The document discusses the Neoclassical movement in art and architecture that emerged in Europe in the late 18th century. Some key points: - Neoclassicism was inspired by classical Greco-Roman antiquity and emphasized linear design, historical accuracy, and Greek/Roman themes. - It broke from the emotional Baroque style and emerged as a dominant style from the 1760s-1850s across Europe and North America. - Notable artists like Jacques-Louis David painted dramatic scenes from classical history with accurate settings. - Architects like Thomas Jefferson designed buildings like Monticello that echoed Greek temples using columns and triangular pediments. - In the Philippines, the American colonial

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2. “What do these so-called
artists mean when they
preach the discovery of the
'new'? Is there anything
new? Everything has been
done, everything has been
discovered”
---Jean-Aguste-Dominique
Ingres
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3. • It is the name given to the Western
movement in the decorative and visual
arts, literature, theatre, music, and
architecture that draw inspiration from
the “classical” art and century.
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4. • Breaking away from the emotionally
charged baroque style of previous years,
it emreged in the 1760's and was popular
throughout Europe and North America
until the 1850's
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5. • European Neoclassicism in the
visual arts began c. 1760 in
opposition to the then-dominant
Baroque and Rococo styles.
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6. • Neoclassicism was a revival of Greek and Roman
forms and ideas that emerged in late 18th century
Europe and North America. The impact was
profound in culture and politics.
• The excitment of classical antiquity, stimulated by
discoveries at Pompeii ans new scholarship, was
extended by political revolution on two continents
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7. • They typically involved an emphasis on austere
linear design in the depiction of classical
events, characters and themes, using
historically correct settings and costumes.
• Its emergence was greatly stimulated by the
new scientific interest in classical antiquity that
arose during the course of the 18th century.
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8. • The characteristics of Neoclassical art include a
concentration on Greek and Roman mythology
and history for subjects, a priortization of the
heroic male nude, somewhat dramatic lighting,
nd a rather clean style, with hard edges and
bright primary colors in painting and smooth,
highly polished marble in sculpture.
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9. • On a series of remarkable archeological discoveries.
• Notably the excavation of the buried Roman cities of
Herculaneum (begun 1738) and Pompeii (begun 1748),
caused an upsurge of renewed interest in Roman art.
Furthermore, from around 1712 onwards, several influential
publications by Bernard de Montfaucon (1655-1741),
Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-78), the Comte de Caylus,
and Robert Wood provided engravings of Roman monuments
and further heightened interest in classicism and classical
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11. (French: La Mort de Marat or
Marat Assassiné) is a 1793
painting by Jacques-Louis David of
the murdered French
revolutionary leader Jean-Paul
Marat. Painted in the months after
murder, it has been
described by T. J. Clark as the first
modernist painting, for "the way it
took the stuff of politics as its
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12. The Death of Marat is designed to
commemorate a personable hero.
Although the name Charlotte Corday
can be seen on the paper held in
Marat's left hand, she herself is not
visible. Close inspection of this
painting shows Marat at his last
th, when Corday and many
others were still nearby (Corday did
not try to escape). Therefore, David
intended to record more than just
the horror of martyrdom.
Detail of The Death of Marat showing the paper held in
Marat's left hand. The letter reads (in French) "Il suffit que je
sois bien malheureuse pour avoir droit a votre bienveillance"
or in English, "Given that I am unhappy, I have a right to your
help"
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13. (French: Le Serment des Horaces), is a
large painting by the French artist
Jacques-Louis David painted in 1784
and now on display in the Louvre in
Paris. The painting depicts the Roman
Horatius family, who, according to Titus
' Urbe Condita (From the
ding of the City) had been chosen
for a ritual duel against three members
of the Curiatii, a family from Alba
Longa, in order to settle disputes
between the Romans and the latter city.
In the painting, the three
brothers express their loyalty
and solidarity with Rome before
battle, wholly supported by
their father. These are men
to lay down their lives
out of patriotic duty. With their
resolute gaze and taut,
outstretched limbs, they are
citadels of patriotism.
This is all in contrast to the tender-
hearted women who lie weeping and
mourning, awaiting the results of the
fighting.The mother and sisters are
shown clothed in silken garments
seemingly melting into tender
ssions of sorrow. Their despair
is partly due to the fact that one
sister was engaged to one of the
Curiatii and another is a sister of the
Curiatii, married to one of t Horatii.
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14. So, the Neoclassical
movement was pretty
important to early
Americans. One of the most
important American
architects to first embrace
is style as a link between
the American ideas of
republican government and
gacy of ancient Rome
was Thomas Jefferson.
His personal home, called
Monticello, is one of his
earlier attempts at a
neoclassical design. Begun
in 1769, it echoed a Greek
Doric temple with the four
simple columns and
triangular pediment.
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16. • The most notable examples of
Neoclassicism in the Philippines are seen
in government buildings constructed
during the American Colonial Era.
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17. • It started when the Americans colonized the
country, they began various building projects
throughout the country.
• The architecture style used for these structures,
which was an adapted form of Neoclassicism, was
the prevalent style at the time in the United
States.
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19. ManilaCity Hall is
probably one of
the most known
landmarks in
Manila because of
its iconic
architectural style.
Some criticized the
location of the clock tower
and its coffin shaped floor
plan. Unlike the other
neo-classical buildings the
façade is shorter but the
element and the
expression of the
neoclassical architecture is
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20. Philippine National Museum
This elegant
architectural
building was planned
nd designed by
merican architect
Daniel Burnham in
1918.
It was the former
home of the national
congress and was
converted into a
museum where art,
tural sciences and
Philippines’ natural
and cultural heritage
are housed.
The elements present to
the building are highly
regarded as neoclassical.
The porch, the free
standing Corinthian
mns, the pediment
and flat color and the
leveled roof signified the
application of
Neoclassical Architecture. 20

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