NeoClassical Art Architecture NEOCLASSICAL STYLE SUPPLANTED ROCOCO DURING

Neo-Classical Art & Architecture • NEOCLASSICAL STYLE SUPPLANTED ROCOCO DURING THE 178 OS • 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

The Oath of the Horatii By Jacques Louis David Neo –Classical Theme: Key figures were portrayed as classical heroes.

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 Recamier By 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 Verninac By 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

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

Napoleon Crossing the Alps By Jacques Louis David Neo –Classical Theme: Portrayed the classical virtues of self sacrifice and devotion to state.

The Coronation of Napoleon

The Murder of Marat Jacques Louis David THIS WORK FROM THE FRENCH REVOLUTION SHOWS MARAT, A JACOBIN LEADER, AFTER BEING STABBED IN HIS BATH TUB, BY CHARLOTTE CORDAY.

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.

Voltaire Seated By Jean-Antoine Houdon THIS IS A NEO-CLASSICAL SCULPTURE. IT PORTRAYS VOLTAIRE, A PHILOSOPHE FROM THE 1700 S, WEARING THE ROBE OF AN ANCIENT PHILOSOPHER. Neo –Classical Theme: Key figures were portrayed as classical heroes.

Monticello THE HOME OF THOMAS JEFFERSON, BUILT BY JEFFERSON Jefferson borrowed the ancient Roman columns and dome for this Neo-Classical architecture.

Lets Review: WHAT ARE THE FEATURES OF NEOCLASSICAL ART? Key figures were depicted as classical heroes. Works portrayed the classical virtues of selfsacrifice and devotion to state.

Lets Review: WHO ARE THE MOST FAMOUS NEOCLASSICAL ARTISTS? Jacques Louis David Jean-Antoine Houdon Thomas Jefferson