Art 1789 1848 Where have we been Where

Art: 1789 -1848 Where have we been? Where are we going? The art from French Rev through the “Age of Isms”

Where have we been? French Revolution and Napoleon = Neoclassicism: 1789 -1815 Industrial Revolution and Rise of the “Isms” = Romanticism: 1800 s 1850 You remember them! Who could forget?

Neoclassicism- 1780 s-1815 • Art of the French Revolution and Napoleonic Era • Influenced by the Enlightenment focus on the rational, the orderly • Reacting to Rococo (Versailles) type fancy art of absolutism • New interest in the ancient world fueled by discoveries and excavations of Pompeii and Herculaneum DAVID – MAJOR ARTIST OF THIS MOVEMENT AND THE MAIN ARTIST OF FR AND NAPOLEON

Oath of Haratii - David

Art as propaganda The Death of Marat

Napoleon Crossing the Alps Also David

Mauzzaise – Napoleon Laws Creator As

Why would art of this time reflect these themes?

The Spirit of the Age (1790 -1850) https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=f. Ok 8 Tm 815 l. E Listen to the music for a few minutes. What adjectives would you use to describe it?

A Growing Distrust of Reason Enlightenment Early 19 c Society is good, curbing violent impulses! Romanticism Civilization corrupts! e The essence of human experience is subjective and emotional. e Human knowledge is a puny thing compared to other great forces. e Community over individuals