Introduction
They say as society change, thus does art. "As early as the 1750's, the philosophes had begun to challenge the art and society of France" (From The Trivial to the True: The French Revolution & Painting. (n.d.)) The French revolution was slowing accumulating, as "the economic and political inequities of the ancien regime, accompanied by a general opposition to the status quo; objection to the absolute power of the French monarchy, acerbated by the shortcomings of Louis XV and XVI, and the government's possible danger of bankruptcy." (From The Trivial to the True: The French Revolution & Painting. (n.d.)) which were some of the key characteristics that resulted in many revolutions around the globe.
The connection the work of art had to …show more content…
It gave the people a send of freedom and individuality in art, and more specifically, in painting. Which is noticed, as there are so many different aspects to French paintings. As the French revolution transformed with the ways of society as well as society in itself, it also influences the purpose of art. Mostly by sending specific messages across through them. "For example, following the Revolution, the academies or schools of French art became less hierarchical. In addition, the artistic styles changed from Rococo, representing the power of the aristocracy, to Neoclassicism, which emphasized virtues of Roman civilization, and Romanticism, which celebrated the individual and freedom" (From The Trivial to the True: The French Revolution & Painting. (n.d.)) Historical paintings were also the most significant, which later followed by genre paintings, landscape, and even still live. The Revolution also transformed the persuasive styles from the Rococo, Neoclassical and Romantic periods. As the paintings were meant to be beautiful and rich in colors, yet pleasing to the viewer, while still implementing or serving as a tribute to important figures in those
They say as society change, thus does art. "As early as the 1750's, the philosophes had begun to challenge the art and society of France" (From The Trivial to the True: The French Revolution & Painting. (n.d.)) The French revolution was slowing accumulating, as "the economic and political inequities of the ancien regime, accompanied by a general opposition to the status quo; objection to the absolute power of the French monarchy, acerbated by the shortcomings of Louis XV and XVI, and the government's possible danger of bankruptcy." (From The Trivial to the True: The French Revolution & Painting. (n.d.)) which were some of the key characteristics that resulted in many revolutions around the globe.
The connection the work of art had to …show more content…
It gave the people a send of freedom and individuality in art, and more specifically, in painting. Which is noticed, as there are so many different aspects to French paintings. As the French revolution transformed with the ways of society as well as society in itself, it also influences the purpose of art. Mostly by sending specific messages across through them. "For example, following the Revolution, the academies or schools of French art became less hierarchical. In addition, the artistic styles changed from Rococo, representing the power of the aristocracy, to Neoclassicism, which emphasized virtues of Roman civilization, and Romanticism, which celebrated the individual and freedom" (From The Trivial to the True: The French Revolution & Painting. (n.d.)) Historical paintings were also the most significant, which later followed by genre paintings, landscape, and even still live. The Revolution also transformed the persuasive styles from the Rococo, Neoclassical and Romantic periods. As the paintings were meant to be beautiful and rich in colors, yet pleasing to the viewer, while still implementing or serving as a tribute to important figures in those