Is there a connection between art and music?
If there is a connection, are they influenced by similar ideas, events, and/or people?

 SWBAT identify and analyze pieces art to understand changing trends between the Baroque and Classical periods

 Rococo – Earlier style characterized by lavish and ornate details with everyday subjects
 Neo-Classical – Later style characterized by it’s simplicity and strong lines based on Greek and Roman art

Robert Andrews and His
Wife Oath of the Horatii

Robert Andrews and His
Wife Oath of the Horatii
• Subject: Two subjects sitting in a countryside landscape
• Colors: Light pastels, light and bright background; happy and peaceful colors
• Texture: Soft, airy
• Composition: Focal point off-center: asymmetrical

Robert Andrews and His
Wife Oath of the Horatii
• Subject: Two subjects sitting in a countryside landscape
• Colors: Light pastels, light and bright background; happy and peaceful colors
• Texture: Soft, airy
• Composition: Focal point off-center: asymmetrical
• Subject: (Roman?) Soldiers and women observes
• Colors: Dramatic contrast; vibrant and dark
• Texture: Clean with sharp lines
• Composition: Balanced and symmetrical

 Use the techniques listed to describe the overall mood or theme of each piece of art and compare it to the other

The Swing Death of Marat

The Swing
• Subject: Three people; a richly-dressed woman on swing and the two male observers
• Colors: Soft pastels: pink, light blue, lavender
• Texture: Soft light, curving lines
• Compositional: Diagonal focus line; asymmetrical
Death of Marat

The Swing Death of Marat
• Subject: Three people; a richly-dressed woman on swing and the two male observers
• Colors: Soft pastels: pink, light blue, lavender
• Texture: Soft light, curving lines
• Compositional: Diagonal focus line; asymmetrical
• Subject: A dead man in a tub (political theorist and radical journalist during the French Rev. )
• Colors: Contrast: Dark background vs. bright natural colors
• Texture: Clean, simple surfaces with sharp lines
• Composition: Asymmetrical

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