Neo-Classicism

c. 1780 - 1820

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

Oath of the Horatii, David

The Death of

Marat

The Sabine Women, David

Napoleon’s Coronation, David

Details from CoronationNapoleon’s sisters & Josephine

Napoleon Crossing the Alps,

David

Princesse

de Broglie

Ingres

Odalisque, Ingres

Romanticism:The Power of

Passionc. 1800-1850

Emphasis on intuition, emotion and imagination: “Feeling is all!”

Inspired by the medieval eraSubjects include heroic struggle, the

macabre, landscapes, wild animalsCult of nature worship & the heroic

individualGothic revival in architecture

Raft of the Medusa, Gericault

Death of Sardanapolis, Delacroix

Liberty Leading the People, Delacroix

PaganiniIngres Delacroix

The Third of May, Goya