1780-1840

Ms. Joana Marie M. Bernasol

Bro. Andrew Gonzalez Technical High School
 Came from the Greek word “neos” meaning NEW
and Latin word “classicus” which means FIRST
CLASS
 Western movement in decorative and visual arts
 Applies to literature, theater, music and architecture
 “Age of Enlightenment”
 Portrayal of Roman history
 Formal composition
 Use of diagonals to show peak of emotion or
movement
 Local color
 Over lighting
 Classic geo-structure
Famous Artists
With historical accuracy
Focused on costumes, settings and details
 1748-1825
 French painter
 Subjects were more of history
 Famous art works:
1. The Death of Marat
2. Napoleon Crossing the Alps
3. Oath pf Horatii
 1780-1867, France
 Pupil of Jacques Louis-David
 His paintings are usually nudes, portraits and
mythological themes
 One of the great exemplars of academic art
 One of the finest Old Masters of his era
 Famous artworks:
1. Portrait of Napoleon on the Imperial Throne
2. The Apotheosis of Homer
Artists looked to Roman styles during the time of Alexander
the Great for inspiration as well as to mimic their styles.
 (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 discrete sexual
pleasures by using pure contours with his mythological
compositions
 Famous works:
1. Psyche Awakened by Cupid’s Kiss
2. Washington
 (1789-1838) Denmark
 Was the first internationally acclaimed Danish artist.
 He executed sculptures of mythological characters.
 Famous artworks:
1. Christ
2. Lion of Lucerne
Artists looked to Roman styles during the time of Alexander
the Great for inspiration as well as to mimic their styles.
 (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 discrete sexual
pleasures by using pure contours with his mythological
compositions
 Famous works:
1. Psyche Awakened by Cupid’s Kiss
2. Washington
 (1789-1838) Denmark
 Was the first internationally acclaimed Danish artist.
 He executed sculptures of mythological characters.
 Famous artworks:
1. Christ
2. Lion of Lucerne
Style principally derived from the architecture of Classical
Greece and Rome
Architectural design of the Italian architect Andrea Palladio
 Temple style
 Palladian style
 Classical block style
 Based on Ancient temples
 Features peristyle (continuous line of columns
around a building)
 Examples of temple style building:
1. Pantheon, Paris
2. British Museum, London
3. La Madeleine de Paris
 Based on Andrea Palladio’s style of villa
construction
 Features balustrade along the edge of the roof
 There are vertical supports within a balustrade know as
“balusters” or “spindles”.
 Classical method of crowning a building that has a flat
or low lying roof
One of the famous artist is:
Robert Adam (1728-1792) Britain
Designed two well known American civic
buildings
The White House and the United States Capitol
 Features a rectangular or square plan with a flat roof
and an exteriors rich in classical detail
 Classical block aesthetic was also known as “Beaux-
Arts style”
 Classical block architecture also flourished in the
United States
Famous Architects:
Henri Labrouste
His masterpiece is the Library of Sainte-
Genevieve
Charles Garnier
Designed the most famous classical block of all
which is the Palais Garnier
1800s-1810s
Expression of emotion, both subtle and
stormy
Distinctive themes: longing for history,
supernatural elements, social injustices
and nature
 Shows the height of action
 Emotional extremes
 Celebrated nature as out of control
 Dramatic compositions
 Heightened sensation
Famous Artists
Emphasis on emotion
Expressed as much feeling and passion as it could be
 First French master
 Leader of the French realistic school
 His master pieces were energetic, power
 1780-1867, France
 Pupil of Jacques Louis-David
 His paintings are usually nudes, portraits and
mythological themes
 One of the great exemplars of academic art
 One of the finest Old Masters of his era
 Famous artworks:
1. Portrait of Napoleon on the Imperial Throne
2. The Apotheosis of Homer
Artists looked to Roman styles during the time of Alexander
the Great for inspiration as well as to mimic their styles.
 (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 discrete sexual
pleasures by using pure contours with his mythological
compositions
 Famous works:
1. Psyche Awakened by Cupid’s Kiss
2. Washington
 (1789-1838) Denmark
 Was the first internationally acclaimed Danish artist.
 He executed sculptures of mythological characters.
 Famous artworks:
1. Christ
2. Lion of Lucerne
Artists looked to Roman styles during the time of Alexander
the Great for inspiration as well as to mimic their styles.
 (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 discrete sexual
pleasures by using pure contours with his mythological
compositions
 Famous works:
1. Psyche Awakened by Cupid’s Kiss
2. Washington
 (1789-1838) Denmark
 Was the first internationally acclaimed Danish artist.
 He executed sculptures of mythological characters.
 Famous artworks:
1. Christ
2. Lion of Lucerne
Style principally derived from the architecture of Classical
Greece and Rome
Architectural design of the Italian architect Andrea Palladio
 Temple style
 Palladian style
 Classical block style
 Based on Ancient temples
 Features peristyle (continuous line of columns
around a building)
 Examples of temple style building:
1. Pantheon, Paris
2. British Museum, London
3. La Madeleine de Paris
 Based on Andrea Palladio’s style of villa
construction
 Features balustrade along the edge of the roof
 There are vertical supports within a balustrade know as
“balusters” or “spindles”.
 Classical method of crowning a building that has a flat
or low lying roof
One of the famous artist is:
Robert Adam (1728-1792) Britain
Designed two well known American civic
buildings
The White House and the United States Capitol
 Features a rectangular or square plan with a flat roof
and an exteriors rich in classical detail
 Classical block aesthetic was also known as “Beaux-
Arts style”
 Classical block architecture also flourished in the
United States
Famous Architects:
Henri Labrouste
His masterpiece is the Library of Sainte-
Genevieve
Charles Garnier
Designed the most famous classical block of all
which is the Palais Garnier