ARTS OF THE NEOCLASSICAL AND THE ROMANTIC PERIOD

1. ARTS OF THE
NEOCLASSIC AND
THE ROMANTIC
PERIOD
THIRD QUARTER

2. At the end of the lesson, you are
expected to
1. Identify distinct characteristicts
of arts during the neoclassic Period;
2. Identify representative artists
from the Neoclassic period; and

3. NEOCLASSICAL PERIOD
In the late 1700s, Baroque and Rococo art gave way to
another style which was in direct opposition to their
ornate, graceful, and asymmetrical compositions.
Neoclassicism was derived from the greek word “neo”
which means “new” and the Latin word “classicus”,
meaning “of the highest rank”.

4. NEOCLASSICAL PERIOD
The art of neoclassicism was characterized by its clear form, sober
colors, shallow space, and vigorous horizontals and verticals that
rendered the subject matter timeless.

5. ARTIST OF THE NEOCLASSIC PERIOD
1. JAQCQUES-LOUIS DAVID (1748-1825)
He was a foremost French artist and
proponent of the late 18th
century neoclassic
movement. He was also regarded for his
canvases on classical theme and his rational and
academic style in painting.
His painting compositions resembles
figures acting on stage and making grand
theatrical gestures.

6. ARTISTS OF THE NEOCLASSIC PERIOD
1. JAQCQUES-LOUIS DAVID (1748-1825)
His subject matter was mostly historical and its story
value was emphasized to inspire love and patriotic virtues.
Example of his paintings are Oath of the Hirotii
(1786). The death of Socrates (1787), extolled
stoicism and self sacrifice.

7. OATH OF
HIROTII

8. The death of
socrates

9. 1. JACQUES-LOUIS DAVID (1748-1825)
During the French Revolution, David, Serving as an
artistic director, painted The Death of Marat (1793) that
included the revolution’s leaders and martyrs.
David also became the court painter of Napoleon
Bonaparte.
ARTISTS OF THE NEOCLASSIC PERIOD

10. THE DEATH
OF MARAT

11. 1. JAQCQUES-LOUIS DAVID (1748-1825)
He was commissioned for the work of The Coronation of
Napoleon in 1807, which was a grand masterpiece showing the
emperor about to crown himself with Empress Josephine kneeling
in front of him and the pope seated behind him, with several
eminent persons at the background.
He was also the strongest influence in French art of the early 19th
century.
ARTISTS OF THE NEOCLASSIC PERIOD

13. ARTIST OF THE NEOCLASSIC PERIOD
2. JEAN-AUGUSTE-DOMINIQUE
INGRES
A classicist with a romantic
style. He considered himself as a
painter of history, but it was his
portraits that he became known for.

14. His impressive portrait of The
Countess of Haussonville (1845)
became identified with the academic
tradition of French neoclassicism.
He considered drawing superior to
painting.
ARTIST OF THE NEOCLASSIC PERIOD

15. ARTIST OF THE NEOCLASSIC PERIOD
3. FRANCISCO GOYA (1746-1828)
Spanish painter who was
considered as the last of the old
masters and the first of the moderns.
He became apprentice of Jose Luzan,
a local painter when he was 14 years
old.

16. ARTIST OF THE NEOCLASSIC PERIOD
3. FRANCISCO GOYA (1746-1828)
He painted cartoons for the royal tapestry from
1775 to 1792 in Madrid. It was also this time that he did his
first genre painting or scenes depicting everyday life.
He was then influenced by neoclassicism, and
developed a spontaneous painting technique by studying
the works of Velasquez.

17. ARTIST OF THE NEOCLASSIC PERIOD
3. FRANCISCO GOYA (1746-1828)
later on, Francisco Goya became one of the
pioneering painters of the period that followed
neoclassicism – the ROMANTIC PERIOD or
ROMANTICISM

18. ARTS OF THE
ROMANTIC PERIOD
THIRD QUARTER

19. MASTER PAINTERS OF THE ROMANTIC PERIOD
1. FRANCISCO GOYA (1746-1828)
He was known for his dark
works and his war protests against
France.
Realistic works: Third of may 1808, was
one of the first paintings used to
protest the horrors of wars
Disaster of War, it was suggested by
Napoleon’s invasions of spain.

20. THE
THIRD OF
MAY 1808

21. MASTER PAINTERS OF THE ROMANTIC PERIOD
2. Eugene Delacroix (1798-1863)
French Romantic painter, was
the leader of the opposition of the classical
school.
He expressed the suffering of
humanity with drama and intensity. Massacre
at Chios, Liberty Leading the people, and women of
Algiers were some of his works.

22. MASTER PAINTERS OF THE ROMANTIC PERIOD
2. Eugene Delacroix (1798-1863)
He inspired Pierre-Auguste,
Renior, Van Gogh, and Pablo Picasso among
other famous artists.

23. LIBERTY
LEADING
THE
PEOPLE

24. MASTER PAINTERS OF THE ROMANTIC PERIOD
3. Theodore Gericault (1791-1824)
French painter who studied in
rome, known for his dramatic and
monumental representation of an actual
event.
He painted Raft of the
Medusa(1819), depicting shipwrecked in
French romanticism. He showed the
suffering survivors at the sea with an
inspiring heroic quality

25. RAFT OF
THE
MEDUSA

26. THE CHARGING
CHASSUER (1812)
Vision of the Romantic hero
with Rubens-like energy.
He left France for England,
where he became known for
his fine horse painting.

27. PERFORMANCE TASK