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What political event inspired neoclassical painter Jacques-Louis David?
Definition
The French Revolution
Term
What movement is associated with Jacques-Louis David?
Definition
neoclassical
Term
How did the French economy change due to the Revolution?
Definition
the nobles lost money and the bourgeoisie gained power; inspired neoclassical
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5 things that neoclassical paintings focused on
Definition
1. everyday life
2. theatre
3. accessible things
4. portraits
5. pleasure
Term
What did neoclassical paintings reject?
Definition
the beginning of the 1700's & academic paintings (said that the old academic idea of antiquity was false)
Term
What discovery lead to the neoclassical rejection of academic works?
Definition
the discovery of ancient civilizations near Naples
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Who was Winckelmann?
Definition
writer about true Greek antiquity (German); NEOCLASSICAL
Term
Who was Heyne?
Definition
writer about true Roman antiquity (German); NEOCLASSICAL
Term
Who were Pannini & Mengs?
Definition
painters of true antiquity; NEOCLASSICAL
Term
Who was Veins?
Definition
painter who painted in a neoclassical style but with the Rococo subject of love
Term
Who were Greuze & West?
Definition
painted neoclassical subjects (morality, self-sacrifice, morality, courage) but not in a neoclassical style
Term
Jacques-Louis David, neoclassical painter, was known for showing _____ in his portraits
Definition
truth
Term
Jacques-Louis David, neoclassical painter, got angry when he found out that he wasn't the only painter for _____
Definition
Napoleon
Term
What two neoclassical artists fought over the rights to paint portraits of Juliette Recamier?
Definition
Jacques-Louis David & Gerard
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3 values of neoclassicism
Definition
1. geometry
2. simplicity
3. sobriety
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Ingres is associated with which movement?
Definition
classical
Term
2 marks of Ingres' (classical painter) works
Definition
1. playing with forms of his subjects (weird anatomy lines)
2. playing with mirrors
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3 marks of a classical painting
Definition
1. symmetry
2. structure
3. literary/mythological subject
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Did Ingres, classical painter, value elegance or anatomy?
Definition
elegance
Term
Why did classical painters portray naked colony women?
Definition
at the time, it was illegal to portray French women naked
Term
What would Ingres, classical painter, portray in multiple of his paintings?
Definition
the same woman
Term
Why would Ingres, classical painter, paint his paintings in a circular viewing frame?
Definition
to represent his eye & what he saw
Term
Between David (neoclassical) & Ingres (classical), which artist preferred Roman order? Which preferred Greek harmony?
Definition
David = Roman order
Ingres = Greek harmony
Term
Between David (neoclassical) & Ingres (classical), which artist preferred to paint portraits? Which preferred historical works?
Definition
David = historical
Ingres = portraits
Term
What movement is Delacroix associated with?
Definition
Romanticism
Term
How was romanticism a reaction to neoclassicism?
Definition
thoughts that neoclassical paintings were not religious enough
Term
Was romanticism concerned with antiquity?
Definition
not really
Term
Did romanticism value reality or color/movement?
Definition
color/movement
Term
Was romanticism inspired by literary works?
Definition
yes!
Term
examples of romanticism subjects
Definition
emotional, passion, love, insanity, anger, dominance, fear, war, suffering
Term
What 5 things did romanticism return to as a movement?
Definition
1. mysticism
2. royalism
3. religion
4. nationalism
5. industrialization
Term
What author inspired romantic painter Delacroix?
Definition
Dante
Term
What changed about romantic painter Delacroix due to his travels?
Definition
he had a new view of colony women...they weren't always nude & could be serious
Term
What did Delacroix, romantic painter, change about how people painted shadows?
Definition
not 100% black...included shades of blue/violet
Term
What did Delacroix, romantic painter, change about how people painted light?
Definition
not 100% white...used primary colors (red/blue/yellow)
Term
Did Delacroix, romantic painter, show touch marks?
Definition
yes!
Term
2 marks of Delacroix (romantic painter)
Definition
1. never had disorder in his works
2. structured but gave them movement
Term
What personality traits described Delacroix (romantic painter)
Definition
cocky, very politically conservative & didn't like being called a Revolutionary, inspiration is personal (not religious), would paint for any political party, sole love was his paintings
Term
What 2 types of paintings became popular in the realism period that were previously thought of as inferior?
Definition
1. landscapes
2. showing real people/workers
Term
Before realism, what were the only two ways that someone could portray a landscape?
