Jacques-Louis David Influence

In 19th century France, the Neoclassical art style arose, influenced by the classical artistic style of Greco-Roman society. Around this time, France encountered many political, social and economic changes brought up mostly by the lower class French citizens. Jacques-Louis David was a highly influential Neoclassical artist during this time. Commissioned by both Nobles and lower class citizens of France, he created artworks such as the Oath of the Horatii (image 1), the Death of Marat (image 2), and Napoleon Crossing the Alps (image 3). David's art represented the ideas of thinkers of that time rather than just the ideals of that time. The purpose of David's art was to gain the support of French citizens through artistic propaganda in order

Art by its nature is a subject of the philosophical, social, economic, political or religious context surrounding its creator. More often than not, a work of art addresses a specific topic or somewhat revolves around a particular person. Therefore, it is impossible to separate the context of a piece of painting, either historical or cultural, to its intrinsic value or the artwork's meaning. On the other hand, different cultures and time utilized specific conventions that govern the representation of objects of creativity. This essay highlights various pieces of art and their relationship to particular cultural, political, economic, or social settings. Moreover, it pinpoints how different times influence art presentation.

Visual opulence, creativity, inimitable vision, and a style that is highly influential are the many characteristics of an admired movement in art history, that being of the Post-Impressionism movement (1875-1892). This movement, which was a by-product of the Impressionism movement, is the bridging gap between the two movements known as Realism and Expressionism. Post-Impressionism takes on some of the stylistic characteristics of these movements; however, it does not contain the all too glossy visuals of Realism or the heavily fantastic visuals of Expressionism, rather it is the intermediary of these two poles. My paper will discuss why this link was absolutely essential to the history of art movements, and I will be specifically using the

In this paper, I choose to discuss three pieces of art from the 19th century Impressionist period and three from the Post-Impressionist period and how these six pieces of art compare to each style. Then I will draft a memo to the CEO of my company to describe the appearance, so that they will have an idea of what the art looks like and where it should be placed throughout the corporate offices. Next, we are going to explain the historical significance for each piece of artwork that I choose. Finally, I will descried to the CEO of my company how each piece of art matches the company’s overall image.

Le Chinois Galant, is a breathtaking oil painting that was created by a famous artist in the 18th century of the name Francois Boucher. This stunning painting conveys the modern era that is of china. This canvas of which this painting was painted on was fitted onto a Rococo frame as seen in The David Collection located at Copenhagen, Denmark; that was photographed by Pernille Klemp. The dimensions for the canvas are forty-one inches by fifty-seven inches. In this art piece oil paint was used on linen canvas to help create different shades of blue color, adding not only more of a vibrant effect but also portraying a mood to the painting. By applying the oil paint, it gave the benefit of making the surface of the painting more smooth. The smoothness of the paint reflected gave more contrast to the painting. The subject manifested within the painting is one in which a man is courting the woman to ultimately making love to one another. It seems as though the man and woman are in a garden that is quiet and contained within the garden is a statue of Buddha hinting at possibly the loss of innocence. The main purpose of Francois Boucher’s canvas, Le Chinois Galant, was to demonstrate the cultural influence of the Chinese on the European after both cultures started trading goods in beginning of the fifteenth century.

At the end of the 18th century, the idea of a revolution started to appear and spread throughout the French society. After years of a significant population growth, the numbers rose up to 26 million (Smitha, 2002-15), but the production of food remained the same. Periods of starvation and France going bankrupt due to the imprudence of the royal family caused tension, especially at the lowest socioeconomic layers, and eventually resulted in the French Revolution. At these times, French art was under the influence of many styles and movements, including Rococo, Enlightenment, Neo-Classicism, and Romanticism, and some of them played an important role in the revolution: Not only was art influenced by the French Revolution but was also used as a propagandistic medium for reinforcing the idea and guiding the conflict.

Jacques- Louis David is known as the main pioneer of neoclassicism. He was part of both the arts and politics during the French Revolution, changing both during this time. Neoclassicism is the defined as the emulation of Greek and Roman art and many of the object painted were Roman because Rome represented a republican government. The first neoclassicism painting is David’s The Oath of the Horatii (1784).

