Jean Dominique Ingres “The Apotheosis of Homer” 1827
Ingres was trying to preserve the tradition of neoclassicism.
•Clarity
•Classical idealized forms.
•Solid modeling of objects in value.
in his view great art could only be made from great subject matter such as.
•History
•Mythology
•Classic literature
•Biblical scenes
Eugene Delacroix “The Death of Sardanapalus” 1827
Romanticism promoted
•Imagination
•Intuition
•Emotion
•Individual experience
Romantic art is characterized by
•Mysterious landscapes
•Scenes of exotic cultures
•Extreme often violent human events
•Sensuality of subject
•Dynamic diagonal rhythms
•Fluidity of line
•Brilliance of color
Gustave Courbet “The Stone Breakers” 1849
Realist’s were concerned primarily with
•Everyday contemporary life
•The mundane and trivial
•Working class laborers and peasants
Edouard Manet “Le Dejeuner sur L’herbe” 1863
Edouard Manet “Olympia” 1863
Claude Monet “ Impression Sunrise” 1872
•Conventions associated with Impressionism
•Brushstrokes are clearly evident
•No blending of the pigments
•No smooth tonal gradations
•A sketchy quality
Claude Monet “Saint-Lazare Station” 1877
Edgar Degas “The Tub” 1886
Georges Seurat ”Sunday Afternoon on the Island of la Grande Jatte” 1886
Paul Gauguin “Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?” 1897
Vincent van Gogh “The Night Café” 1888
Paul Cezanne “Mont Saint-Victoire” 1902-04
Henri Matisse “Woman With the Hat” 1905
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner “Self-portrait as soldier” 1915
Vassily Kandinsky “Composition VI” 1913