Artworks from the Neo Classical

Period

OBJECTIVES:
1. Identifies distinct characteristics of arts during Neo
Classical period . (A9EL-la2)
2. Create artworks guided by techniques and styles of
Neo Classical period. (ASPIIIc-e-1)
PRE-ASSESSMENT: INDIVIDUAL ACTIVTY
Identification: From the word pool below, identify the terms, artworks,
and artists if they belong in the Neoclassical period or
Romantic period. Write your answers in two columns
in your activity notebook

A. Barye Third of May The Apotheosis of Homer

B. Canova Classical Block Reason
B. Thorvaldsen Departure of the Volunteers Temple Style
E. Delacroix Liberty Leading the People The Raft of the Medusa
F. Goya Lion of Lucerne J . Gericault
Passion
F. Rude Oath of the Horatii
J. David Palladian
 Arts of the Neoclassic and Romantic Period
• NEOCLASSICISM(1780-18400)
• Born out of rejection of the Rococo & late Baroque styles.
• Neoclassic came from the Greek word NEOS NEW & the Latin word
CLASSICUS FIRST CLASS.
• NEOCLASSICISM ? - The western movement in decorative & visual
arts. It also applies to literature, theater, music, & architecture that were
influenced by the classical art & culture of Ancient Greece & Rome.
• The Neoclassical movement coincided with the 18th century AGE of
REASON known as AGE of ENLIGHTENMENT. (The 18th century is
known as The Age of Enlightenment or The Age of reason, to stress the rational trend
of the period and the attitude according to which reason and judgement should
be the guiding principles for human activities)
• emphasized reason over superstition and science over blind faith.
• When the Enlightenment and its new ideals took hold, Rococo was condemned for being
immoral, indecent, and indulgent, and a new kind of instructive art was called for,
which became known as Neoclassicism
• Neoclassical art pieces such as paintings, sculpture & architecture generally
portrayed Roman History which elevated the Roman Heroes.
• ROMANTICISM
• Began in the same era but its approach had to do with the
modern or new rather that the traditional.
• Movement in which the artist of Neoclassical period sought
to break new ground in the expression of emotion, both
subtle & stormy.
• It embraced a number of distinctive themes, such as a
longing for history, super natural elements, social injustices
and nature.
• Landscape painting became more popular due to the
people’s romantic adoration of nature.
• Romanticism was a reaction to the classical, contemplative
nature of Neo-classical pieces.
 NEOCLASSICISM CLASSICISM
This is the renewed interest in classical This is the period in which
ideals and forms that influenced Greek and Roman principles
European and American society through
and styles were reflected in
idea, politics and fine arts during the 18 th
and 19th century. It also refers to the art society.
forms created after but inspired by the
ancient times. This period was derived
from the Classicism movement.
 Characteristics of Neoclassicism
 Portrayal of Roman history

 Formal composition
 The use of diagonals to show the peak of an emotion or moment (versus a regular moment)

 Local color

 Overall lighting

 Classic geo-structure

 Real

 Practiced conservatism, self-control, and restraint

 Nature” had a deep moral significance, comprehending the modes of action that were permissible and
excluding certain actions as “unnatural”
 Gave more importance to social needs as compared to individual needs
 Characteristics of Romanticism
 Height of action

 Emotional extremes

 Celebrated nature out of control

 Dramatic compositions

 Heightened sensation (life and death moments)

 Celebration of beauty, nature, and imagination

 Rejection of industrialization, organized religion, rationalism, and social convention

 Idealization of women, children, and rural life

 Inclusion of supernatural or mythological elements

 Interest in the past

Artworks from the

Neoclassical Period
 Neoclassical Painting

• Ideals and moderation are seen

• Interpretations of classical Greek and Roman history

Neoclassical Artists
 Jacques-Louis David
(1748-1825)

