Neoclassicism vs. Romanticism vs. Realism Late 18th Century to late 19th Century 1750 – 1900 (end of ch 17, start of ch 21)
Characteristics Neoclassicism Romanticism Reaction against Rococo Classical Greek and Roman style Renaissance style Looked to the past—historical events, mythology, biblical scenes Dignified Heroic topics Highly polished style Music: Mozart, Beethoven, Hayden Reaction against the restrictions of Neoclassicism Emotional Imagination, Idealism Individuality Mysterious landscapes Extreme human events Struggle for liberty Exotic cultures Music: Chopin; Wagner; Strauss; Brahms; Tchaikovsky
Neoclassicism Jacque-Louis David, “The Death of Socrates” (1748-1825)
Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun Marie Antoinette and Her Children, 1787
David, The Death of Marat, 1793
Caravaggio Jacque-Louis David The Death of Marat, 1793
Napoleon
(1780-1867) Igres, “Apotheosis of Homer”
“Zeus” Ingres
Chalgrin, “Arc de Triumphe” (1806-1836)
Romanticism (1746-1828) Goya, “Third of May 1808”
Saturn Devouring His Children
(1791-1824) Gericault, “Raft of the ‘Medusa’”
(1798-1863) Delacroix, “Liberty Leading the People”
(1775-1851) Joseph Turner, “The Storm”
Realism Neither Neoclassicism or Romanticism Emphasizes the depiction of the common, everyday world in a natural way Painted only what one could see and experience. Photography became an art medium
Gustave Courbet, A Burial at Ormans, 1849-50
(1814-1875) Millet, “The Gleaners”
(1808-1879) Daumier, “Third Class Carriage”
(1836-1910) Winslow Homer, “Gulf Stream”
Winslow Homer, “Snap the Whip”
Photography Camera Obscura
Louis Daguere
Maybridge, zoopraxiscope
1750 – 1900 Neoclassicism Romanticism Realism
Abduction of the Sabine Women Ossian receiving the Ghosts of the French Heroes Abduction of the Sabine Women
Bonjour, Monsieur Courbet, 1854 by Gustave Courbet George Stubbs, A Lion Attacking a Horse, 1770. Oil on canvas. Yale University Art Gallery, Gift of the Yale University Art Gallery Associates Bonjour, Monsieur Courbet, 1854 by Gustave Courbet
Gustave Courbet, Stone-Breakers, 1849 Jacques-Louis David, Oath of the Horatii, 1784 Gustave Courbet, Stone-Breakers, 1849
Fuseli, The Nightmare Period Madame Charles Maurice de Talleyrand Périgord (1761–1835) baron François Gérard Fuseli, The Nightmare Period
Textbook Reading Read pp 404-410 and 471-474