Impressionism...and what led up to it
Three views of art: 1.Neoclassicism – Based in France (Napoleon Bonaparte, dictator) – Styled after Greek and Roman art – Reaction to the frivolitry of Baroque & Rococo – Serious, heroic, refined Jacque Louis David
Three views of art: 2. Romanticism – Reaction to the narrow constraints of classicism – Emotional and passionate – Subject matter: heroic stories and adventures Gericault The Third of May 1808, Goya
Three views of art: Realism – Painted fact, not fiction – Nature – Glorified the working class – Rise of photography Winslow Homer Jean Francios Millet Julia Margaret Cameron
Winslow Homer, “Snap the Whip”
David Oath of the Horatii 1784
( ) Delacroix, “Liberty Leading the People”
THE “the ACADEMY” and the “Salon” …and the “Salon des Refuses”
Impressionism 15 years that changed art forever The term was originally used disrespectfully Characteristics: – Focused on the way light affects color and objects – Sought to capture an immediate impression of an object, not a detailed copy – Noticeable brushstrokes – Gave freedom of expression to the artist
Edouward Manet father of Impressionism “Fifre”
Judgment of Paris, detail, designed by Raphael, engraved by Marcantonio, Titian, Pastoral Concert, c Oil on canvas Musée d’Louvre, Paris
Manet and Impressionism Figure 21.4 Edouard Manet, Le Dejeuner sur l’herbe, 1863.
Edouard Manet
Claude Monet Cathedrale de rouen Plein Air Painting
Water Lilies and Japanese Bridge
Edgar Degas
Edgar Degas
Pierre Auguste Renoir
Mary Cassatt Sleepy Baby
Auguste Rodin
Rodin, “Burghers of Calais”
Characteristics of Post-Impressionism Combined the color and light studies of the Impressionists with the design and composition of traditional painting. Deeper meaning in the subject matter than Impressionism Took many forms of artistic expression
Georges Seurat Pointalism Optical Color Mixing
Evening, Honfleur 1886
Georges Seurat, Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte
Vincent van Gogh
Starry Night
Vincent van Gogh, Mulberry Tree
van Gogh, The Mulberry Tree detail
Tribute to van Gogh XemweIAvi8Q
A thief in Paris planned to steal some paintings from the Louvre.
After careful planning, he got past security, stole the paintings, and made it safely to his van. However, he was captured only two blocks away when his van ran out of gas. When asked how he could mastermind such a crime yet make such an obvious error, he replied, 'Monsieur, that is the reason I stole the paintings.'
I had no Monet
to buy Degas
to make the Van Gogh.
Post Impressionism BlW4 BlW4