Neoclassicism and Enlightenment

Title: Saint Paul’s Cathedral

Artist: Wren

Style: English Baroque

Facts:

1. Viewed as protected by God inc it remained standing after bombing

2. Phoenix, symbol of church vein burnt down then rebuilt

3. Anglican Church — broke away from Catholic Church bc Henry VIII was denied divorce

4. Orb with cross

5. Whisper gallery — whisper on one side, the dome carries it so it can be heard on the other side

Title: Gin Lane

Artist: Hogarth

Style: Enlightenment Satire

Facts:

1. After restriction of the press is demolished by Mary and William, artists feel emboldened to talk about things they do not like in society, political art, early version of political cartoons

2. English beer is being taxed so people turned to foreign imported gin (hard liquor). Gin is unsafe, beer shouldn’t be taxed but gin should be

Title: Morning Party

Artist: Hogarth

Style: Enlightenment Satire

Title: Monticello, Charlottesville, Virginia

Artist: Thomas Jefferson

Style: Neoclassical (Federal)

Title: The Oath of the Horatii

Artist: Jacques-Louis David

Style: Neoclassical

Title: Napoleon passing the Saint Bernard pass

Artist: Jacques-Louis David

Style: Neolassical (Empire)