NeoclassicismJerome Abdel-Maseih

AP European History-Block 3

Periodization

• 1760-1830

• Neoclassicism was born in Rome in the mid-18th century, but its popularity spread all over Europe.

Historical Context

• The Enlightenment

• The Age of Revolution

• The excavation of Pompeii and Herculaneum

Characteristics

• Classical subject matter• Depicted subjects from

Classical literature and history

• People in static calm poses,

• Draped in flowing Greek robes, Roman togas and sandals

Characteristics

• Clear and sharp outlines within a rectilinear composition • People look polished

• Posing in a statuesque manner, as if they’re marble sculptures

Characteristics

• Serious, unemotional, and sternly heroic.

• Gloomy colors with occasional bright highlights• Used to convey moral

narratives

Characteristics

• Neoclassical style was simple & formal

• Neoclassical sculpture were more restrained • Less dramatic than Baroque

sculpture

• Less fancy than Rococo.

Architecture

Goal

• Initially a reaction against the excesses of the preceding Rococo style

• Draw parallelisms between the times of the Roman Republic and the struggle for liberty in France • Showing through the simplicity of the art the need of change and

liberty in France, and through the heroism how the change needed to occur.

Pierre-Narcisse Guérin

Aeneas Tell Dido the Misfortunes of the Trojan City

Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres

Joan of Arc at the Coronation of Charles

Joseph-Marie Vein

Marcus Aurelius Distributing Bread to the People

Francois Gerard

Portrait of the Empress Josephine

Jacques-Louis David

Oath of the Horatii

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