Neoclassical (1768-1792 CE)

Question 1

Monticello

Answer 1

Wings (embrace the surrounding landscape, unify house and estate)
Originally two stories with a portico (became one story with a portico that hides the second floor)
Doric order (masculine)
“Humble” materials (reference to the Roman Republic, because we don’t want emperors)
Primary residence
Represents the ideals of the president and the people
Inspired by Palladio

Question 2

Monticello IDs

Answer 2

Thomas Jefferson
1768-1809 CE
Neoclassical
Brick, glass, stone, and wood

Question 3

The Oath of Horatii

Answer 3

Stark and linear
Three areas separated by architecture in the background (arch 1 = brothers, arch 2 = dad, arch 3 = women and children)
Light illuminates part of the scene but leaves the other in darkness
Implied lines guide the eyes
Triangular composition
Put the state first and yourself last!
Calling out aristocrats
Roman triplets pledging an oath to their father, about to go fight another set of triplets (war between Rome and Alba Longa)
Wives/sisters mourning the future deaths of their husbands/brothers (sometimes both!)
Looks like a stage scene

Question 4

The Oath of Horatii IDs

Answer 4

Jacques-Louis David
1784 CE
Neoclassical
Oil on canvas

Question 5

George Washington

Answer 5

Contrappasto
Calm expression (reserved dignity)
Civic responsibility (iconography)
Realistic (not idealized, old man!)
Shows him as calm, reserved, and dignified
Army band peeking out
Fasces (bundle of 13 rods that represents the unity of the 13 colonies)
Commisioned by Virginia to go into Capitol building

Question 6

George Washington IDs

Answer 6

Jean-Antoine Houdon
1788-1792 CE
Neoclassical
Marble

Question 7

Neoclassical style

Answer 7

Clear focus
Symmetrical and rational
Separated into sections
Stoic
For the state