Pictures/Slides from Text
1.
23.5, Angelica Kaufmann, Cornilia presenting her Children as her
Treasures, 1785, Richmond, VA, USA
2.
23.6, Benjamin West, The Death of General Wolfe, 1770, Ottawa,
Canada
3.
23.8, Lord Burlington & William Kent, Chiswick House, 1725,
London, UK
4.
23.12, 23.13, Horace Walpole, William Robinson, Strawberry Hill,
1749-1777, Twickenham, UK
5.
23.14, George Stubbs, Lion Attacking a Horse, 1770, New Haven,
CT, USA
6.
23.16, Joseph Wright, The Old Man and Death, 1773, Hartford,
CT
7.
23.17, John-Henry Fuseli, The Nightmare, 1781, Detroit, MI, USA
8.
23.25, Jean-Baptiste Greuze, The Village Bride, 1761, Paris, FR
9.
23.26, Jean-Antoine Houdon, Voltaire Seated, 1781, Geneva
Switzerla
10.
23.30, Jacques-Louis David, The Death of Marat, 1793,
Brussels, Belgium
11.
23.29, Marie-Louise, Elizabeth Vigee Lebrun, Self Portrait with Daughter, 1789, Paris France
12.
23.30Antonio Canova, Cupid and Psyche, 1787-93, Paris
France
Facts/Information from Text
13.
The age of Enlightenment was heralded by two revolutions, the Industrial revolution and the Political Revolutions of France and America.
14.
Perhaps the two most influential thinkers of their age, John
Locke and Isaac Newton, laid the foundation for Enlightened philosophy.
15.
In addition to establishing basic human rights, logic and a new moral order, enlightenment thought also ushered in modern science.
16.
Neoclassicism, the dominant style of the Age of
Enlightenment, illustrated the virtuous actions and deeds of the ancient Greeks and Romans.
17.
While Neoclassicism dominated the Age of Enlightenment, the seeds of a new style were being sewn which emphasized, emotion, intuition and the supremacy of raw unrestricted nature known today as “Romanticism.”
18.
Another aspect of “Romanticism” are feelings of awe, fright, terror and being overwhelmed, referred to as the “Sublime.”
19.
The most important woman artist of the age was the Swiss born, Italian trained, English history painter, Angelica Kaufmann,
(1741-1807).
20.
The first American born artist discussed in our text, who trained in Italy and settled in England was Benjamin West, (1738-
1820)
21.
The Neoclassical British developed two other concepts or principles, neither of which is a style known as the, picturesque and associationism.
22.
Another architectural revival began in late 18 th Century
England, known as the “Gothic Revival” and represented in our text by “Strawberry Hill.”
23.
The artist who most successfully combined the traits of the
Neoclassical and Romantic styles was, Joseph Wright, (1734-
1797).
24.
Perhaps the most unique and unconventional artist of the age, who created paintings of fantasy and horror was, John-Henry
Fuseli, (1741-1825).
25.
The quintessential representative of pure Neoclassical style was, Jacques-Louis David.