Neo-Classicism
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Neo-Classicism
c. 1780 - 1820
A reaction against the frivolity of the Rococo
Reflects the Enlightenment’s gospel of reason, logic & orderliness
Subjects are serious, deriving from ancient history & used to inspire civic virtue
Brushwork smooth, backgrounds include Roman arches
Archaeology mania swept Europe as Pompeii was uncovered & influenced buildings
Oath of the Horatii, David
The Death of
Marat
The Sabine Women, David
Napoleon’s Coronation, David
Details from CoronationNapoleon’s sisters & Josephine
Napoleon Crossing the Alps,
David
Princessede Broglie Ingres
Odalisque, Ingres
Romanticism:The Power of
Passionc. 1800-1850
Emphasis on intuition, emotion and imagination: “Feeling is all!”
Inspired by the medieval eraSubjects include heroic struggle, the
macabre, landscapes, wild animalsCult of nature worship & the heroic
individualGothic revival in architecture
Raft of the Medusa, Gericault
Death of Sardanapolis, Delacroix
Liberty Leading the People, Delacroix
PaganiniIngres Delacroix
The Third of May, Goya