3RD

• Neoclassic Art

  • 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”
• Neoclassical art -  pieces such as paintings, sculpture and architecture generally portrayed Roman history which is elevated the Roman heroes. It is generally based on beauty and grandeur of the past. 
• • Neoclassical artists - found inspiration from the style of the Greek and Roman Era. Neoclassical artists depicted their subject realistically often including their flaws. 
• Romanticism (1800 -1850)

  • 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 longing for history, supernatural elements, social injustices, and nature.
• JACQUES - LOUIS DAVID

  • Born on August 30, 1748- He is an influential French painter and considered to be the pre-eminent painter of the era.

  - His subjects of paintings are more on history.

  - Died on December 29, 1825
• JEAN-AUGUSTE-DOMINIQUE INGRES

  • Born on August 29, 1780 - Ingres was a pupil of Jacques Louis David. He was influenced by Italian Renaissance painters His paintings were usually nudes, portraits, and mythological themes.- He was one of the great exemplars of academic art and one of the finest Old Masters of his era.- Died on January 14, 1867
• FRANCISCO GOYA

  • Born on March 30, 1746 - He was a commissioned Romantic painter by the King of Spain.- He was a printmaker regarded both as the last of the “Old Masters” and the first of the “Moderns”.- Died on April 16, 1828