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Neo-Classicism c. 1780 - 1820.  A reaction against the frivolity of the Rococo  Reflects the Enlightenment’s gospel of reason, logic & orderliness 

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1 Neo-Classicism c. 1780 - 1820

2  A reaction against the frivolity of the Rococo  Reflects the Enlightenment’s gospel of reason, logic & orderliness  Subjects are serious, deriving from ancient history & used to inspire civic virtue  Brushwork smooth, backgrounds include Roman arches  Archaeology mania swept Europe as Pompeii was uncovered & influenced buildings 

3 Oath of the Horatii, David

4 The Death of Marat

5 The Sabine Women, David

6 Napoleon’s Coronation, David

7 Details from Coronation Napoleon’s sisters & Josephine

8 Napoleon Crossing the Alps, David

9 Princesse de Broglie Ingres

10 Odalisque, Ingres

11 Romanticism: The Power of Passion c. 1800-1850

12  Emphasis on intuition, emotion and imagination: “Feeling is all!”  Inspired by the medieval era  Subjects include heroic struggle, the macabre, landscapes, wild animals  Cult of nature worship & the heroic individual  Gothic revival in architecture

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14 Raft of the Medusa, Gericault

15 Death of Sardanapolis, Delacroix

16 Liberty Leading the People, Delacroix

17 Paganini IngresDelacroix

18 The Third of May, Goya


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