• Influential French painter

• Pre-eminent painter of the era
• Subjects: History
Jacques-Louis David was an influential French painter in the
Neoclassical style, and considered to be the pre-eminent
painter of the era. His subjects of paintings were more on
history.
The Death of Marat
David’s masterpiece shows the
portrayal of a revolutionary martyr.
This is a painting of the murdered
French revolutionary leader Jean-Paul
Marat.
 Napoleon
Crossing the Alps
The painting the 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
the May 1800.
 Oath of Horatii
It was a large painting that deicts a
scene from a Roman legend about
the dispute between Rome and Alba
Longa. The three brothers, all of
whom appear wiling to sacrifice
their lives for the good of Rome, are
shown saluting their father who
holds their swords out of them.
 Jean- Auguste- Dominique Ingres
(1780-1867)

• Pupil of Jacques- Louis David Ingres was a pupil of Jacques-Louis

• Influenced by Italian painters
David. He was influenced by Italian
Renaissance painters like Raphael,
Nicolas Poussin, Botticelli, and his
• Paintings mentor, Jacques-Louis David.
• Nudes His paintings were usually nudes,
• Portraits portraits, and mythological themes.
He was regarded as one of the great
• Mythological themes
exemplars of academic art and one
of the finest Old Masters of his era.
• One of the great exemplars of
academic art
• One of the finest Old Masters of
his era
Portrait of Napoleon on
the Imperial Throne

The painting depicts Napoleon in his

decadent coronation costume, seated upon
his golden-encrusted throne, hand resting
upon smooth ivory balls. The painting was
believed to be commissioned by Napoleon
as King of Italy
 The Apotheosis of Homer

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 all the brilliant men of Rome,
Greece, and contemporary times
 Neoclassical Sculptures

• One of the greatest ages of public sculptures

• Roman styles for inspiration

• Mimic their style
 Antonio Canova
(1757-1822)

• Prolific Italian artist Canova was a prolific Italian

artist and sculptor who became
and sculptor famous for his marble
• Marble scultures sculptures that delicately
rendered nude flesh.
He opened the idea for
portraying discrete sexual
• Discrete sexual pleasures by using pure
pleasures contours with his mythological
compositions.
• Pure contour with
mythological
compositions
Psyche Awakened
by Cupid’s kiss

A marble sculpture portraying

relationship of Psyche and Cupid.
 Washington

A marble sculpture of Washington

currently displayed at North
Carolina Museum of History.
 Bertel Thorvaldsen
(1789- 1838)

• First internationally acclaimed Danish artist

• Subject: mythological and Religious
characters.
Thorvaldsen was the first internationally acclaimed Danish
artist. He executed sculptures of mythological; and
religious themes characters.
 Christ

A marble sculpture image of resurrected Christ

currently located at the Thorvaldsen Museum
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.
Neoclassical Architecture

• Mid- 18th century

• Turned away from Rococo style and

Late Baroque

• Classical Greece and Rome and

architectural designs of Andrea
Palladio
 British Museum, London, Robert Smirke La Madeleine de Paris

Panthéon, Paris by Jacques-

Germain Soufflot
 Panthéon, Paris by Jacques-Germain Soufflot

Temple Style
Jacques-Germain Soufflot

• Based on
ancient
temple

• Uncommon
during the
Renaissanc
e
The Panthéon is a building in the Latin Quarter
• Peristyle  in Paris, France. It was originally built as a
church dedicated to St. Genevieve and to house
the reliquary châsse containing her relics.
Robert Smirke
British Museum, London, Robert Smirke

Sir Robert Smirke RA (1 October 1780 – 18

April 1867) was an English architect, one of
the leaders of Greek Revival architecture,
though he also used other architectural
styles. As architect to the Board of Works,
he designed several major public buildings, The British Museum, located in the Bloomsbury area of 
including the main block and facade of the  London, in the United Kingdom, is a public institution
British Museum. He was a pioneer of the use dedicated to human history, art and culture. It is the first
of concrete foundations. national public museum in the world.
 Pierre-Alexandre Vignon La Madeleine de Paris

French architect of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic periods.

