the neo-classical period 1750-1827
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The Neo-Classical Period 1750-1827. Jacques-Louis David Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres Thomas Jefferson. Cultural Circumstances. When the buried ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum were found in the 1700’s the world gained renewed interest in the Classical period and art forms. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The Neo-Classical The Neo-Classical Period 1750-1827Period 1750-1827
Jacques-Louis DavidJacques-Louis David
Jean-Auguste-Dominique IngresJean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
Thomas JeffersonThomas Jefferson
Cultural CircumstancesCultural Circumstances
When the buried ruins of Pompeii and When the buried ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum were found in the 1700’s the Herculaneum were found in the 1700’s the world gained renewed interest in the world gained renewed interest in the Classical period and art forms.Classical period and art forms.
Artist studied and copied famous Greek Artist studied and copied famous Greek sculptures and architectural componentssculptures and architectural components
Artists rejected the excess and drama of the Artists rejected the excess and drama of the Baroque period.Baroque period.
Influenced by the French Revolution.Influenced by the French Revolution.
Defining CharacteristicsDefining Characteristics
Balanced compositionsBalanced compositions Noble gestures and expressionsNoble gestures and expressions OrderOrder ReasonReason Structural ClarityStructural Clarity
Jacque-Louis David, “The Oath Jacque-Louis David, “The Oath of the Horatii”of the Horatii”
Jacques-Louis David, “The Jacques-Louis David, “The Sabine Women”Sabine Women”
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, “Apotheosis of Homer”“Apotheosis of Homer”
Thomas Jefferson, “Monticello”Thomas Jefferson, “Monticello”
Thomas Jefferson’s “Monticello”Thomas Jefferson’s “Monticello”
Doric OrderDoric Order DomesDomes Formal balance and structureFormal balance and structure Reflects the newly independent United Reflects the newly independent United
States.States.