arts

oath of the horatii - depicts the importance of patriotism and masculine self sacrifice for one's country
lion of lucerne - lion symbolizes soldier's courage, strength, willingness to die rather than to betray their oath of services
temple - neoclassical architecture style that features a peristyle or a continuos line of columns around a building
swiss guards who were massacred during the french revolution - commemorated in the sculpture of a dying lion in lucerne, swizerland
jacques louis david- painted a murdered french revolutionary leader named jean paul marat
bertel thorbaldsen - executed sculptures of mythological and religious themed characters
neoclassical era- delivers a moral message such as sacrifice or martyrdom, love for people and patriotism in their are forms
jean auguste dominique ingres - a pupil of jacques louis david where his paintings were usually nudes, potraits, and mythological themes
neoclassic - came from the greek word "neos" (new) and the latin word "classicus" (first class)
palladian - neoclassical architecture style that features a balustrade which is a railing with vertical supports along the edge of the roof
classical block - neoclassical architecture style that features a rectangular or square plan, with a flat roof and an exterior rich in classical details
antonio canova - opened the idea for portraying discrete sexual pleasures by using pure contours with his mythological compositions
charging chasseur - title of gericaults painting which was his first exhibited work
masterpieces of gericaults during the romantic era - energetic, powerful, brilliantly colored, and tightly composed