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Impressionism...and what led up to it 1874-1889
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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
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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
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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
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Winslow Homer, “Snap the Whip”
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David Oath of the Horatii 1784
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(1798-1863) Delacroix, “Liberty Leading the People”
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THE “the ACADEMY” and the “Salon” …and the “Salon des Refuses”
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Impressionism 15 years that changed art forever 1874-1889 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
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Edouward Manet 1832-1883 father of Impressionism “Fifre”
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Judgment of Paris, detail, designed by Raphael, engraved by Marcantonio, 1510-1520 Titian, Pastoral Concert, c. 1510 Oil on canvas Musée d’Louvre, Paris
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Manet and Impressionism Figure 21.4 Edouard Manet, Le Dejeuner sur l’herbe, 1863.
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Edouard Manet
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Claude Monet 1840-1926 Cathedrale de rouen Plein Air Painting
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Water Lilies and Japanese Bridge
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Edgar Degas 1834-1917
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Edgar Degas
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Pierre Auguste Renoir 1841-1919
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Mary Cassatt 1845-1926 Sleepy Baby
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Auguste Rodin 1840-1917
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Rodin, “Burghers of Calais”
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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
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Georges Seurat 1859-1891 Pointalism Optical Color Mixing
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Evening, Honfleur 1886
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Georges Seurat, Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte
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Vincent van Gogh
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Starry Night
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Vincent van Gogh, Mulberry Tree
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van Gogh, The Mulberry Tree detail
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Tribute to van Gogh http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= XemweIAvi8Q
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A thief in Paris planned to steal some paintings from the Louvre.
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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.'
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I had no Monet
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to buy Degas
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to make the Van Gogh.
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Post Impressionism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eV_ZntD BlW4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eV_ZntD BlW4
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