Neo-Classical Art & Architecture

•NEOCLASSICAL STYLE SUPPLANTED ROCOCO DURING THE 178OS

•KEY FIGURES WERE DEPICTED AS CLASSICAL HEROES

•WORKS PORTRAYED THE CLASSICAL VIRTUES OF SELF SACRIFICE AND DEVOTION TO STATE

•COMPOSITIONS EMPHASIZED THE GREEK IDEALS OF RESTRAINT, SIMPLICITY AND SYMMETRY

Neo-Classical Art & Architecture

The Oath of the Horatii

Neo –Classical Theme: Key figures were portrayed as classical heroes.

By Jacques Louis David

THE DEATH OF

SOCRATES, BY

JACQUES LOUIS DAVID

Neo –Classical Theme: Portrayed the classical virtues of self sacrifice and devotion to state.

Socrates has been condemned to death by the Greek government. He willingly drinks the hemlock while lecturing to his students that it is his duty as a citizen to obey the government.

Neo –Classical Theme: Portrayed the classical virtues of self sacrifice and devotion to state.

Madame RecamierBy Jacques Louis David

“Madame Recamier” is an 1800 portrait of Juliet Recamier, reclining in an empire style sofa, in an empire line, dressed as a modern vestal virgin.

Neo –Classical Theme: Key figures were portrayed as classical heroes.

Madame Raymonde de

VerninacBy Jacques Louis David

Neo –Classical Theme: Key figures were portrayed as classical heroes.

Lictors bringing to Brutus the bodies of his sons, by Jacques Louis David

Neo –Classical Theme: Portrayed the classical virtues of self sacrifice and devotion to state.

The painting depicts Lucius Junius Brutus, the Roman leader, grieving for his sons. Brutus's sons had attempted to overthrow the government and restore the monarchy, so the father ordered their death to maintain the republic.

Napoleon Crossing the

Alps

Neo –Classical Theme: Portrayed the classical virtues of self sacrifice and devotion to state.

By Jacques Louis David

The Coronation of Napoleon

THIS WORK FROM THE FRENCH REVOLUTION

SHOWS MARAT, A JACOBIN LEADER,

AFTER BEING STABBED IN HIS BATH TUB, BY CHARLOTTE CORDAY.

The Murder of Marat

Jacques Louis David

Charlotte Corday blamed Marat for the September Massacres, and feared an all out civil war.

She claimed, “I killed one man to save 100,000”.

Neo –Classical Theme: Portrayed the classical virtues of self sacrifice and devotion to state.

THIS IS A NEO -CLASSICAL SCULPTURE. IT PORTRAYS VOLTAIRE, A PHILOSOPHE

FROM THE 1700S, WEARING THE ROBE OF AN ANCIENT

PHILOSOPHER.

Voltaire Seated

By Jean-Antoine Houdon

Neo –Classical Theme: Key figures were portrayed as classical heroes.

THE HOME OF THOMAS JEFFERSON, BUILT BY JEFFERSON

Monticello

Jefferson borrowed the ancient Roman columns and dome for this Neo-Classical architecture.

WHAT ARE THE FEATURES OF NEO -CLASSICAL ART?

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Key figures were depicted as classical heroes.Works portrayed the classical virtues of self-sacrifice and devotion to state.

WHO ARE THE MOST FAMOUS NEO -CLASSICAL ARTISTS?

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Jacques Louis David

Jean-Antoine Houdon Thomas Jefferson