ARTS OF THE NEOCLASSIC PERIOD and ROMANTIC PERIOD.pptx

ARTS 9 THIRD QUARTER

1. ARTS OF THE NEOCLASSIC PERIOD and ROMANTIC PERIOD

2. NEOCLASSICISM 1780-1840 Came from the Greek word “ neos ” meaning NEW and Latin word “classicus” which means FIRST CLASS Western movement in decorative and visual arts Applies to literature, theater, music and architecture “Age of Enlightenment”

3. Neo-classism is the name given to western in the decorative and visual arts

4. CHARACTERISTIC Portrayal of Roman history Formal composition Use of diagonals to show peak of emotion or movement Local color Over lighting Classic geo-structure

5. How did the NEOCLASSIC movement in arts came about?

6. NEOCLASSICISM FAMOUS ARTISTS PAINTINGS With historical accuracy Focused on costumes, settings and details

7. JACQUES – LOUIS DAVID 1748-1825 French painter Subjects were more of history Famous art works: The Death of Marat Napoleon Crossing the Alps Oath of Horatii

8. THE DEATH OF MARAT

9. NAPOLEON CROSSING THE ALPS

10. JEAN AUGUSTINE-DOMINIQUE INGRES 1780-1867, France Pupil of Jacques Louis-David His paintings are usually nudes, portraits and mythological themes One of the great exemplars of academic art One of the finest Old Masters of his era Famous artwork: Portrait of Napoleon on the Imperial Throne The Apotheosis of Homer

11. PORTRAIT OF NAPOLEON ON THE IMPERIAL THRONE

12. THE APOTHEOSIS OF HOMER

13. SCULPTURES Artists looked to Roman styles during the time of Alexander the Great for inspiration as well as to mimic their styles

14. ANTONIO CANOVA 1757-1822, Italy Was a prolific Italian sculptor who became famous for his marble sculptures that delicately rendered nude flesh He opened the idea for portraying discrete sexual pleasures by using pure contours with his mythological compositions Famous works: 1. Psyche Awakened by Cupid’s Kiss 2. Washington

15. PSYCHE AWAKENED BY CUPID’S KISS

16. WASHINGTON SCULPTURE

17. BERTEL THORVALDSEN 1789-1838, Denmark Was the first internationally acclaimed Danish artist He executed sculptures of mythological characters Famous artworks: 1. Christ 2. Lion of Lucerne

18. CHRIST (CHRISTUS)

19. LION OF LUCERNE

20. ARCHITECTURE Style principally derived from the architecture of Classical Greece and Rome Architectural design of the Italian architect Andrea Palladio

21. Type of NEOCLASSICAL Architecture Temple style Palladian style Classical block style

22. TEMPLE STYLE Based on Ancient temples Features peristyle (continuous line of columns around a building} Examples of temple style building: 1. Pantheon, Paris 2. British Museum, London 3. La Madeleine de Paris

23. PANTHEON IN PARIS

24. BRITISH MUSEUM IN LONDON

25. CHURCH OF SAINT-MARIE-MADELEINE IN PARIS

26. PALLADIAN STYLE Based on Andrea Palladio’s style of villa construction Features balustrade along the edge of the roof There are vertical supports within a balustrade known as “balusters” or “spindles” Classical method of crowning a building that has a flat or low lying roof

27. Palladian Style One of the famous artist is: Robert Adam (1728-1792) Designed two well known American Civic buildings The White House and the United States Capitol

28. UNITED STATES CAPITOL

29. CLASSICAL BLOCK STYLE Features a rectangular or square plan with a flat roof and an exteriors rich in classical detail Classical block aesthetic was also known as “Beaux –Arts style” Classical block architecture also flourished in the United States

30. CLASSICAL BLOCK STYLE Famous Architects: 1. Henri Labrouste - His masterpiece is the Library of Sainte- Genevieve 2. Charles Garnier - Designed the most famous classical block of all which is the Palais Garnier

31. Henri Labrouste He was a French architect from the famous “Ecole des Beaux-Arts” school of architecture He became noted for his use of iron-frame construction and was one of the first to realize the importance of its use He was born in May 11, 1801 in Paris France

32. SAINTE-GENEVIEVE LIBRARY

33. SAINTE-GENEVIEVE LIBRARY

34. CHARLES GARNIER He was born in November 6, 1825 in Paris, France He was a French architect of the “Beaux –Arts” style, designed the most famous classical block which is the Palais Garnier or the Paris Opera House He was admitted to the Ecole des Beaux Arts in 1842 and was awarded the Grand Prix de Rome in 1848 to study in Italy

35. PARIS OPERA HOUSE AT NIGHT

36. PARIS OPERA HOUSE DURING DAY TIME

37. PARIS OPERA HOUSE INSIDE

38. ROMANTICISM 1800 - 1810 Expression of emotion, both subtle and stormy Distinctive themes longing for history, supernatural elements, social injustices and nature

39. CHARACTERISTIC Shows the height of action Emotional extremes Celebrated nature as out of control Dramatic compositions Heightened sensation

40. PAINTINGS Emphasis on emotion Expressed as much feeling and passion as it could be

41. ROMANTICISM FAMOUS ARTIST 1. JEAN LOUIS THEODORE GERICAULT First French master Leader of the French realistic school His masterpieces were energetic and power He was a French painter and lithographer His best-known painting is the Raft of the Medusa and he was one of the pioneers of the Romantic movement

42. RAFT OF THE MEDUSA

43. 2. JEAN AUGUSTINE-DOMINIQUE INGRES 1780-1867, FRANCE Pupil of Jacques Louis-David His paintings are usually nudes, portraits and mythological themes One of the great exemplars of academic art One of the finest Old Masters of his era Famous artwork: Portrait of Napoleon on the Imperial Throne The Apotheosis of Homer

44. PORTRAIT OF NAPOLEON ON THE IMPERIAL THRONE