The 1800’s was a time of upheaval. The Church is less of an influence Monarchies toppled...

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The 1800’s was a time of upheaval. The Church is less of an influence Monarchies toppled Industrialization Urbanization Masses of dissatisfied poor Fast paced progress leads to confusion and change

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The 1800’s was a time of upheaval.

• The Church is less of an influence• Monarchies toppled

• Industrialization• Urbanization

• Masses of dissatisfied poor

• Fast paced progress leads to confusion and change

An Art Movement is when a group of artist, who are familiar with each other, work in a similar style during the same

period of time.

The Art World was changing quickly.Movements and counter movements start

springing up.

In the 1800’s, 3 art movements,

NeoclassicismRomanticism

RealismWill compete with each other

Neoclassical Art

Characteristics of Neoclassical Art

Characteristics of Neoclassical art• Inspired by the art

of ancient Rome and Greece (like the Renaissance).

Neoclassical

Jacques-Louis David

The Death of Marat

1793oil on canvas

Michelangelo

Pieta

1499marbleClassical

Renaissance

Menelaus supporting Patroclus

3rd century BC marble

Characteristics of Neoclassical art• Classical subjects

and poses

Antonio Canova

Cupid and Psyche

1787-93marble

Jacques-Louis David

Death of Socrates

1787oil on canvas51 x 77 1/4 in.

Charles Wilson Peale

George Washington

ca. 1779-81

Polykleitos

Doryphoros (Spear Bearer)

ca. 450-440 B.C.E.

Characteristics of Neoclassical art• More

“Rational”

• Dominance of line over color (line=intellectual, color=emotional)

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

Paganini

1819

Characteristics of Neoclassical art• Smooth

brush strokes

John Singleton Copley

Portrait of Paul Revere

ca. 1768-1770

Characteristics of Neoclassical art• Solid/linear

forms• Rational

organization

Jacques-Louis David

Oath of the Horatii

1784

Characteristics of Neoclassical art• Moralizing:

thought art should show ideal images, a more perfect world.

Jacques-Louis David

The Coronation of Napoleon

1805-1808

Characteristics of Neoclassical art• Heroic and

grand

Benjamin West

The Death of General Wolfe

1771

Characteristics of Neoclassical art• Heroic and

grand

Jacques-Louis DavidNapoleon CrossingSt. Bernard1800-01.

Gilbert Stuart

Portrait of George Washington,

1797.

AMERICAN NEOCLASSICA

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John Trumbull’s Declaration of Independence

Thomas Jefferson, Monticello Charlottesville,VA, 1770-1806

Neoclassical Architecture

Pierre Vignon, La MadeleineParis, France, 1807-1842

Influenced by Roman imperial temples.

La Medeleine is a symolic link between the Napolionic & Roman empires.

Neoclassical Architecture

Napoleon commissioned Greek and Roman style monuments because he thought they would enhance his image as a great emperor

Neoclassical Architecture

Arc de Triomphe, Paris

.Jefferson admired Palladio

Neoclassical Architecture

Palladio,Villa Rotonda, 1570

Andrea Palladio,

Sketch of the Pantheon

Thomas Jefferson, Rotunda at the University of Virginia