Neoclassicism & Romanticism art and literary movements Thursday, November 12, 2009

Review: Rococo Popular from ~1715-1760 Lush colours and dreamlike images Soft edges Antoine Watteau, The Embarkation of Cythera, 1717 

Neoclassicism Dominant from 1760-1800 Resurgence of classic (Ancient Greek or Roman) traditions in art, music, and architecture Organized and symmetrical Depicted Greek or Roman imagery

^ Jacques-Louis David, The Oath of the Horatii, 1784

^ Jacques-Louis David, The Death of Socrates, 1787

 Medici Vase, St. Petersburg, ca. 1830 *Pompeian style

^ Royal Scottish Academy, built in 1830

Enlightenment vs Romanticism The countryside Religion The Middle Ages Mysticism Imagination

Romanticism in Art and Literature (Continuation from last day) Thursday, November 13, 2009

Romanticism What are some of the key concepts of romanticism? How does romanticism differ from the Enlightenment? Early 19th century Philosophical, literary, and artistic movement Rejected Enlightenment rationalism Involved all aspects of society Encompassed movement and change

Problem of Defining Romanticism Romanticism rejects the idea of a definite answer to everything, including itself Sometimes the ideas may seem contradictory: respected old institutions while it was seen as liberal and encouraged change

Themes of Romantic Art Criticized the past Emphasized women and children as pure Isolation of the hero or narrator Pure reality of nature – usually people are interacting with nature, nature is often merging with humans through soft edges.

^ Eugène Delacroix , Liberty Leading the People, 1830

^ Théodore Géricault , The Raft of the Medusa, 1818-19

Romantic Literature Why would poetry be attractive to romantics? Started the romantic movement, ~ 1770 Why would poetry be attractive to romantics? Uses imagination Evokes feelings and emotions for the reader

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe The Sorrows of Young Werther, 1774 From Germany Story about a boy in love. Deeply describes his states of emotion

Samuel Taylor Coleridge, William Wordsworth Together published Lyrical Ballads, 1798 From England Collection of poems emphasizing the beauty of nature Coleridge ^  Wordsworth

Wordsworth, “Lines written in Early Spring” I heard a thousand blended notes, While in a grove I sate reclined, In that sweet mood when pleasant thoughts Bring sad thoughts to the mind. To her fair works did Nature link The human soul that through me ran; And much it grieved my heart to think What man has made of man. Through primrose tufts, in that green bower, The periwinkle trailed its wreaths; And 'tis my faith that every flower Enjoys the air it breathes. The birds around me hopped and played, Their thoughts I cannot measure:-- But the least motion which they made It seemed a thrill of pleasure. The budding twigs spread out their fan, To catch the breezy air; And I must think, do all I can, That there was pleasure there. If this belief from heaven be sent, If such be Nature's holy plan, Have I not reason to lament What man has made of man?

Romanticism Activity Split up into pairs Look at or read the primary source Fill out the accompanying worksheet Present you piece to the class, using your worksheet as a guide

^ Group 1 - J.M.W. Turner, The Fighting Temeraire tugged to her last Berth to be broken up , 1838 Group 2 - Joseph Turner, Slavers Throwing Overboard the Dead and Dying, Typhoon Coming On, 1840 Group 3 - Francis de Goya, Third of May, 1808 (In text, p.183) Group 4 - Antoine-Jean Gros Napoleon on the Battlefield of Eylau, 1808

^ J.M.W. Turner, The Fighting Temeraire tugged to her last Berth to be broken up , 1838

^ Joseph Turner, Slavers Throwing Overboard the Dead and Dying, Typhoon Coming On, 1840

^ Francis de Goya, Third of May, 1808

Antoine-Jean Gros, Napoleon on the Battlefield of Eylau, 1808 

CATs Package, Application: Question 1 ^ Théodore Géricault , The Raft of the Medusa, 1818-19