Review Test 4 Rococo PostImpressionism Definitions Signature style

Review Test 4: Rococo – Post-Impressionism

Definitions • Signature style – Techniques, subject matter, and ways artists paint that distinguish them from other artists • Subject matter – What the artwork is about – The object depicted • Provenance – History of ownership – Paper trail of authenticity

Definitions cont. • Repatriation – Returning artworks to country of origin; rightful ownership issues • Forgery – Artwork credited to original artist but not made by them – Deliberate creation to deceive art experts and buyers

Rococo • Continuation of Baroque period • Closely associated with Paris, France • Wide usage of pastel colors, especially blues, pinks, and greens • Major artist: Charles Lebrun

Neoclassicism • • • Neo: new Virtue, return to Classical ideals Patriotism, political themes Calm, smooth surfaces Glossy, ordered grids Major artists: – David – Ingres

David • Oath of the Horatii • 1784 • Leader of the Neoclassical movement

Romanticism • • Dramatic, emotional Violent energy Liberty Power of nature Bright color Motion Major artists – Gericault, Delacroix

Gericault • Raft of the Medusa • 1818 • Leader of the Romantic movement

Delacroix • Liberty Leading the People • 1830 • Student of Gericault

Realism • Response to Neoclassicism and Romanticism • Portrayed life as it was, no idealism • Subject matter: – Poor people in everyday situations – Landscapes

Realism • Major artists: – Courbet – Whistler – Harnett • Sub-genre: Photo realism – Ultra-realistic paintings – Harnett painted photo realism

Courbet • The Stone Breakers • 1849 • Leader of Realism

Whistler • Nocturne in Black & Gold: The Falling Rocket • 1875 • American expatriate

Impressionism • • Concerned with light and color Free brush strokes Painted outside, “en plein air Influenced by photography, cropping Painted using primary colors Placed colors side-by-side to fool the eye Sub-genre: – Pointillism – using dots of paint

Impressionism • Associated with Paris, France • Major artists – Monet – Manet – Seurat – Renoir – Degas

Monet • Haystack • 1891

Manet • Luncheon on the Grass • 1863

Manet • Olympia • 1863

Seurat • Sunday Afternoon on the Isle of Grande Jatte • 1884 -86 • Pointillist – Used dots of paint to make paintings

Post-Impressionism • Grouped together because of time period • Did not share a similar style • Major artists: – Van Gogh – Cezanne

Van Gogh • • Starry Night 1889 Textural paintings Was sick man

Cezanne • Still Life with Cherries • 1885 -87 • Reduced subjects to basic geometric shapes – Cone – Cylinder

Goya • The Third of May • 1808 • The man without an “ism”