arts

Question 1

The word “neoclassic” came from the words ____ (w meaning)

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neos - new (greek)
classicus - first class (latin)

Question 2

Neoclassical art generally portrayed

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roman history that elevated roman heros

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characteristics of neoclassical art (6)

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• portrayal of roman history
• formal composition
• use of diagonals for peak emotion or moment
• local color
• overall lighting
• classic geo structure

Question 4

neoclassical artists embraced ideals of

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order and moderation in which artistic interpretations of roman history was made

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an influential french painter in the neoclassical style and considered to be a pre-eminent painter of that time. his subjects were mainly history

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Jacques-Louis David

Question 6

portrayal of a revolutionary martyr – painting of the murdered french revolutionary leader jean-paul marat

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“The Death of Marat” - Jacques-Louis David

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painting that shows a strongly idealized of the real crossing that Napoleon and his army made across the Alps through the Great St. Bernard Pass on May 1800

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“Napoleon Crossing the Alps” – Jacques-Louis David

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large painting that displays the roman legend abt the dispute between rome and alba longa

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“Oath of the Horath” – Jacques-Louis David

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pupil of Jacques-Louis David and was influenced by Italian Renaissance painters. paintings are usually nude and mythological creatures. considered as one of the great exemplars of academic art and one of the finest Old Masters of His era

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Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

Question 10

painting depics Napoleon in his decadent coronation costume. this painting was believed to be commissioned by Napoleon as King of Italy

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“Portrait of Napoleon on the Imperial Throne” – Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

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painting state-commissioned by Charles X to have him remembered in the building works of Louvre. image of homer with the men of rome, greece, and contemporary times

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“The Apotheosis of Homer” – Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

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prolific Italian artist and sculptor who became famous for his marble sculptures that delicately rendered nude flesh. portrays discrete sexual pleasures by using pure contours with his mythological creatures

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Antonio Canova

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marble sculpture depicting Psyche and Cupid’s relationship

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“Psyche Awakened by Cupid’s Kiss” – Antonio Canova

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life sized marble statue of George Washington. currently displayed in the North Carolina Museum of History

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“Washington” – Antonio Canova

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the first internationally acclaimed Danish artist. executed sculptures of mythological and religious characters

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Bertel Thorvaldsen

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marble sculpture of the resurrected Christ

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“Christ” – Bertel Thorvaldsen

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movement wherein artists of the Neoclassical Period sought to break new grounds of expression

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Romanticism (Romantic Period)

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embraced distinctive themes such as longing for history, supernatural elements, social injustices, and nature. landscape paintings also were made popular

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Romanticism

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characteristics of romantic art (5)

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• shows height of action
• emotional extremes
• celebrated nature as out of control
• dramatic compositions
• heightened sensations

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paintings of romantic period gave emphasis to

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emotion, feeling, and passion

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first french master and leader of the french realistic school. works were energetic, powerful, brilliantly colored, and tightly composed

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Jean Louis Theodore Gericault

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portrays victims of a contemporary shipwreck

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“The Raft of Medusa” – Jean Louis Theodore Gericault

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portrays mounted napoleonic cavalry officer who is ready to attack. artist’s first exhibited work and an example of his attempt to condense both movement and structure

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“Charging Chasseur” - Jean Louis Theodore Gericault

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mentally disabled that has a peculiar hypnotic power

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“Insane Woman” – Jean Louis Theodore Gericault

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considered as the greatest french romantic period painter of all. most influential to most of the romantic painters and eventually his technique was adopted and extended by impressionist artists

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Eugene Delacroix

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commemorates the July revolution of 1830 which knocked down Charles X of France. has a woman holding the flag of the revolution that personifies liberty

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“Liberty Leading the People” – Eugene Delacroix

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commissioned Romantic painter by the king of spain. printmaker and regarded as the last “Old Masters” and the first of the “Moderns”

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Francisco Goya

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commemorates spanish resistance to Napoleon’s army during the occupation of the 1808 in the Peninsular war

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“The Third of May” – Francisco Goya

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depicts the greek myth of the titan cronus (saturn) who fears he would be overthrown by one of his children

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“Saturn Devouring his Son” – Francisco Goya

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spanish ceremony celebrated during the ash wednesday and a symbolical burial of the past to allow society to be reborn

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“The Burial of Sardine” – Francisco Goya

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best known for his social art. rejected classical repose of the late 18th and early 19th century french sculpture

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Francois Rude

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known as “La Marseillaise”. portrays goddess liberty urging the forces of the revolutionary war

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“Departure of the Volunteers” – Francois Rude

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joan of arc is depicted at the age of 13 listening to the voices of saints who ordered her to deliver france from the english occupation

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“Jeanne d Arc” – Francois Rude

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most famous animal sculptor of all time. studied anatomy of his subjects by sketching residents at the Paris Zoo

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Antoine-Louis Barye

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depicting hercules’ fourth labour where he had to capture a live wild boar

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“Hercules Sitting on a Boar” – Antoine-Louis Barye

Question 36

shows king aigeus and theseus visiting princess aithra the very same night. theseus is holding a knife over minotaur (monster with a head bull and human body devouring human flesh)

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“Theseus Slaying the Minotaur” – Antoine-Louis Barye