Trained under Julien David Leroy (1724-1803); he was also a
close friend of Claude Nicolas Ledoux. He was appointed
Inspecteur général des bâtiments de la République in 1794. In
1807, Napoleon I chose Vignon's uncompromising Neoclassical
 design for his Temple de la Gloire (after 1813 the Madeleine) in
Paris
L'église de la Madeleine is a Roman Catholic church occupying
a commanding position in the 8th arrondissement of Paris. The
Madeleine Church was designed in its present form as a temple
to the glory of Napoleon's army. To its south lies the 
Place de la Concorde, to the east is the Place Vendôme, and to
the west Saint-Augustin, Paris.
 Palladian Style

• Andrea Palladio’s style of villa construction

• Features a balustrade
 Robert Adam Palladian Architect of the
(1728-1792)
Neoclassical
United States Capitol

The United States Capitol, often called

the Capitol Building, is the home of the 
United States Congress and the seat of the 
legislative branch of the 
U.S. federal government. It is located on 
Capitol Hill at the eastern end of the 
National Mall in Washington, D.C. 

He was known as the Palladian

architect of the Neoclassical
who designed two-well-known
American civic buildings-The
White House and the United
States Capitol. He had also
designed many country houses.
Robert Adam (1728- White House
1792)

The White House in Washington, DC was taken on 17 July 2008.

 Classical Block Style
• Rectangular or square plan

• Flat roof

• exterior-: rich in classical detail

• Beaux- Arts style

• French Ẻcole des Beaux-Arts
Flourished in the US
 Famous Architects

Henri Labrouste Charles Garnier

• Library of Sainte- • Palais Garnier
Genevieve
 Henri Labrouste Library of Sainte-Geneviéve

Pierre-François-Henri
Labrouste (11 May 1801 – 24
June 1875) was a French architect
from the famous 
École des Beaux-Arts school of
architecture. After a six-year stay
in Rome, Labrouste established
an architectural training Sainte-Geneviève Library is a public and university library in Paris, which inherited the
workshop, which soon became collection of the Abbey of St Genevieve. The library contains around 2 million documents.
known for rationalism.
 Charles Garnier PALAIS Garnier “PARIS OPERA HOUSE”

Jean-Louis Charles
Garnier (pronounced [ʃaʁl ɡaʁnje]; 6
November 1825 – 3 August 1898) was
a French architect, perhaps best
known as the architect of the  The Palais Garnier (is a 1,979-seat opera house, which was built from 1861 to 1875 for
Palais Garnier and the  the Paris Opera. It was called the Salle des Capucines, because of its location on the 
Opéra de Monte-Carlo Boulevard des Capucines in the 9th arrondissement of Paris,
but soon became known as the Palais Garnier, in recognition of its opulence
and its architect, Charles Garnier.
 ACTIVITIES:
PERFORMANCE TASK:
DRAW or paint an artwork in the style of Neo Classical Period which promotes either
“HISTORY”,.“PEACE”, “SAVING THE EARTH” or any other ISSUES that you might think
about. Give a title and a short description about your work. You can use any coloring materials
and short size bond paper .
• RUBRICS: (20 pts- Explain by the Teacher)
1. Quality of Work
2. Visual Impact
3. Punctuality
4. Neatness
EVALUATION: Read the statement carefully. Choose the answer in the
box below and write the word in the space provided before the number.

PSYCHE AWAKENED BY CUPID’S KISS JEAN AUGUSTE DOMINIQUE INGRES APOTHESIS OF HOMER

ANTONIO CANOVA LION OF LUCERNE JACQUES LOUIS DAVID JEAN PAUL MARAT CHRIST

OATH OF HORATII BERTHEL THORVALDSEN

______ 1. A Prolific Italian artist & sculpture who became
famous for his marble sculptures. ____6. Danish artist. He executed sculptures of
_____ 2. A painting showing murdered French revolutionary mythological & religious themes characters.

leader. ____ 7. Roman Legend, the three brothers, all of whom

_____ 3. Homer, receiving all the brilliant men of Rome,
Greece, & contemporar times.
_____ 4. His painting were usually nudes, portraits and
mythological.
_____ 5. A sculpture of a dying Lion in Lucerne, Switzerland
that commemorates the Swiss Guards.
appear willing to sacrifice their lives.
____ 8. An influential French painter, his subject of
paintings were more on history.
____ 9. A marble sculpture portraying the relationship of
Psyche & cupid.
____ 10. A marble sculpture image of resurrected
Christ.