ARTIST IN ROMANTIC PERIOD.pptx

ARTS ROMANTIC PERIOD LESSON

1. ARTIST IN ROMANTIC PERIOD 1800s-1810s

2. Jean louis Theodore Gericault (1791 – 1824) France - He was the first French master and the leader of the French realistic school. - His masterpiece were energetic, powerful, brilliantly colored and tightly composed

3. The Raft of the Medusa / Painting Portrays the victims of a contemporary shipwreck

4. Charging Chasseur / Painting His first major work revealed the influence of the style of Rubens and an interest in the depiction of contemporary subject matter

5. Insane Woman / Painting One of several portraits Gericault made of the mentally disabled that has a peculiar hypnotic power.

6. Eugene Delacroix (1798 – 1863) France - He was considered the greatest and most influential French Romantic painter.

7. Liberty Leading the People / Painting A woman holding the flag of French Revolution personifies Liberty and leads the people forward over the bodies of the fallen

8. Francisco Goya (1746 – 1828) Spain - He was a commissioned Romantic painter by the King of Spain.

9. The Third of May / Painting Commemorates Spanish resistance to Napoleon’s armies during the occupation of 1808 in the Peninsular War.

10. Saturn Devouring His Son / Painting Depicts the Greek myth of the Titan Cronus (Saturn), who fears that t\he would be overthrown by one of his children, so he can ate each one upon their birth.

11. The Burial of Sardine / Painting It was Spanish ceremony celebrated on Ash Wednesday and was a symbolical burial of the past to allow society to be reborn, transformed with new vigor

12. Theodore Rousseau He was known for  his exceptional and unconventional nature based paintings . He was highly regarded as a pioneer and a leader of the Barbizon School of landscape art.

13. Der kleine Fischer / Painting A landscape painting depicts the physical world that surrounds us and includes features such as mountains, valleys, vegetation and bodies of water.

14. Landscape with a Plowman / Painting L andscape art is typically described by  what appears in the foreground, middle ground, and background . Consider what objects you can see in the foreground, middle ground, and background of the landscape. In many landscapes, understanding how the artist depicts space is important to visually appreciating the work.

15. Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, or simply Camille Corot, was a French landscape and portrait painter as well as a printmaker in etching. A pivotal figure in landscape painting, his vast output simultaneously referenced the Neo-Classical tradition and anticipated the plein -air innovations of Impressionism.

16. The Church of Marissel , near Beauvais / Painting Corot painted image Church in Marissel in 1866. This art piece is located in Louvre, Paris, France. Original image is made as oil on canvas. Prevailing color of this fine art print is  green  and its shape is portrait.

17. Le repos sous les saules / Painting (= tranquillité )  peace and quiet . (mental) peace of mind.

18. Francois Rude (1784 – 1855) France - He was best known for his social art which aimed to inspire and capture the interest of a broad public.

19. Departure of the Volunteers / Sculpture Portrays the goddess liberty urging the forces of the French Revolution onward

20. JEANNE d’Arc / Sculpture Jeanne d'Arc is an 1874 French gilded bronze equestrian sculpture of Joan of Arc by Emmanuel Frémiet . The outdoor statue is prominently displayed in the Place des Pyramides in Paris.

21. Antoine-Louis Barye (1796 – 1875) France - He was the most famous animal sculptor of all time.

22. Hercules Sitting on a Bull / Sculpture bronze grouping "Hercules Sitting on a Bull" (aka: La Paix - Peace) with a putti standing beside him playing a flute. Signed "Barye" and in good condition, has a dark brown patina with highlights of green throughout. 14 in. high

23. Theseus Slaying the Minotaur / Sculpture Here, a heroic Theseus, whose stylized body is based on archaic Greek precedents,  prepares to kill the monstrous Minotaur – half-man, half-bull . The control conveyed through Theseus's posture and dispassionate expression contrasts with the writhing violence of the Minotaur's desperate attempts to escape .