The Nightmare John Henry Fuseli oil on canvas
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The Nightmare, John Henry Fuseli, oil on canvas, 1781, 39” x 49”. Preceded surrealism and Freudian studies by a century Erotic theme; horse as male symbol, woman in tortured sleep, incubus suffocating her. Sensation of terror… reaction to jilted romance? Figueal style from where?
Elohim Creating Adam, William Blake, writer/poet who illustrated his own work. Rejected rationalism of ________….
Napoleon in the Plague House at Jaffa, 1804, Antoine Gros (Student of David) Shows Napoleon visiting sick & dying during Turkish campaign, shallow stage with classical references, exotic locale- Christlike figure of Napoleon helping the sick. (2 months after this was painted, Napoleon ordered all the plague victims poisoned)
Gran Odalisque… fill in what you know about this painting!! Very famous by Ingres!
Massacre at Chios, Delacroix, 1824, oil on canvas, 14’ x 12’ How did this reflect the ORIENTALIZING or Turkish theme popular at the time? What did Lord Byron do about the Greek revolution? What event is depicted here?
What color themes are echoed throughout? Who painted this? How did this painting symbolize the destiny of France? What philosophies(s) of art would be shown here? What does the child with pistols symbolize? Who is the woman carrying the flag? Is this a literal narrative painting?
Departures of Volunteers of 1792 (Marseillaise), 1835, Arc de Triomphe, Paris Popularly known as Marseillaise, the French national anthem Volunteers who protected France from invasion by Austria-Prussia Winged figure of Victory or France…tangled volunteers surging forward None really looks ready for war, some old, some young Scene to mythic proportions Typical Romantic in departure from fact
The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters, Goya, 1799, Etching. Los Caprichos How could this be a political statement? Is it just literally about the Romantic idea of the subconsious and nightmares? Or is there a parallel Goya is trying to tell us?
Family of Charles Iv, Goya, 1800 (huge 10’ x 11’) Compare w/ las Meninas Triptych figures Goya in shadow in background Queen in center w/youngest kids 2 canvases in rear like Las M. Trappings of Royalty
Third of May, 1808, Francisco Goya. Oil on canvas, 9’ x 13’, 1814. Massacre of Spanish rebels after failed uprising against French How are the French soldiers portrayed? Is this more than just a narrative painting? Central figure reminds us of whom?
Wanderer above a Sea of Fog Caspar David Friedrich, German Romanticism, 1918, oil on canvas Man contemplating grandeur of nature Romantic vision of nature different than Enlightenment. . Nature more powerful, unpredictable, than people. . Also AWESOME Inspired by the poet Goethe SUBLIME: : any cathartic experience from the catastrophic to the intellectual that causes the viewer to marvel in awe, wonder, or passion
Snowstorm: Hannibal & His Army Crossing the Alps, Oil on canvas, 4’ 9” x 7’ 9”, 1812, oil on canvas. Extremes in nature, concept of vortex in his work
The White Horse, John Constable, oil on canvas, 1819, Vibrant shimmering paint w/careful atmospheric perspective Sense of momentary clouds Harmony with nature, oneness w/nature, reaction against WHAT? ? ? ? ?
The Oxbow, Thomas Cole, 1836 (4’ x 6’) - actual view of river in Mass. Founder of Hudson River School In response to British book accused Americans of polluting the New World Romanticism on left, Claude on right Cole’s self portrait on left foreground. . Man’s touch on fields on right
Houses of Parliament, 1836 -60, England… fill-in blanks
Hint: this building used the IRON technology in an ironic way. . What FIRSTS were done by this building?
Labrouste (architect) trained at Ecole des-Beaux Artes, suggest both learning and technology in this innovative library Bibliotheque St. Genevieve. . Slender Corinthian columns of IRON support barrel vaults. . Cut stone exterior “noble”. . Building was open at night and gas lit, had to be fireproof! Exterior has iron arches symbolizing print lines, 2 barrel vaults represent 2 columns of newspaper. Main door 2 columns surmounted by lamps that show open at night, look like bookmarks.
Grand Staircase, the Opera, 186174, Paris opera house designed by Charles Garnier Historicism style-different periods combined Part of urban redevelopment plan for Paris under Napoleon III Based mostly on Baroque style Temple of pleasure. . Opulent Garnier: “to hear, to see, and above all, to be seen” Mirrors on columns for ladies to check their hair Iron under structure
The Artist’s Studio, Louis-Daguerre, daguerrotype, 6. 5” x 8. 5”, 1837, still life photo inspired by vanitas still life paintings. . Textures, new art form capturing older art form This photographer invented daguerrotypes (sharp focus, clear details)
Portrait of Charles Baudelaire, Nadar, 1863 Forehead often highlighted Controlled camera angles, often left one eye or side of face in shadow (as did Baroque painters!) Calotype: early photograph that produced both a positive and negative image, negatives allowed multiple reprints
Portrait of Thomas Carlyle, 1867
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