Neoclassicism

politics” (Notes). The Romantic disliked the Neoclassical style because it offered no freedom of thought or creativity. The Romantic style was based more on emotion then reason like the Neoclassical style. Now we start to see the difference between Neoclassicism and Romanticism one is objective and the other is reason. Eugene Delacroix was a Romantic style artist and his painting “The Death of Sardanapalus” is an example of the Romantic style. Delacroix struggled with The Academy style because…

He displayed many obvious traits of Neoclassicism in his writings, usually through his criticisms of politics. The idea that everyone was flawed and incredibly prone to corruption is a main theme in many of his novels. One prime example is arguably Swift’s most famous novel Gulliver’s Travels…

What is Cultural Significance? "Cultural significance means the aesthetic, historic, scientific, social or spiritual value for past, present or future generations."[10] Works of art from all times in history, from all walks of life, influence us in the very same way that their creation was an influence of the world in which we and their creators live(d). Art can be an extension of life itself, pushing boundaries and going beyond to give people the experience of others. It can be vicarious and…

Subject “The Death of Socrates” depicts the suicide of Socrates, a classical Greek philosopher. The painting shows the disciples of Socrates around him while he talks about the immortality of the soul and prepares for his suicide. We can see one of them holding a cup with the poison that Socrates has to drink. All of his disciples seem sad and frustrated that their beloved teacher is about to die. While “The Death of Socrates” is a painting that expresses sadness, “The Return of Neptune” is just…

The expression of ideas and emotions has been presented through art for centuries. Some of the most famous types of art include the works of Neoclassical and Romantic Art. Neoclassical Art began in the mid-1700s while Romantic Art followed shortly after, beginning in the late-18th century. Although these art forms are commonly confused as being similar, they actually feature striking differences. Neoclassical Art is revival of Greco-Roman realism and features realistic and precise lines in cold…

Wordsworth started a new kind of poetry during the romantic era. Prior to the romantic era most poetry and poets were attempting to imitate some of the ancient greats like Homer and Virgil, in a period called Neoclassicism. Neoclassical poetry focused on an ordered structure, regular meter and intricate word choice. Wordsworth broke free of this tradition by submitting the idea that poetry should be more spontaneous and focus on the mundane events in everyday life. He took away the belief that…

The Neoclassical Period greatly emphasized on reason and well-defined codes of behavior in society. Moliere challenges the philosophies and prevailing ideologies of this period through two female characters in the play of Tartuffe as he demonstrates that they are the voice of reason, with well-developed and exposed personalities that question the well-defined codes of behavior. One of the females in Tartuffe is Elmire. During this time, wives were to be submissive to the male figure and that…

In the last two decades of the eighteenth century and the first three of the nineteenth century, a new aesthetic trend prevailed in the creations of European artists. This is the Neoclassicism that expressed the eigenvalues of a new and strengthened bourgeoisie, which took over the European Society after the French Revolution and especially with the Empire of Napoleon. The nineteenth century was shaken by strong social, political and cultural caused by the end of the events of the eighteenth…

Pei Yun Wu Mr. Weinberger AP European History p. 4 June 8, 2017 Liberty Leading the People was a Romantic oil painting by Eugene Delacroix commemorating the July Revolution of 1830. Liberty, symbolized by the woman leading the men would later become the symbol of the French Republic. The medium was oil on canvas, a very popular medium in the 1800’s. Romanticism was a movement of emotions as a reaction to the Industrial Revolution’s logical, machinery ways. France was particularly…

During the French Revolution, many significant events took place. The beheadings of King Louis XVI and his wife Marie Antoinette, along with thousands of their aristocratic followers in 1792, was a pretty significant one because it meant the end of the terrible monarchy that was ruling over France. However, the change in the arts that the Revolution brought was probably the most important of all. From 1789-late 1790s, the people had enough of their country being bankrupt, and desperately…