2. Came from the Greek word “neos” meaning NEW
and Latin word “classicus” which means FIRST
CLASS
Western movement in decorative and visual arts
Applies to literature, theater, music and architecture
“Age of Enlightenment”
3. Portrayal of Roman history
Formal composition
Use of diagonals to show peak of emotion or
movement
Local color
Over lighting
Classic geo-structure
7. 1780-1867, France
Pupil of Jacques Louis-David
His paintings are usually nudes, portraits and
mythological themes
One of the great exemplars of academic art
One of the finest Old Masters of his era
Famous artworks:
1. Portrait of Napoleon on the Imperial Throne
2. The Apotheosis of Homer
8. Artists looked to Roman styles during the time of Alexander
the Great for inspiration as well as to mimic their styles.
9. (1757-1822) 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
Famous works:
1. Psyche Awakened by Cupid’s Kiss
2. Washington
10. (1789-1838) Denmark
Was the first internationally acclaimed Danish artist.
He executed sculptures of mythological characters.
Famous artworks:
1. Christ
2. Lion of Lucerne
11. Artists looked to Roman styles during the time of Alexander
the Great for inspiration as well as to mimic their styles.
12. (1757-1822) 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
Famous works:
1. Psyche Awakened by Cupid’s Kiss
2. Washington
13. (1789-1838) Denmark
Was the first internationally acclaimed Danish artist.
He executed sculptures of mythological characters.
Famous artworks:
1. Christ
2. Lion of Lucerne
14. Style principally derived from the architecture of Classical
Greece and Rome
Architectural design of the Italian architect Andrea Palladio
16. Based on Ancient temples
Features peristyle (continuous line of columns
around a building)
Examples of temple style building:
1. Pantheon, Paris
2. British Museum, London
3. La Madeleine de Paris
17. Based on Andrea Palladio’s style of villa
construction
Features balustrade along the edge of the roof
There are vertical supports within a balustrade know as
“balusters” or “spindles”.
Classical method of crowning a building that has a flat
or low lying roof
18. One of the famous artist is:
Robert Adam (1728-1792) Britain
Designed two well known American civic
buildings
The White House and the United States Capitol
19. Features a rectangular or square plan with a flat roof
and an exteriors rich in classical detail
Classical block aesthetic was also known as “Beaux-
Arts style”
Classical block architecture also flourished in the
United States
20. Famous Architects:
Henri Labrouste
His masterpiece is the Library of Sainte-
Genevieve
Charles Garnier
Designed the most famous classical block of all
which is the Palais Garnier
27. 1780-1867, France
Pupil of Jacques Louis-David
His paintings are usually nudes, portraits and
mythological themes
One of the great exemplars of academic art
One of the finest Old Masters of his era
Famous artworks:
1. Portrait of Napoleon on the Imperial Throne
2. The Apotheosis of Homer
28. Artists looked to Roman styles during the time of Alexander
the Great for inspiration as well as to mimic their styles.
29. (1757-1822) 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
Famous works:
1. Psyche Awakened by Cupid’s Kiss
2. Washington
30. (1789-1838) Denmark
Was the first internationally acclaimed Danish artist.
He executed sculptures of mythological characters.
Famous artworks:
1. Christ
2. Lion of Lucerne
31. Artists looked to Roman styles during the time of Alexander
the Great for inspiration as well as to mimic their styles.
32. (1757-1822) 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
Famous works:
1. Psyche Awakened by Cupid’s Kiss
2. Washington
33. (1789-1838) Denmark
Was the first internationally acclaimed Danish artist.
He executed sculptures of mythological characters.
Famous artworks:
1. Christ
2. Lion of Lucerne
34. Style principally derived from the architecture of Classical
Greece and Rome
Architectural design of the Italian architect Andrea Palladio
36. Based on Ancient temples
Features peristyle (continuous line of columns
around a building)
Examples of temple style building:
1. Pantheon, Paris
2. British Museum, London
3. La Madeleine de Paris
37. Based on Andrea Palladio’s style of villa
construction
Features balustrade along the edge of the roof
There are vertical supports within a balustrade know as
“balusters” or “spindles”.
Classical method of crowning a building that has a flat
or low lying roof
38. One of the famous artist is:
Robert Adam (1728-1792) Britain
Designed two well known American civic
buildings
The White House and the United States Capitol
39. Features a rectangular or square plan with a flat roof
and an exteriors rich in classical detail
Classical block aesthetic was also known as “Beaux-
Arts style”
Classical block architecture also flourished in the
United States
40. Famous Architects:
Henri Labrouste
His masterpiece is the Library of Sainte-
Genevieve
Charles Garnier
Designed the most famous classical block of all
which is the Palais Garnier