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
The Art World was changing quickly.
Movements and counter movements start
springing up.
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.
In the 1800’s, 3 art movements,
Neoclassicism
Romanticism
Realism
Will compete with each other
Neoclassicism
Realism
Romanticism
Neoclassical Art
Characteristics of Neoclassical Art
Characteristics of Neoclassical art
• Inspired by the art
of ancient Rome
and Greece (like
the Renaissance).
Renaissance
Menelaus
supporting
Patroclus
Classical
3rd century BC
marble
Neoclassical
Michelangelo
Jacques-Louis David
Pieta
The Death of Marat
1499
marble
1793
oil on canvas
Characteristics of Neoclassical art
• Classical subjects
and poses
Antonio Canova
Cupid and Psyche
1787-93
marble
Jacques-Louis David
Death of Socrates
1787
oil on canvas
51 x 77 1/4 in.
Polykleitos
Doryphoros (Spear
Bearer)
ca. 450-440 B.C.E.
Charles Wilson
Peale
George Washington
ca. 1779-81
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 David
Napoleon Crossing
St. Bernard
1800-01.
Gilbert Stuart
Portrait of George Washington,
1797.
AMERICAN
NEOCLASSICAL
John Trumbull’s
Declaration of Independence
Neoclassical Architecture
Thomas Jefferson,
Monticello Charlottesville,VA,
1770-1806
Neoclassical
Architecture
Pierre Vignon, La Madeleine
Paris, 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
Arc de Triomphe, Paris
Neoclassical
Architecture
Jefferson admired Palladio
.
Palladio,Villa Rotonda, 1570
Thomas Jefferson,
Rotunda at the University of Virginia
Andrea Palladio,
Sketch of the Pantheon