NEOCLASSICAL ART GRADE 9 MAPEH

2. Direction: Read the statements on the slide. Write TRUE
if the statement is correct and FALSE if the statement is
untrue.
__________1. The word neoclassic came from the Greek
word neos meaning “new” and the Latin word “classicus”.
__________ 2. Jacques-Louis David is a renowned
French artist whose paintings were into nudes, portraits
and mythological creatures. FALSE
__________ 3. Napoleon Crossing the Alps is an artwork
of Jacques-Louis David. true
__________ 4. Jean-Auguste Dominique Ingres was a
student of J. David. true

3. __________ 5. Jacques-Louis David was regarded as one
of the finest Old Masters of his era.

4. RECAP
DIRECTION: Name the title (T) and artist (A) of the
following artworks.

10. Arts of the Neo-
classic and Romantic
Periods
Arts 9 Quarter 3

11. Neoclassicism (1780-1840)
-neoclassic comes from
the Greek word neos -
“new” and the Latin word
classicus which is similar
in meaning to the English
phrase “first class”

12. - Is the name given to the
Western movements in the
decorative and visual arts.
-it applies to literature, theater,
music, and architecture that
draw inspiration from the
classical art and culture of
Ancient Greece and Ancient
Rome.
Neoclassicism

13. Neoclassical art pieces such as
paintings, sculpture, and
architecture generally portrayed
Roman history which elevated
the Roman heroes.

14. use of diagonals show the
apex of emotion/moment
(versus a regular moment).
Rebirth of Roman History
Formal composition
Characteristics:

15. Classic geo-structure
Local color
Overall lighting
Characteristics:

16. 1. Portrayal of Roman
History
Oath of the Horatii
by Jacques Louise David
Abduction of the Sabine
Woman by Poussin

17. 2. Formal Composition

18. 3. Use of diagonals to show the peak of an
emotion or moment (versus a regular moment)

19. 4-5. Local color and Overall lighting

20. 6. Classic geo-structure

21. Artist and their
Paintings in
Neoclassical Art

22. - French painter
- pre-eminent painter of
the era
- His subjects of painting
are more on history
Jacques-Louis David
1748-1825

23. Famous Artworks:
The Death of Marat
-shows the
portrayal of a
revolutionary
martyr. This is a
painting of the
murdered French
revolutionary
leader Jean-Paul
Marat

24. Famous Artworks:
Napoleon Crossing the Alps
-showed a strongly
idealized view of
the real crossing
that Napoleon and
his army made
across the Alps
through the Great
St. Bernard Pass in
May 1800.

25. Famous Artworks:
Oath of the Horatii
-depicts a scene from
a Roman legend
about the dispute
between Rome and
Alba Longa. The 3
brothers, all of whom
appear willing to
sacrifice their lives for
the good of Rome,
are shown saluting
their father who
holds their swords
out for them.

26. -influenced by Italian Renaissance
painters
- His paintings were usually nudes,
portraits, and mythological
themes.
- One of the great exemplars of
academic art and one of the finest
Old Masters of his era.
Jean-Auguste-Dominique
Ingres
1780-1867 -France

27. - depicts Napoleon in his
decadent coronation costume,
seated on his golden-encrusted
throne, hand resting upon
smooth ivory balls. During his
reign, the painting was owned
by the Corps Legislatif which
was a part of the French
Legislature. The painting was
believed to be commissioned
by Napoleon as King of Italy.
Famous Artworks:
Portrait of Napoleon on the Imperial Throne

28. -The painting was a
state-commission by
Charles X to have
him remembered in
the building works
of the Louvre. The
painting depicts an
image of Homer,
receiving to brilliant
men of Rome,
Greece and
contemporary
times.
Famous Artworks:
The Apotheosis of Homer

29. Name the Artists and the
Artworks
1.

30. Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
1.

31. 2.

32. 2.
Oath of the Horatii

33. 3.

34. 3.
The Death of Marat

35. 4.

36. 4.
Jacques-Louis David

37. 5.

38. 5.
The Apotheosis of Homer

39. 6.

40. 6.
Napoleon Crossing the Alps

41. 7.

42. 7.
Portrait of Napoleon on the Imperial Throne

43. NEOCLASSICAL
SCULPTURES
-One of the great ages of public
sculpture. Artists looked to
Roman styles during the time of
Alexander the Great for
inspiration as well as to mimic

44. Antonio Canova
(1752- 1822) Italy
-was a prolific Italian sculptor
who became famous for his
marble sculptures that delicately
rendered nude flesh. He opened
the idea for portraying discrete
sexual pleasures by using pure
contours with his mythological
compositions.

45. Famous Artworks:
PSYCHE
AWAKENED BY
CUPID’S KISS
-A marble
sculpture
portraying the
relationship of
Psyche and Cupid.

46. Famous Artworks:
WASHINGTON
-This is a marble
sculpture of George
Washington
currently displayed
at North Carolina
Museum of History

47. BERTEL THORVALDSEN
(1789-1838) Denmark
-was the first internationally
acclaimed Danish artist. He
executed sculptures of
mythological characters.

48. Famous Artworks:
CHRIST
-A marble sculpture
image of
resurrected Christ
currently located at
the Thorvaldsen
Museum.

49. Famous Artworks:
LION OF LUCERNE
- a sculpture of a dying
lion in Lucerne,
Switzerland that
commemorates the
Swiss Guards who were
massacred in 1792
during the French
Revolution.

50. NEOCLASSICAL
ARCHITECTURE

51. Classical
Block
Palladian
01
Temple
Style
02 03
Types of Neoclassical Architecture

52. TEMPLE STYLE
• Based on ancient temple
• Characterized by peristyle or continuous
line of columns around a building

53. Pantheon, Paris

54. British Museum,

55. La Madeleine de Paris

56. PALLADIAN
• based onAndrea Palladio's style of VILLA
CONSTRUCTION
• features balustre which has vertical support
known as balusters or spindles
• known as palladian style architect is Robert
Adam (1728-1792; Britain) who designed
thw two well-known American civic
buildings. The White House and the
United States Capitol.

57. White House

58. United States Capitol

59. CLASSIC BLOCK STYLE
• features rectangular or square plan with a flat roof and
exterior rich in classical detail
• The exterior features a repeated classical pattern or
series of archs and columns with overall impression
of huge,classically decorated rectangular blocks
• This style flourished in the United States, particularly
in New York.
• famous architectural style as follows:

60. Library of Sainte- Genevieve by Henri Labrouste

61. Palais Garnier “Paris Opera House” by Charles Garnier

62. QUIZ
Identify the artist who made the following artwork
• 1.Death of Marat -Jacques Louis David

63. 2.Lion of Lucerne -Bertel Thorvaldsen

64. 3. Psyche Awakened by Cupid's Kiss
-Antonio Canova

65. 4. Oath of Horatti -Jacques Louis David

66. 5. Napoleon on the Imperial Throne
-Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

67. 6-10 Identify the Neoclassical Architectural style
6. -Classic Block Style

68. 7. -Palladian Style

69. 8. -Temple Style

70. 9. -Temple Style

71. 10. -Palladian Style