Arts of Neoclas

Arts of Neoclassical and
Romantic Period
A. Barye Departure of the Volunteers
A. Canova Liberty Leading the People
B. Thorbaldsen Lion of Lucerne
E. Delacroix Oath of the Horatii
F. Goya Palladian
F. Rude Passion
J. David Reason
J. Gericault Temple Style
J. Ingres
The Apotheosis of Homer
The Raft of the Medusa
Third of May
Classical Block
Neoclassism, 1780- 1840
Neoclassic
Greek word neos which means "new"
Latin word classicus which is similar in meaning to
"first class"
Neoclassical artworks are inspired by the art and

culture of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.
Neoclassism Characteristics
• Portrayal of Roman History
• Formal composition
• Local color
• Overall lighting
• Classic geo-structure
Neoclassical Painting
• Jacques- Louis David

 considered to be the pre-eminent painter of the
era
 his subjects of paintings were more on history
The Death of Marat- portrays the murdered
French revolutionary leader Jean-Paul Marat
Napeleon Crossing the Alps - idealized view of
the real crossing that Napoleon and his army made accross
the Alps through the Great St. Bernard Pass in May 1800
Oath of the Horatii- depicts a scene from a
Roman Legend about the dispute between Rome
and Alba Longa
Jean-Auguste- Dominique Ingres
• Pupil of Jacques- Louis David

• His paintings are usually nudes, portraits and
mythological themes.
• He was regarded as one of the great exemplars of
academic art and one of the finest masters of his
era
Portrait of Napoleon on the Imperial
Throne- depicts Napoleon in his decadent coronation costume,
seated upon his golden-encrusted throne
The Apotheosis of Homer- the painting
depicts an image of Homer, receiving all the brilliant men
of Rome, Greece, and contemporary times
Neoclassical Sculptures
• Antonio 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 contours with his
mythological compositions.
Psyche Awakened by Cupid's Kiss- a marble
sculpture portraying the relationship of Psyche and Cupid
Washington- marble sculpture of Washington
currently displayed at North Carolina Museum of
History
Berthel Thorvaldsen
• Was the first internationally acclaimed Danish

artist.
• He executed sculptures of mythological and

religious themes characters
Christ- a marble sculpture of Washington currently
displayed at North Carolina Museum of History
Lion of Lucerne- commemorates the Swiss
Guards who were massacred in 1792 during the French
Revolution
Neoclassical Architecture
• Temple Style
- based on ancient temple
- many temple style buildings feature a peristyle
(a continuous line of columns around a building), a
rare feature of Renaissance architecture.
Famous Temple Style buildings
• Pantheon, Paris
British Museum
La Madeleine de Paris
Paladian style
• based on Andrea Palladio's style of villa
construction. Some of the buildings feature a
balustrades which is a railing with vertical supports
along the edge of the roof.
Robert Adam- palladian architect who
designed two well known American civic buildings
Classical Block Style- .
• features a rectangular or square plan, with a

flat roof and an exterior rich in classical detail
Henri Labrouste
Charles Garnier
Romanticism, 1800s-1810s
• movement in which the artists of Neoclassical
period sought to break new ground in the
expression of emotion, both subtle and stormy.
• Landscape painting also became more popular due

to people's romantic adoration of nature.
Romantic Painting ( Portraits/
Figures)
• Jean louis Theodore Gericault
• His masterpieces were energetic, powerful,

brilliantly colored and tightly composed
The Raft of Medusa- portrays the
victims of a contemporary shipwreck
Charging Chasseur- his first major
work
Insane Woman- one of the several portraits
Gericault made of the mentally disabled that has a
peculiar hypnotic power.
Eugene Delacroix- greatest romantic
painter of all
Liberty Leading the People-
commemorates the July Revolution of 1830, which
toppled King Charles X of France
Francisco Goya-commissioned romantic
painter by the King of Spain
The third of May- commemorate the
Spanish resistance to Napoleon’s Army
Saturn Devouring his Son- depicts the Greek myth
of the Titan Cronus(Saturn) who fears that he will be
overthrown by his own children
The Burial of Sardine- Spanish ceremony
celebrated on Ash Wednesday and was a symbolic
burial of the past
Romantic Painting (Landscape
Painting)
Famous landscape artists during the romantic
period:
• Theodore Pousseau
• Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
Theodore Pousseau
Der kleine Fischer Landscape with a Plowman

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
The Church of Marissel, near Beauvais Le repos sous les saules

Romantic Sculpture
• Can be divided into works that concern about the
human world and those that concern the natural
world.
• The leading sculptors of each type were Rude and
Barye.
Francois Rude
• Was best known for his social art which aimed to
inspire and capture the interest of a broad public.
• Famous Artworks;
• Departure of the Volunteers
• JEANNE d’ARC
Departure of the Volunteers- the work portrays the
goddess liberty urging the forces of the French Revolution onward
JEANNE d’ARC
Antoine-Louis Barye
• He was the most famous animal sculptor of all
time. He studied the anatomy of his subjects by
sketching residents of the Paris Zoo
• Famous works;
• Hercules Sitting on a Bull
• Theseus Slaying the Minotaur
Hercules Sitting on a Bull
Theseus Slaying the Minotaur
Gothic Revival Architecture
(Neogothic)
• Neogothic buildings have been often referred to as
“castles”
Charles Barry- Westminster
Palace
“castles”
James Renwick- St. Patrick’s
Cathedral
“castles”
NEO- CLASSICISM and
ROMANTICISM in the PHILIPPINES
Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo y
Padilla
• Was one of the greatest Filipino painters in the late
19th century who was significant in the Philippine
history for inspiring the members of the Philippine
reform movement
The Christian Virgins being
Exposed to the Populace
Juan Luna y Novicio
• Was a painter and a sculptor, who became one of
the first recognized Philippine artists.
• A political activist of the Philippine Revolution
during the late 19th century
• One of his famous artwork was
spoliarium
Spoliarium
Fernando Cueto Amorsolo
• He was a national artist in painting
• Painter of rural Philippine
landscapes
Planting Rice with Mayon
Volcano
Guillermo Estrella Tolentino
• Filipino sculptor who was named National Artist for
the visual arts in 1973,
• Hailed as the “Father of Philippine Arts”
Napoleon Isabelo Veloso Abueva
• National artist for sculpture
• Entitled as the “father of Modern Philippine
Sculpture”
• Paint or sketch an illustration showing the ideas of
Neoclassical or Romantic painting.
Things to reflect;
• Subject of your artwork
• Reason for choosing this subject
Output
• Draw or paint an artwork in the style of
Neoclassicism or Romanticism which promotes
either peace, saving the earth, gender equality, or
any other relevant issues.
• Give a title and a short description about your
work.
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Neoclassical artworks are inspired by the art and

• Jacques- Louis David

• Pupil of Jacques- Louis David

• Was the first internationally acclaimed Danish

• He executed sculptures of mythological and

• features a rectangular or square plan, with a

• Landscape painting also became more popular due

• Jean louis Theodore Gericault

• His masterpieces were energetic, powerful,

Der kleine Fischer Landscape with a Plowman

The Church of Marissel, near Beauvais Le repos sous les saules

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