Definition
1. people subjects
2. copy old paintings
Term
How did realism view nature?
Definition
painters started to believe old writings that said that you had to be in nature to paint it because it is always changing
Term
Barbizon school of thought (realism)
Definition
refusal of Paris; had to be in nature to paint it
Term
Before realism, what was the feeling towards painting peasants?
Definition
it was a vulgar subject
Term
Why did realism like to portray peasants?
Definition
realism wanted to "elevate the people"
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How did realism refuse classicism?
Definition
didn't like how classical paintings would change reality for harmony
Term
How did realism refuse romanticism?
Definition
didn't like how romanticism would change reality for emotionality
Term
What movement is Jean-Francois Millet associated with?
Definition
realism
Term
What subject was the favorite of realism painter Jean-Francois Millet?
Definition
real workers
Term
In what way was Jean-Francois Millet not a 100% realism painter?
Definition
he sometimes idealized the workers therefore was considered a little romantic
Term
What movement is Daumier associated with?
Definition
realism
Term
What subject was the favorite of realism painter Daumier?
Definition
he liked to make paintings kind of like caricatures
Term
In what way was Daumier not a 100% realism painter?
Definition
he was considered somewhat of an expressionist
Term
What movement is Courbet associated with?
Definition
realism
Term
3 favorite subjects of realism painter Courbet
Definition
1. portraits/self-portraits
2. real/daily lives of politicians
3. normal villages
Term
Why was Courbet, realism painter, considered "rebellious"?
Definition
he painted real life "scandals" such as prostitution
Term
Was Courbet, realism painter, a fan of idealization?
Definition
no!
Term
Did Courbet, realism painter, like to put symbols in his works?
Definition
yes!
Term
Did Manet, precursor to impressionism, have the support of his father in becoming an artist?
Definition
no!
Term
What 3 things inspired pre-impressionist Manet?
Definition
1. older paintings
2. travels
3. meeting with other painters
Term
Was Manet, pre-impressionist, known to paint fast & not correct his work or was he known for being a methodical painter?
Definition
fast & not correct his work
Term
What type of coloration did Manet, pre-impressionist, play with?
Definition
black & white
Term
What movement was inspired by Manet?
Definition
impressionist
Term
How was Manet, pre-impressionist, inspired by Japanese art?
Definition
he liked how they played with space & detail
Term
How was Manet, pre-impressionist, inspired by photographs?
Definition
he would cut off body parts that would be out-of-frame of a photograph
Term
In what ways was Manet, pre-impressionist, thought of as "scandalous"?
Definition
he portrayed subjects of prostitution, but he didn't understand why his was scandalous but his older inspirations weren't
Term
What was Manet's, pre-impressionist, theory in painting scenes of Paris?
Definition
only paint what you see
Term
What was the life of an artist in the 1860's?
Definition
you had to find a master to teach you until you could present in front of an academic jury
Term
What was the difficulty about presenting in front of an academic jury in the 1860's?
Definition
the jury only liked paintings that followed old rules, therefore it was very difficult to become known by being different
Term
How did the Barbizon school influence impressionism?
Definition
get in nature to paint it!
Term
How did Courbet (realist) influence impressionism?
Definition
he painted what he saw, even if it was unpopular (prostitution)
Term
How did Manet (pre-impressionist) influence impressionism?
Definition
paint what you see & show importance by using more/less detail
Term
With what technological innovation are Niepce, Daguerre, & Nadar associated?
Definition
photography
Term
What three ways did impressionist paintings distinguish themselves from photographs?
Definition
1. touch marks
2. abstraction
3. color
Term
2 major groups of impressionists
Definition
1. Pissaro
2. Argenteuil
Term
What 4 things characterized the Pissaro impressionists?
Definition
1. rural landscapes
2. traditional life in villages
3. lines
4. forms
Term
What 4 artists were considered Pissaro impressionists?
Definition
1. Cezanne
2. Gaugin
3. Sisley
4. Guillauman
Term
What 3 things characterized the Argenteuil impressionists?
Definition
1. Parisian scenes
2. tourism subjects
3. modernity (industrialization)
Term
What 2 artists were considered Argenteuil impressionists?
Definition
1. Monet
2. Renoir
Term
What theme was Monet, impressionist, known as very good at painting?
Definition
water
Term
Where does the name "impressionist" come from?
Definition
Monet's painting at the impressionist exposition to fight against the academic exposition
Term
What new way of painting was propagated by Monet, impressionist painter?
