Neoclassicism vs Romanticism
Neoclassicism & Romanticism
(1780s-1810s)
Neoclassicism, 1780s:
Neoclassical pieces generally portrayed Roman history; they elevated Roman heroes. During the 1780s was an Age of Reason and through its history paintings, its works were modes for conveying the Enlightenment ideals. Many of the pieces, like the Oath of the Horatii, are reactions to the revolutions of their time. This piece is a call to arms, which shows that man is great and can be in control. Pieces during the Neoclassical time show a heightened contemplative moment like the one in this piece.
Characteristics:
-brought back and depicted Roman history
-formal composition
-the use of diagonals shows the apex of emotion/moment (versus a regular moment)
-local color
-overall lighting
-classic geo-structure
-completed canvas
Romanticism, 1800s-1810s:
Unlike Neoclassicism, Romanticism was during the Age of Passion; there was no time for contemplation, so pieces generally showed emotional extremes. Romanticism is a reaction to the classical, contemplative nature of Neoclassical pieces. Romanticism celebrated the elemental forces of nature, depicting nature as out of control. When the uncontrollable nature is compared to life, it makes people think life should be uncontrollable; life should be continuously on the edge.
Characteristics:
-shows the height of action
-emotional extremes
-celebrated nature as out of control
-dramatic compositions
-heightened sensation (life and death moments)
Works:
Neoclassicism in France:
Adéläide Labille-Guiard, Self-Portrait with Two Pupils, 1785
Jacques Louis-David, Oath of the Horatii, 1784-1785
Angelica Kauffmann, Cornelia Pointing to her Children as Her Treasures, 1785
Romanticism:
Antoine-Jean Gros, Napoleon in the Plague House at Jaffa, 1804
Jean-Auguste Dominique Ingres, Large Odalisque, 1814
Adéläide Labille-Guiard,
(1780s-1810s)
Neoclassicism, 1780s:
Neoclassical pieces generally portrayed Roman history; they elevated Roman heroes. During the 1780s was an Age of Reason and through its history paintings, its works were modes for conveying the Enlightenment ideals. Many of the pieces, like the Oath of the Horatii, are reactions to the revolutions of their time. This piece is a call to arms, which shows that man is great and can be in control. Pieces during the Neoclassical time show a heightened contemplative moment like the one in this piece.
Characteristics:
-brought back and depicted Roman history
-formal composition
-the use of diagonals shows the apex of emotion/moment (versus a regular moment)
-local color
-overall lighting
-classic geo-structure
-completed canvas
Romanticism, 1800s-1810s:
Unlike Neoclassicism, Romanticism was during the Age of Passion; there was no time for contemplation, so pieces generally showed emotional extremes. Romanticism is a reaction to the classical, contemplative nature of Neoclassical pieces. Romanticism celebrated the elemental forces of nature, depicting nature as out of control. When the uncontrollable nature is compared to life, it makes people think life should be uncontrollable; life should be continuously on the edge.
Characteristics:
-shows the height of action
-emotional extremes
-celebrated nature as out of control
-dramatic compositions
-heightened sensation (life and death moments)
Works:
Neoclassicism in France:
Adéläide Labille-Guiard, Self-Portrait with Two Pupils, 1785
Jacques Louis-David, Oath of the Horatii, 1784-1785
Angelica Kauffmann, Cornelia Pointing to her Children as Her Treasures, 1785
Romanticism:
Antoine-Jean Gros, Napoleon in the Plague House at Jaffa, 1804
Jean-Auguste Dominique Ingres, Large Odalisque, 1814
Adéläide Labille-Guiard,