Artists such as Jacques-Louis David’s Paris and Hellen clearly depicted the unstable times in France and the scandal that surrounded Marie-Antoinette and the French court. The question remains however is do we still know the political statement he was trying to make?

I have chosen to compare two paintings for my final paper; the first is from the Neoclassical movement while the other is from the Romanticism movement. The Neoclassical painting is The Death of Socrates (1787) by Jacques-Louis David and the Romantic painting is The Death of Sardanapalus (1827) by Eugene Delacroix. While both paintings reflect on heroic themes, they are captured on canvas in very different ways. Represented here is one movement that looked to break from classical perspectives while the other attempts to give life back the classical styles. The purpose of this paper will be to define the differences between paintings from the Neoclassic and Romantic movements and discover how the use of colors and light can change the look

he Judgement of Paris tells the story of Edouard Manet, Ernest Meissonier, and an artistic revolution that brought the world Impressionism. Ross King contrasts the lives and artistic struggles of the two painters against the backdrop of the artistic center of the world, Paris. The Judgement of Paris presents the careers of the two protagonists to symbolize the old and the new, the archaic and modern and how the two are received by the critics of the Salon. Meissonier plays “the most famous and successful painter of the nineteenth century,” while Manet “heralded the most radical change in the history of art since the Renaissance.”

The French Revolution has made a dramatic shift from the aesthetic styles from the rococo to the patriotism neoclassicism, emphasizing on individuality of romanticism and eventually ending up with the realism. These changes reflect the transformation of the purpose of art. Before the French Revolution, paintings were meant to be beautiful just to please the aristocratic eye, or as a tribute to religious figures, however, following the French Revolution, Art became more receptive to all parts of society, as the political system of France became a

The French Revolution transformed society as the monarchy that ruled for centuries collapsed. This transformation returned power to the oppressed working class. The change gave promise to brighter days that in turn influenced art by stimulating emotion in Europe. Neoclassicism dominated the Revolutionary French art period and set the standard for the era. The after-math of the French Revolution influenced the Romantic art style that arose during the Neoclassical art period. The need to portray emotion, imagination and nature peaked and became the foundation of the Romantic art style.

This project involves the discovery and interpretation of paintings ranging from the mid 14th-century to the mid 18th-century. More importantly, the paintings are those which have a figure shown in a portrait type setting that are in the process of working or showing a task of their everyday life. I explore the use of light pertaining to the painters attitude and also the fine details to explore economic status vs the painter’s actual lifestyle. Given that both artist had contrasting lifestyles, I believe the style reflected their personal life or current events as well. To help interpret this research, many paintings from five different artist were divided into folders and scientifically broken down and compared using a state of the art program. The final result of these images concluded that Johannes Vermeer and Francisco Jose de Goya, had opposite styles. Given the fact that Vermeer and Goya were artists of neighboring centuries, why are their styles different? This research implies that between the mid-16th century and the mid-18th century, portraits had a significant difference. The differences in artwork show that painting styles are directly related to events in the particular artist lifestyle.

The French Revolution (1789–1799) was flanked by two artistic styles, Rococo and Neo-classicism. The French Revolution brought numerous changes and influences to the world of art. Amongst the avant-garde movements in the late eighteenth century, Neoclassicism and Rococo styling flourished. The influence of the Revolution did not stop with visual arts, but also shaped the world of literature. Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre’s 1788 short novel Paul et Virginie (Paul and Virginia) is a romantic tragedy that is regarded as one of the most historically significant pieces of 18th century French literature.

Visual art, has also been a prominent factor in European culture and society. Visual art began in Europe during Prehistoric times, somewhere around 30 to 20000 BCE, this art was located in a cave in Spain and is known as the “El Castillo Cave Art”, which is so far, the oldest known cave paintings in the world. Going further in time, European artwork is emboldened by many great painters and architects such as Leonardo DaVinci and Michelangelo; whom were famous for some of the greatest canvas and architectural paintings known in the world today. Most of these paintings from these artist, can be found in our next location, The Louvre, in Paris, France.