Neoclassical

• It was a movement in Europe that transpired

during late 18th and early 19th centuries.
• Dominant art movement that time which
basically aimed to revive and rekindle the
influences of Greek and Roman into
architecture.
• There was a call veer away from such
extravagance in terms of style and form of
the Baroque Period.
Antonio Canova, Paolina Borghese as Venus Victrix
 Romanticism
• An art movement, used the central theme of neo-
classicist artwork as a springboard.
• Romanticist have highlighted heroic elements into
their work.
• The major and central themes of romanticism
movement include the emphasis on the goodness
of mankind. Most works also promoted justice,
equality, and social order.
• Artist emphasizes emotions and feelings of man,
which was a deviation from the humanist principle
of rationalism.
Theodore Gericault, The Raft of Medusa
 Realism
• As a style of work focuses on the accuracy of
details that depicts and somehow mirrors
reality.
• There is a little room for imagination in this
movement since emphasis is placed in
observable traits that can concretize through
artworks.
• It was heavily influenced by Hellenistic Greek
culture since most artworks during that
period placed emphasis on the human body.
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• Realism as a modern movement in art
veered away from traditional forms of art.
• Artist worked within context of
revolutions and social change, artistic
works began to depicts real-life events.
Idealistic concepts and images were
placed by real manifestations of society.
• Combine both art and life in artist works.
It is also re-examined existing belief
systems and traditions.
Gustave Courbet, Burial at Ornans
 Impressionism
• It is started in France which led to break from the
tradition in European painting in mid-to late 1800s.
• Impressionist artists incorporated scientific
principles to achieve more distinct representation
of color.
• Artist emphasize the immediate impression he has
of a particular event or scene.
• Impression is communicated by the artist through
his work and can be seen through the brushstrokes,
distinction of colors, and the lights and shadows
used by the artist.
Berthe Morisot, The Harbor at Lorient
 Post-Impressionism
• It is emerged in France, which is a result
of both influence and rejection of
impressionism.
• This eventually led to be to the
development of individual style that gave
emphasis to defining from the use of
broken colors and short brush stroke.
• Famous Post-Impressionism artists –
Paul Cezanne, Georges Seurat, Paul
Gauguin and Vincent van Gogh
• Painters became the framework of the
contemporary techniques and trends
during the 20th century.
Vincent van Gogh, The Starry Night