Neoclassicism

=__Neoclassicism__= Neoclassicism is the name given to quite distinct movements in the decorative and visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture. These movements were in effect at various times between the 18th and 20th centuries.It was the introduction and widespread use of Greek orders and decorative motifs, the subordination of detail to simple, strongly geometric overall compositions, the presence of light colors or shades, frequent shallowness of relief in ornamental treatment of façades, and the absence of textural effects.

1.What was the focus (theme) of the movement? The focus of the movement were models. They used important people and events. The painting: Oath of the Horatii (1784) is a painting by Jacques-Louis David, painted before the French Revolution, depicting the Roman salute. The theme of the painting has an extreme patriotic and neoclassical perspective



2.How did historical events influence the movement? The historical events influenced in a lot, they used imporatant people at the time period. They did not want the imporatant people to be forgoten. Like Gilbert Stuart he used George Washington to paint one of his important portrait in his life. 3.What medium did this movement focus on, if any? Neoclassicism focused on many topics, like literature, art, music, architecture, and visual arts.

4.What innovations were apparent in this movement? Pablo Picasso experimented with classicizing motifs in the years immediately following World War I, and the Art Deco style that peaked in the 1925 Paris //Exposition des Arts Décoratifs// often drew on neoclassical motifs without expressing them overtly. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoclassicism_art

Rococo Romantism Classical period
 * 1) //Picture gallery with views of modern Rome// by [|Giovanni Paolo Pannini], painted 1759. It assembles the canon of Roman ruins and Roman sculpture into one vast imaginary gallery.

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