ix. french neoclassic period

neoclassicism

the classicism prevailing in the architecture of europe, america and various european colonies during the late 18th and early 19th c. characterized by intro and widespread ude of greek and roman orders and decorative motifs, the subordination of detail to simple, strongly geometric compositions, and the frequent shallowness of relief in ornamental treatment of facades

louis xvi

reign of ________ and austrian wife marie antoinette. it was the period of court scandals and french revolution

french revolution

themes were supportive of the french revolution

linear style

usually features this style wherein outlined of objects are sharply defined, thanks to carefully controlled brushstrokes

jacques louis david

art director of Napoleon. recorded the horrors of the period, mythology and napoleonic exploits.

works include: THE OATH OF HORATII, THE DEATH OF SOCRATES, MARAT ASSASINATED

jean auguste dominique ingres

fondness for rich colors ane textures. the submerged brushstrokes and the smooth highly finished surfaces are characteristics of academic painting

work: the grand odalisque

nicolas poussin

greatest of the french classicists. he sought the ideals of form and subject matter, of landscapes with figures of light with color and mood

works include:

A Dance To The Music Of Time

Graces From The Promised Land

Mary Magdalene With Daughter Sara

jean baptiste chardin

considered by some to be the greatest of the 18th c feench painters. breaking away from the style of the times, he was ANTI-ROCOCO. he favoured simple still lives and unsentimental domestic interiors

he is known for his beautifully textured still lives as well as his sensitive and touchibg genre paintings. a realist painter of down to earth genre scenes.

works include: the governess, the blessing, a house of cards

antonio canova

displays the sweeping grandeur and idealization of the neoclassic style

french neoclassic architecture

classical restraint resurfaced. purely greek, purely roman, or greco-roman hybrid

styles of neoclassic architecture

temple style, palladian style, classical block

the madeleine

intended as a pantheonby order of napoleon. an imitation of greek colonaded temple with a roman style podium built in the neo-classical style and was inspired by the maison carrée at nîmes

church of les invidales

patterned after a greek cross plan with the famous dome derived from st. peter's; a home and hospital for aged and unwell soldiers

bruant and mansart

designers of church of les invalides

paris pantheon

former church if sainte genevieve, now a shrine to national heroes

arc de triomphe

built under the orders of napoleon bonaparte; triumphal arch for military men

louis le van

remodeled the church of les invalides