Antoine Watteau's painting, L'Indifferent, 1716, oil on canvas, 25cm x 18cm and Eugene Delacroix's Paganini, 1831, oil on cardboard on wood panel, approx. 43cm x 28cm have been selected to represent the Rococo and Romanticism periods respectively. Rococo was a style of art that followed on from the Baroque period in the early 18th century. The artists of this style typically depicted themes of "love, artfully and archly pursued through erotic frivolity and playful intrigue". 1 Both the art and
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THE MOVEMENTS: ROCOCO THROUGH SURREALISM The Movements: Rococo through Surrealism Hum 100 Final At the end of the Baroque period the neo-classical style Rococo emerge in France. It dealt with elaborate ornamentation. The essence of Romanticism is particularly difficult to describe because it heavily focuses on emotion so you have to see, or hear it to understand it. Art in the modern era from 1860-1914 consists of Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Fauvism, and Expressionism. These movements
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The Neoclassical era was known as “The Age of Reason” or “The Enlightenment”. This era started in the mid 1700’s. The neoclassical era was part of the Greek and Roman history. The neoclassical era started as a reaction to the former Rococo period. The Rococo art was whimsical and playful. . The artwork of the neoclassical era was morally uplifting and inspirational. The artwork depicted the seriousness of the time, order, reason, tradition, society, intellect and political events. Neoclassical artists
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c Rococo vs. Neoclassical Art Karina Smith Western Governors University November 25, 2013 Rococo vs. Neoclassical Art Periods Over the years, works of art have developed and varied greatly across genres and time periods. From the cave paintings of the Paleolithic era to the abstract expressionism and Pop Art of the 21st century, we have seen styles of art evolve and develop. These styles and periods of art sometimes reflect past artists and styles and other times introduce an era of completely
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Rococo vs. Neoclassical: Resting Girl (Marie-Louise O’Murphy) and Grande Odalisque By Rachel Mizic FAS_202 08-10-2014 (Fig. 1a) Resting Girl (Marie-Louis O’Murphy) by François Boucher (1751). Oil on canvas, 59cm x 73 cm, Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Cologne (image: pictify.com) (Fig. 1b) Close up of Resting Girl (Marie-Louise O’Murphy) by François Boucher (1751) (image: wallraf.meseum) (Fig. 2a) Grande Odalisque by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (1814). Oil on canvas, 91cm x 162cm, Musée
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Neo-Classicism and Romanticism Though the Neo-Classical and Romantic art periods sit side by side on the Art History timeline, their values and inspirations couldn’t be farther apart. Whereas Neo-Classical art valued the precise forms and order of Classical Roman and Greek art, Romantic artists were inspired more by the unrestrained, dramatic works of the Medieval and Baroque eras. Both art periods (Neo-Classical and Romantic) came about in response to (and a desire to differ from) an earlier
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At the beginning of the 19th century, Neoclassicism was the dominant art form of Europe. Neoclassical artists studied nature and the art and literature of Ancient Civilizations to extract basic truths about beauty and honor. By utilizing themes and styles from the ancient Greece and Roman Empires, Neoclassicism emerged in the later 18th century as part of a general revival of interest in classical cultures. The Neoclassicism movement in art encompassed painting, sculpture, and architecture. It was
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classic art. He stated that “noble simplicity and calm grandeur” were the most important aspects. And since the current art movement was the extremely ostentatious baroque and rococo art styles, many artists chose to return to the classic style. In France, the neoclassic art movement began as a rebellion against rococo style. This style was an outlandish art form that symbolized French aristocracy and the elaborate nature which the aristocrats lived. France became a democratic nation after
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looking at the Romanticism period and the Neoclassicism period. We will discuss the relationships between the two periods as well as the differences and how one period originated in reaction to the other period. ASSIGNMENT RIWT Task 1 Art has revolved around all different eras and periods of time. Art has been around since the beginning of time and has branched off into many sectors. Works of art vary from genres and time periods to specific types. I chose to compare the Romanticism Period and
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study of anatomy in visual representation. The rise of individualism due to advent of humanism) 11. Baroque Painting & sculpture. 12. Rococo art and furniture/ interiors. 13. What is semiotics and semantics? Understanding the impact of industrialization and New Technology and the origin of it, the ‘enlightenment’. 14. Romanticism & Realism: in relation with the fall of Napoleon and outbreak of the war, French revolution, Darwin, Karl marks, birth of photography and change
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