Morality In Neoclassical Art

Morality in art changed during the classical era. It went from not having an important rule in Rococo art to playing a major role in Neoclassical art. In Rococo art morals were not one of the most important thing. The enjoyment of the art was what was important. So in the art morals were not always expressed or were not the morals that people of the time should have. While, durning the Neoclassical it was very important to make sure the art had good morals. It was meant to inspire people to have good morals and to think about them. In the art people were portrayed to be following the morals or they were not but were being reprimanded for not following the correct morals. The art piece The Love Letter by Francois Boucher which was created in 1750 is a …show more content…
I chose this piece of art because is very beautiful to look at. The colors are very complimentary. The blues and greens are of similar shades. While the girls dresses stand out from the rest. I like all of the detail in the trees and flowers. This is Broken Eggs by Jean-Baptiste created in 1756. This piece of art is towards when art started to shift from Rococo to Neoclassical. The morals are more pronounced in this painting than in the previous. The girl in the painting is obviously upset about something. While the older women is holding the man back. It is assumed that the girl has lost her virginity because of her pose and the broken eggs laying next to her (radford). So this paint is showing the morals of the time, that it is bad to sleep with other before marriage. It shows it by the emotion of the people in the painting. I chose this painting because of the emoting of the people. You can tell the older woman is upset with the other two. While the girl looks sad and the man looks distressed. I also like how the girl is highlighted in the middle of the painting. It draws your eye to it. The painting The Stolen Kiss by Jean Honoré Fragonard was created in