Art produced in Europe and North America from the mid18c to the early 19c Return to the perceived purity of the arts of Rome Model the ideal of the ancient Greek arts and to a lesser extent 16c Renaissance classicism ID: 781318
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Neo-Classicism
Slide2Characteristics of Neo-Classicism
Art produced in Europe and North America from the mid-18c to the early 19c.
Return to the perceived “purity” of the arts of RomeModel the “ideal” of the ancient Greek arts and, to a lesser, extent, 16c Renaissance classicism.Morally serious (emphasized honor & patriotism)More than just an antique revival a reaction against the surviving Baroque & Rococo styles.
Slide3Neo-Classical
Painting
Slide4“The Oath of the Horatii”
Jacques-Louis David, 1784
A depiction of dutiful patriotism.
Slide5“The Death of Socrates”
Jacques-Louis David, 1787
The death of Socrates was a symbol of republican virtue.
Slide6“Death of Marat”
Jacques Louis
Davd,1793
Slide7Michelangelo,
Pieta, 1499
Slide8“The Apotheosis of Homer”
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, 1827
This assembly of great artists and writers of all ages gathered to honor the ancient Greek poet before a classical temple.
Slide9Slide10“
Princesse
de Broglie”Jean Auguste Ingres, 1853
Slide11“
Princesse
de Broglie” (detail)Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, 1853
Slide12Neo-Classical Sculpture
Profoundly influenced by ancient art since the Renaissance.
Neo-Classical sculptors avoided the dramatic twisting poses and colored marble surfaces characteristic of late Baroque and Rococo sculpture.They preferred:Crisp contours.A noble stillness.Idealized white marble forms.
Slide13Antonio Canova
“Apollo Crowning Himself,” 1781
“Perseus with the Head of Medusa,” 1804-1806
Slide14Bertel
Thorvaldsen
“Jason,”1803-1823“Adonis,” 1808-1832
Slide15Neo-Classical
Architecture
Slide16The “Empire Style”:
Charles Percier & Pierre François Léonard FontaineNapoleon’s official architects.They remade Paris in the intimidating opulence of Roman imperial architectural style.
Slide17Claude Nicholas
Ledoux
Rotunde de la Villette, Paris
Slide18The “Federal Style”
in America
1780 – 1820.Thomas Jefferson’s influence.Monticello, VA
University of VA
U. S. Capitol
Slide19The “Greek Revival Style”
in America
Second Bank of the USPhiladelphia, 1824
Slide20John Wood
“The Royal Crescent [Circus]” at Bath, England (1754).
Slide21Sans Souci – A Neoclassical Palace