Madame Zahn French Art History Neoclassicism Madame Zahn French Art History
Neoclassicism http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiF8le7SxXI
Elements of neoclassicism late 18th-early19th century (coincided with Age of Enlightenment) reaction against Rococo a return to the more austere and noble Baroque of the age of Louis XIV influenced by classic Roman and Greek art as well as Antiquity
The death of socrates (david)
madame recamier (david)
The coronation of napoleon (david)
Mars being disarmed by venus and the three graces (david)
Napoleon I on his imperial throne (Ingres)
Grande odalisque (Ingres)
Presentation requirements 3-4 minutes in length Notecards or PowerPoint Name, date, and artist, where located Story (what event/person does it depict?) Description (what does it look like—color, line, texture, etc.) Characteristics (what makes the painting Neoclassicist) List of sources used