Neoclassical ArtNeoclassical Art

CanovaDavidIngres

CanovaDavidIngres

Antonio Canova, Cupid and PsycheAntonio Canova, Cupid and Psyche • 1787-1793

• Marble, 5’• Tragic characters

from a myth which are suited for the NeoClassical aesthetic

• Romance was fated to end if Psyche should see Cupid

• Unable to not look at her lover, Cupid lost Psyche

• Sweeping grandeur of neoclassicism

• 1787-1793• Marble, 5’• Tragic characters

from a myth which are suited for the NeoClassical aesthetic

• Romance was fated to end if Psyche should see Cupid

• Unable to not look at her lover, Cupid lost Psyche

• Sweeping grandeur of neoclassicism

Antonio CanovaAntonio Canova

• Pauline Bonaparte Borghese as Venus (1801-1808)

• This is the perfect "corpse"

• Pronounced classical flavor which was adopted by the leaders of the French Revolution

• Napoleon’s sister

• Pauline Bonaparte Borghese as Venus (1801-1808)

• This is the perfect "corpse"

• Pronounced classical flavor which was adopted by the leaders of the French Revolution

• Napoleon’s sister

Jacques-Louis DavidJacques-Louis David• Oath of the Horatii,

1784-85• O/c• From classical history,

Rome and Alba had agreed to settle their differences by triple combat between two sets of triplets - the Horatii of Rome and the Curiatii of Alba -rather than an all out war.

• Oath of the Horatii, 1784-85

• O/c• From classical history,

Rome and Alba had agreed to settle their differences by triple combat between two sets of triplets - the Horatii of Rome and the Curiatii of Alba -rather than an all out war.

David, Death of MaratDavid, Death of Marat• 1793, oil on canvas• Marat was stabbed in his

bathtub by Charlotte Corday, a supporter of the conservative group

• inscribed on the crate supporting Marat’s inkwell, pen, and papers is a combined personal and political message David dedicates the painting “A Marat, David” and dates it “l’An Deux” -The year of two - second year of French revoluntion.

• 1793, oil on canvas• Marat was stabbed in his

bathtub by Charlotte Corday, a supporter of the conservative group

• inscribed on the crate supporting Marat’s inkwell, pen, and papers is a combined personal and political message David dedicates the painting “A Marat, David” and dates it “l’An Deux” -The year of two - second year of French revoluntion.

David, Napoleon at Saint Bernard PassDavid, Napoleon at Saint Bernard Pass

• 1800, oil on canvas• Court artist to Napoleon

Bonaparte, who was first consul of France.

• Is in the Roman Equestrian portraits.

• Wears full military regalia and sits proudly astride a white charger.

• The wind blows at their backs

• Points ahead toward the peak of the mountain

• Dramatic gesture

• 1800, oil on canvas• Court artist to Napoleon

Bonaparte, who was first consul of France.

• Is in the Roman Equestrian portraits.

• Wears full military regalia and sits proudly astride a white charger.

• The wind blows at their backs

• Points ahead toward the peak of the mountain

• Dramatic gesture

Jean-Auguste-Dominique IngresJean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

• Napoleon Enthroned,1806• O/c• Depicting Napoleon as a

deified Roman emperor in all his imperial splendor

• Clarity and precision of the details are characteristic of Neoclassical style

• Halo like arch over head,his scepter and staff pointing heavenward and forming a large V.

• Also denoting his imperial status are the eagles that adorn the columns.

• Another large eagle is outlined in the weave of the carpet.

• Napoleon Enthroned,1806• O/c• Depicting Napoleon as a

deified Roman emperor in all his imperial splendor

• Clarity and precision of the details are characteristic of Neoclassical style

• Halo like arch over head,his scepter and staff pointing heavenward and forming a large V.

• Also denoting his imperial status are the eagles that adorn the columns.

• Another large eagle is outlined in the weave of the carpet.

Grande OdalisqueGrande Odalisque• 1814, o/c• Reclining nude is seen

from the back• Has precise edges and a

clear form - line• Odalisque remains aloof

and somewhat distant • She is removed from

everyday contemporary French experience by an exotic setting filled with illusionistic textures

• Fur bed coverings, peacock feather of a the fan, hookah - Turkish pipe

• Sensuality and color.

• 1814, o/c• Reclining nude is seen

from the back• Has precise edges and a

clear form - line• Odalisque remains aloof

and somewhat distant • She is removed from

everyday contemporary French experience by an exotic setting filled with illusionistic textures

• Fur bed coverings, peacock feather of a the fan, hookah - Turkish pipe

• Sensuality and color.