Neoclassicism Continued

What are the Artistic Elements of Neoclassicism?

•Geometric harmony of classical art and architecture•New innovative building materials•Portrait painting against landscapes•Emphasis on Rationality•Moral and honorable deeds•Inspire virtue•Loyalty, courage, leadership •No trace of brush strokes

Antonio Canova, Cupid and Psyche, 1787-1793, Marble

Antonio Canova, Pauline Borghese as Venus, 1808, Marble

Jacque Louis David, Death of Socrates, 1787, patrons-the Trudaine de Montigny brothers

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, Grande Odalisque, 1814, Oil on Canvas

Angelica Kauffmann, Cornelia Presenting Her Children as her Treasures, or Mother of the Gracchi, 1785, oil on canvas.

Benjamin West, The Death of General Wolfe, 1771, oil on canvas

Pierre Vignon, La Madeleine, Paris, France, 1807-1842, patron Napoleon

Ten Minute Essay Question:Everyone must write it on lined paper; No more use of your computers or emailing me your answers, after the fact.

Attribute a painting from either the Neoclassicist or Enlightenment period. Justify the stylistic attributions by discussing specific characteristics in the painting that are commonly associated with the art-historical style.