Definition
"en plein air"
Term
3 main domains of impressionism
Definition
1. how to work with space
2. color & light
3. movement
Term
Did impressionists prefer black or light?
Definition
they refused black in favor of light (ex. shadows were colored as complementary from light)
Term
What was the impressionist "mélange optique" technique?
Definition
mixing different colors near each other to have the human eye see a different color without losing the luminosity of the original colors
Term
Can you see touch marks in impressionist paintings?
Definition
yes!
Term
How did impressionists like to show movement?
Definition
by cutting parts of a subject or an object off out of frame
Term
What movement is associated with Monet?
Definition
impressionist
Term
What two ways did Boudin inspire impressionist Monet?
Definition
1. paint without drawing first
2. "en plein air"
Term
What three ways did Jongkind inspire impressionist Monet?
Definition
1. be stylistic
2. "en plein air"
3. play with diagonals
Term
big themes of impressionist Monet
Definition
water, light, movement, shadows, leisure, scenes de genre
Term
Did impressionist Monet value the subject or the colors/light?
Definition
colors/light
Term
What type of painters were inspired by impressionist Monet?
Definition
abstract
Term
What did Edgar Degas like about impressionists? About classical?
Definition
impressionism: color/light
classical: structure
Term
Was Edgar Degas known for having realistic, honest portraits or for having perfectionist portraits?
Definition
realistic/honest
Term
Did Edgar Degas value initially drawing his paintings? Did he value symmetry?
Definition
initially drawing: yes!
symmetry: no!
Term
4 big themes of Edgar Degas
Definition
1. horse racing (but not the actual race)
2. opera/dance (but not the big dance moment)
3. little scenes of Paris (real & not idealized)
4. women in bathrooms
Term
What movement was Seurat associated with?
Definition
divisionism
Term
What type of approach did Seurat, divisionism painter, take towards color & light?
Definition
scientific approach
Term
Did Seurat, divisionism painter, put a lot of preparation into his works?
Definition
yes!
Term
How did Seurat, divisionism painter, control his color fading?
Definition
he used many different little dots of color
Term
Did Seurat, divisionism painter, play with axes to represent emotion in his paintings?
Definition
yes!
Term
How did Seurat deal with forms in his divisionism paintings & why?
Definition
he simplified forms and strictly outlined them so that way they would be retained with his little dots of color; he felt this was lacking in impressionists
Term
What did symbolism refuse? What did it return to?
Definition
refusal of realism to return to imagination
Term
Was symbolism inspired by literary works?
Definition
yes!
Term
What was the goal of symbolism? What was NOT its goal?
Definition
its goal was to suggest, NOT describe
Term
What movement is Fussli associated with?
Definition
symbolism
Term
What inspired symbolism painter Fussli?
Definition
literature
Term
Who were the main two French symbolists?
Definition
Moreau & Redon
Term
3 main themes of Redon, symbolist
Definition
1. comedic
2. morbid
3. flowers
Term
3 main themes of Moreau, symbolist
Definition
1. erotic
2. feminine
3. colder colors
Term
2 main influences over English symbolism
Definition
1. mythology
2. literature
Term
3 main Belgium symbolists
Definition
1. Khnopff
2. Rops
3. Ensor
Term
main theme for symbolist Khnopff
Definition
his sister
Term
2 main themes for symbolist Rops
Definition
1. morbid
2. erotic
Term
main theme for symbolist Ensor
Definition
social critique
Term
2 main German symbolists
Definition
1. Bocklin
2. Munch
Term
main theme for symbolist Bocklin
Definition
death
Term
main theme for symbolist Much
Definition
scary things
Term
main symbolist in Austria
Definition
Klimt
Term
main theme for symbolist Klimt
Definition
erotic
Term
4 period of Cezanne art
Definition
1. Baroque/"manniere couillard"
2. impressionist
3. "maturite classique"
4. "vieillese lyrique"
Term
Cezanne's favorite theme
Definition
"nature morte"
Term
Cezanne's least favorite theme
Definition
nude people because he never used nude models
Term
How was Cezanne like the impressionists?
Definition
his use of color/light
Term
How was Cezanne unlike the impressionists?
Definition
he took a ton of time with his work
Term
How was Cezanne like the classical painters?
Definition
search for harmony & lack of improvisation
Term
What united Cezanne's paintings?
Definition
lighting everywhere & repetition of the same shade of a color
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