Arts of the Neoclassical and Romantic Period

• The word neoclassic came from the Greek word neos meaning "new" and the Latin word classicus which is similar in meaning to the English phrase "first class"
• The Western movement in decorative and visual arts was called Neoclassicism.
• 1780-1840

  Neoclassicism
• Neoclassicism also applies to literature, theater, music, and architecture that were influenced by the Classical art and culture of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome.
• The Neoclassical movement coincided with the 18th century Age of Reason also known as the Age of Enlightenment.
• The art style in this period was brought about by the renewed interest in Greek and Roman classics.
• Neoclassical art pieces such as paintings, sculpture, and architecture generally portrayed Roman history which elevated the Roman heroes.
• Characteristics of Neoclassicism

  1. portrayal of Roman history
  2. formal composition
  3. the use of diagonals to show the prak of an emotion or moment (versus a regular moment)
  4. local color
  5. overall lighting
  6. classic geo-structure
• This is the renewed interest in classical ideals and forms that influenced European and American society through idea, politics, and fine arts during the 18th and 19th century. It also refers to the art forms created after but inspired by the ancient times. This period was derived from the Classicism movement.

  Neoclassicism
• This is the period in which Greek and Roman principles and styles were reflected in society.

  Classicism
• Classicism refers to the art forms produced in antiquity or inspired by it afterward, while Neoclassicism refers to the art forms inspired by ancient times, but created later.
• influential French painter and considered to be the pre-eminent painter of the era.

  David
• The Death of Marat

  J.David
• Napoleon Crossing the Alps

  J.David
• Oath of the Horatii

  J.David
• a pupil of Jacques-Louis David

  J.Ingres
• was influenced by Italian Renaissance painters and his mentor. 

  J.Ingres
• His paintings were usually nudes, portraits, and mythological themes.

  J.Ingres
• J.Ingres

  He was regarded as one of the great exemplars of academic art and one of the finest Old Masters of his era.
• Portrait of Napoleon on the Imperial Throne

  Ingres
• The Apotheosis of Homer

  Ingres
• The Neoclassical period was one of the great ages of public sculpture. Artists looked to Roman styles during the time of Alexander the Great for inspiration as well as to mimic their style.
• prolific Italian artist and sculptor who became famous for his marble sculptures that delicately rendered nude flesh.


  Canova
• Psyche Awakened by Cupid's Kiss

  Canova
• Washington

  Canova
• the first internationally acclaimed Danish artist

  Thorvaldsen
• Christ

  Thorvaldsen
• Lion of Lucerne

  Thorvaldsen
• Neoclassical architectural styles started in the mid-18th century. It turned away from the grandeur of Rococo style and the Late Baroque. In its purest form, Neoclassical architecture was a style principally derived from the architecture of Classical Greece and Rome and the architectural designs of the Italian architect Andrea Palladio.
• Temple style building design was based on an ancient temple. These buildings were uncommon during the Renaissance as architects of that period focused mainly on applying classical elements to churches and modern buildings like palazzos and villas.
• Many temple style buildings feature a peristyle (a continuous line of columns around a building), a rare feature of Renaissance architecture.
• Pantheon, Paris

  Soufflot
• British Museum, London 


  Robert Smirke
• La Madeleine de Paris


  Vignon
• Palladian buildings were based on Andrea Palladio's style of villa construction. Some of the buildings feature a balustrade which is a railing with vertical supports along the edge of the roof. There are vertical supports within a balustrade known as "balusters" or "spindles." It is also a classical method of crowning a building that has a flat or low lying roof.
• known as the Palladian architect of the Neoclassical


  Adam
• designed two well-known American civic buildings—the White House and the United States Capitol. He had also designed many country houses.


  Adam
• Romanticism was a movement in which the artists of Neoclassical period sought to break new ground in the expression of emotion, both subtle and stormy. It embraced a number of distinctive themes, such as a longing for history, supernatural elements, social injustices, and nature.
• first French master and the leader of the French realistic school

  Gericault
• The Raft of the Medusa

  Gericault