Neoclassical and Romantic Period
Neoclassical and Romantic Period
Neoclassical and Romantic Period
ROMANTIC PERIOD
NEOCLASSICISM, 1780-1840
TheWestern movement in
decorative and visual arts was called
Neoclassicism
TheNeoclassical movement
coincided with the 18th century Age
of Reason also known as the Age of
Enlightenment.
NEOCLASSICISM, 1780-1840
Characteristics:
France
Influential French
painter
History
NEOCLASSICAL PAINTING
The Death of Marat
NEOCLASSICAL PAINTING
Napoleon Crossing the
Alps
NEOCLASSICAL PAINTING
Oath of the Horatii
NEOCLASSICAL PAINTING
Jean-Auguste-
Dominique Ingres
(1780-1867)
France
Influenced by Italian
Renaissance painter
Nudes, portraits and
mythological themes
NEOCLASSICAL PAINTING
Portrait of Napoleon
on the Imperial
Throne
NEOCLASSICAL PAINTING
The Apotheosis of
Homer
NEOCLASSICAL
SCULPTURE
NEOCLASSICAL SCULPTURE
Antonio Canova
(1757-1822)
Italy
Bertel Thorvaldsen
(1789-1838)
Denmark
First internationally
acclaimed Danish
artist
Sculpture of
mythological and
religious themes
characters
NEOCLASSICAL SCULPTURE
Christ
NEOCLASSICAL SCULPTURE
Lion of Lucerne
NEOCLASSICAL
ARCHITECTURE
NEOCLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE
Types of Neoclassical Architecture
TEMPLE STYLE
Ancient temple
Churches and modern buildings
Jacques-Germain Soufflot
NEOCLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE
Robert Smirke
NEOCLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE
Pierre-Alexandre Vignon
NEOCLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE
Types of Neoclassical Architecture
PALLADIAN STYLE
Britain
Palladian architect
NEOCLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE
White House
NEOCLASSICAL ARCHITECTURE
Height of action
Emotional extremes
Dramatic composition