical method of Crowning a arts Style”
building that has a flat or low lying roof
Classical Block
One of the famous Artist is:
Architecture also
Robert Adam (1728-1792) Britain
flourished in the US
ROMANTICISM
1800s-1810s
 ROMANTICISM
Expression of emotion, both subtle and
stormy
Distinctive themes: longing for history,
supernatural elements, social injustices and
nature
CHARACTERISTICS
Shows the height of action
Emotional Extremes
Celebrated nature as out of
control
Dramatic Compositions
Heightened Sensation
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Fam
Pain tin g s
Jean Louis Theaodore
Gericault

First French Master

Leader of the french realistic
school
His master pieces were
energetic, power
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