1. Neo-Classicism by Jess Marques Values – Order, solemnity Tone – Calm, Rational Subjects – Greek & Roman History, mythology Technique – Stressed drawing with lines, not color; no trace of brushstrokes Role of Art – Morally uplifting, inspirational Founder – David

2. http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_D0mAvl3tsdM/TMT1gq7q4 7I/AAAAAAAAAFI/vZ- fXGnUS3Y/s1600/JacquesLouisDavid.jpg Oath of the Horatii Artist- David Year- 1784 Medium- Oil (painted on a canvas) Classic theme: honor, war, role of women *This Painting marked the death of Rococo and the birth of Neo- Classicism.

3. Grande Odalisque Artist- Ingres Year- 1814 Medium- Oil http://www.painting- here.com/uploadpic/Jean_ Auguste_Dominique_Ingre s/big/Ingres_The_Grande_ Odalisque.jpg *This portrait shows Ingres trademarks of polished skin surface and simple forms contoured by lines, in contrast to the irregular drapery Theme of antiquity, role of women

4. American Neo-Classicism http://www.oceansbridge.com/paintings/artists/spec ial/art/new/big/John-Singleton-Copley-XX-Paul- Revere-1768-1770-XX-Museum-of-Fine-Arts- Boston.jpg Portrait of Paul Revere Artist- Copley Year- 1768-1750 Medium- Oil Basic portrait – no frills

5. Cont. http://www.panix.com/~clay/curren cy/george-washington.jpg Portrait Of George Washington Artist- Stuart Year- 1796 Medium- Oil *Stuart said that greatness springs from individual character. He took out the background and eliminated his smallpox scars, so show how strong of a leader Washington was.

6. The Romantic Movement by Mike Blomgren Began in the 1790’s and peaked by 1820’s A reaction against Classicism Glorification of Nature - Peaceful, restorative qualities (an escape industrialization and the dehumanization it creates). -Overwhelming power of nature Subjects – Contemporary events – Literature – Nature – History – Exotic places

7. Romantic Techniques Irregularity Irrationality Model form by color Deliberate brushstrokes Exaggeration Emphasis on individuality

8. Théodore Géricault Raft of the Medusa, 1818-1819, oil on canvas  1791-1824  Fashionable dandy  Colorful, energetic pieces  Wide range of subject matter  Inspiration  Horses  Clinically insane

9. Eugène Delacroix Death of Sardanapalus, 1826, oil on canvas  1798-1863  Color & emotion  Similar to Byron  Imagination  Dramatic Narrative  Exotic subjects

10. Romantic Landscapes Man verses nature Industrial Revolution Two ways of interacting with nature – Violent and destroys – Idealized and cherished

11. Thomas Cole The Oxbow, 1836,oil on canvas  1801-1848  Emigrated to America  Elevated moral tone in his landscape paintings  Hudson River School

12. Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775-1851 Eccentric personality Fierce quality of man vs. nature Abstract & Impressionistic – Broad areas of color, not a photo-realistic look Based on actual events Rain, Steam and Speed 1844 by William Turner