Neoclassicism

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Neoclassicism
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Background

• Excavations of Herculaneum and Pompeii
• Greek Roman Art
• Winklemann (1717-1778)

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Key concepts

• Unemotional
• Clarity Masculine influence
• Balance Roman Republic
• Restraint Classical Ideals

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Architecture

• Dominate in the 1750s-1800s
• Each country develops own distinct style

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Chalgrin and others, Arc de Troimphe, Paris,
1806-1836
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Detail
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Comparison
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United States
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Sculpture
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Jacques-Louis David

• 1748-1825
• Politically active
• Geometry important
• Clean lines
• Masculine emphasis

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David, The Oath of the Horatii, 1784
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Oath of the Horatii
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Detail
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Angelica Kauffmann

• 1741-1807
• Neoclassical Artist in England
• Wide subject matter with Neoclassical themes

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Kauffman, Zeuxis Selecting Models for his
Painting of Helen of Troy, c.1765
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Jean Dominique Augustus Ingres

• 1780-1867
• Looked to Greek Vase painting
• Transitional to Romantic Period

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Ingres, Apotheosis of Homer, 1827
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Comparision
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Ingres, La Grande Odalisque, 1814