ARTS

Arts of the
Neoclassic and
Romantic Periods
Neoclassicism 1780-1840
- neoclassic came from Greek word neos meaning “new” and Latin
word classics which is similar in meaning to the English phrase “first
class”.
- Western movement in decorative and visual arts; applies to literature,
theater, music, and architecture that were influenced by the Classical
art an culture of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.
- coincided with the 18th century Age of Reason also known as the Age of
Enlightenment
- Neoclassical art pieces such as paintings, sculpture, and architecture
generally portrayed Roman history which elevated the Roman heroes.
Characteristics:
• Portrayal of Roman history
• Formal composition
• The use of diagonals to show the peak of an emotion or moment
(versus a regular moment)
• Local color
• Overall lighting
• Classic geo-structure
Neoclassical
Painting
Jacques – Louis David (1748-1825
- andinfluential French painter in the

Neoclassical style, and considered to be
the pre-eminent painter of the era. His
subjects of paintings were more on
history
The Death of Marat
- shows the portrayal of a

revolutionary martyr
- painting of the murdered
French revolutionary
leader Jean – Paul Marat
Napoleon Crossing the Alps
- showed a strongly
idealized view of the real
crossing that Napoleon
and his army made across
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.
- three brothers, all of whom
appear willing to sacrifice their
lives for the good of Rome, are
shown saluting their father who
holds their swords out for them.
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
1780-1867
- a pupil of Jacques-Louie David, he was

influenced by Italian Renaissance painters
like Raphael, Nicolas Pousin, Botticelli,
and- his mentor David.
- paintings are usually nudes, portraits,

and mythological themes
- regarded as one of the great exemplars
of academic art and one of the finest Old
Masters of his era
Portrait of the Napoleon on he Imperial Throne
- depictsNapoleon in his
decadent coronation
costume, seated upon his
golden-encrusted throne,
hand resting upon smooth
ivory balls
The Apotheosis of Homer
- depicts an image of
Homer, receiving all the
brilliant men of Rome,
Greece, and
contemporary times.
Neoclassical
Sculptures
Antonio Canova
1757-1822
- a prolific Italian artist and sculptor who
became famous for his marble sculptures tat
delicately rendered nude flesh
- he opened the idea of portraying discrete
sexual pleasures by using pure contours with
his mythological compositions
Psyche Awakened by Cupid’s Kiss
-a marble sculpture
portraying the
relationship of Psyche
and Cupid
Washington
-a marble sculpture of
Washington currently
displayed at North
Carolina Museum of
history
Bertel Thorvaldsen 1789-1838
- thefirst internationally
acclaimed Danish artist
- executed sculptures of
mythological and religious themes
characters
Christ
-a marble sculpture
image of resurrected
Christ currently located
at the Thorvaldsen
Museum
Lion of Lucerne
-a sculpture of a dying lion
in Lucerne, Switzerland that
commemorates the Swiss
Guards who were massacred
in 1792 during the French
Revolution
Neoclassical
Architecture
Types of Neoclassical Architecture
• TEMPLE STYLE – a building design was

based on ancient templee; it features a
peristyle (a continuous line of columns around
a building), a rare feature of Renaissance
architecture
Pantheon, Paris
-
British Museum, London
La Madeleine de Paris
• PALLADIAN STYLE – based on Andrea Palladio’s
style of villa construction
• - some Of the the buildings feature a balustrade
which is a railings with vertical supports along the
edge of the roof
• - Also a classical method of crowning a building that
has a flat or low lying roof
Robert Adam 1728-1792
-known as the Palladian architect

of the Neoclassical who designed
two well-known American civic
buildings – the White House and
the United States Capitol
White House
United States Capitol
• CLASSICAL BLOCK STYLE – building features a rectangular or
square plan, with a flat roof and an exterior rich in classically-
decorated rectangular block
• - also known as “Beaux – Arts style, since it was developed principally
by the French Ecole des Beaux Arts (School of Fine Arts)
Famous Architects of this architectural style were:
A. Henri Labrouste – Library of
Sainte – Genevieve
-
Charles Garnier – PALAIS Garnier “Paris Opera House”
Other buildings in classical block style
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Romanticism 1800s-1810s
- a movement in which the artists of Neoclassical period sought to break

new ground in the expression of emotion, both subtle and stormy.
- it embraced a number of distinctive themes, such as a longing for
history, supernatural elements, social injustices, and nature.
- landscape painting also became more popular due to people’s romantic
adoration of nature
Characteristics:
• Height of action
• Emotional extremes
• Celebrated nature as out of control
• Dramatic compositions
• Heightened sensation (life and death moments
Romantic
Painting

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Arts of the

- andinfluential French painter in the

- shows the portrayal of a

- depicts a scene from a Roman

- a pupil of Jacques-Louie David, he was

- paintings are usually nudes, portraits,

• TEMPLE STYLE – a building design was

-known as the Palladian architect

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- a movement in which the artists of Neoclassical period sought to break

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