Western Art through the Ages Part 2 Rococo (18 th Century) Neoclassicism (18 th Century) Romanticism (19 Century) Impressionism (19 th Century)
…with music by Felix Mendelssohn Frèdèric Chopin Johannes Brahms Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky et.al.
Rococo Art of the French aristocracy portraying nobility in sylvan settings or ornate interiors Venuses and Cupids abound Ladies wear silk finery alongside similarly dressed cavaliers “candy-box” saccharine, frivolous, delicate
Rococo--Values Ornamentation Elegance Sweetness
Francois Boucher Cupid a Captive
Antoine Watteau, Pilgrimage to Cythera
Antoine Watteau, Return from Cythera
Fragonard The Swing
William Hogarth Marriage a la Mode series 6 paintings satirized the tradition of arranged marriages The Marriage Contract
William Hogarth The Breakfast Scene
Neoclassicism A return to classical antiquity for inspiration Scenes are historical and mythological Figures appear to be sculpted The appeal is to the intellect, not the heart Emotions are restrained Balance is achieved
Neoclassicism--values Reason Order Balance Reverence for antiquity
Jacques-Louis David, Oath of the Horatii
Jacques-Louis David, Le Sacre de l’Empereur Napoleon
Jacques-Louis David, Death of Socrates
Antone Raphael Mengs The Annunciation 1779
Anton Raphael Mengs, Parnassus ca 1755
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres Homère déifié, dit aussi L'Apothéose d'Homère
Jean-Auguste- Dominique Ingres Jeanne d'Arc au sacre du roi Charles VII, dans la cathédrale de Reims 1854
Romanticism A reaction against the “cold and unfeeling” reason of the Enlightenment and against the destruction of nature resulting from the Industrial Revolution. Stress in on light, color, and self- expression, in opposition to the emphasis on line and firm modeling typical of neoclassical art
Romanticism--values Emotion Feeling Morbidity Exoticism Mystery
J.M.W. Turner, Château d’Arques, near Dieppe, c
J.M.W. Turner, Yarmouth Sands, Norfolk, c
Daumier, The Third Class Carriage
Manet The Fifer
Francisco de Goya, The Third of May
Géricault, Raft of the Medusa
Impressionism An attempt to portray the fleeting and transitory world of sense impressions based on scientific studies of light Forms are bathed in light and atmosphere Colors are juxtaposed for the eye to fuse from a distance Short choppy brush strokes to catch the vibrating quality of light
Impressionism--values Immediate—what is happening now? Accidental—oooops! Transitory—what is changing?
Claude Monet Water Lilies 1916
Claude Monet, Nympheas
Pierre August Renoir Dance at Bougival
Pierre August Renoir, Les Deux Soeurs
Pierre August Renoir Two Girls at the Piano
Edgar Degas The Star
Georges Seurat A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte