Neoclassicism (3rd QUARTER)

• Neoclassicism


  Movement that flourished across Western Europe and the United States from the late eighteenth to the nineteenth centuries
• Romanticism


  Movement that flourished across Western Europe and the United States from the late eighteenth to the nineteenth centuries
• Neoclassicism and Romanticism movements


  Late 18th to 19th centuries
• Neoclassicism


  Derived from the Greek word "neos" meaning "new" and the Latin word "classicus" meaning "first class"
• Neoclassicism


  • Influenced by the Classical art and culture of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome
  • Coincided with the 18th century Age of Reason and Age of Enlightenment
  • Brought about by the renewed interest in Greek and Roman classics
• Neoclassical art pieces


  • Portrayed Roman history which elevated the Roman heroes
  • Formal composition
  • Use of diagonals to show the peak of an emotion or moment (versus a regular moment)
  • Local color
  • Overall lighting
  • Classic geo-structure