French art

French baroque art is sometimes regarded as an expression of absolutism because Louis XIV used his power and control over art and the artistic freedom of the people to use for his own personal gains. “Louis XIV especially manipulated art to serve as propaganda for his absolutist policies”(738). Art was obviously popular at the time and he knew art would be the best way to “convey the majesty and strength of the monarchy”(738). An example of the control he was trying to enforce is shown in Le Brun’s

The French Revolution did not affect only on the French economy and politics. It also had a significant and remarked influence on the art during the eighteenth century. It was born due to thoughts and ideas of thinkers and artists, who wanted to enlighten the people during that time, and after that, it affected those artists and their styles. This essay will discuss the effect of the French Revolution on painting and sculpture during that time using some examples to show the connection between the

Kalyn Harley Dr. Touya HIST 4710 18 June 2015 French Art: a Testimony of the Fight for Freedom Throughout the course of the past four centuries in France, the value of liberty and freedom transcends from history into art. During the American Revolutionary War, Lafayette, a Frenchman, risked his life with the decision to assist the American people with the fight for freedom against England. America’s accomplishment inspired French citizens to start their own revolution against their oppressive

led to the French revolution in 1789 which lasted for a decade. Art during this period had a bigger responsibility than to depict leisure and pleasure of the upper class. It had a moral responsibility to depict people’s fight against Feudalism and Monarchy, and to illustrate the sacrifice, horrors, and achievements of the revolution and revolutionaries. The French revolution affected everything and art was not an exception; in this essay we are going to look at the effects of the French Revolution

Art Inspired by the French Revolution 1 Art Inspired by the French Revolution UoPeople Student University of the People Art Inspired by the French Revolution 2 The French revolution began in the late 18th century. It started out quite peacefully when commoners, feeling oppressed by the Monarchy

Running head: FRENCH REVOLUTION INFLUENCE ON THE ARTS 1 French Revolution Influence on the Arts Anonymous University of the People Running head: FRENCH REVOLUTION INFLUENCE ON THE ARTS 2 French Revolution Influence on the Arts Late eighteenth century France was embattled with a mix of social and political unrest. While the austerity of the citizenry hit new heights, the aristocracy and royalty were smitten with their luxurious, palatial surroundings. Socioeconomic instability and polarity, during

Art and the French Revolution The French Revolution was both influenced by art and influenced art. Prior to the revolution the art style that was popular in France was Rococo, an art style that depicted the life of leisure enjoyed by the aristocracy. Displaying luxury, excessive indulgence and a lack of seriousness, those who were not involved in the aristocratic lifestyle could not help but feel it was immoral and indecent. The fact that the aristocracy were flaunting their luxurious lifestyle

Impressionism is an art movement that surfaced in Paris in the 1870s and it was one of the first clear divisions from the traditional European painting styles of the past. Along with the art movement came the addition of more exact colour tones to represent the world around us. Many of the impressionists painted outdoors so that they could pay more attention to colour and light. This lead to many of the paintings from this movement being done of outdoor scenery. Although using more exact colour tones

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

Introduction To begin with, “The French Revolution (1789–1799) was a period of ideological, political and social upheaval in the political history of France and Europe as a whole, during which the French polity, previously an absolute monarchy with feudal privileges for the aristocracy and Catholic clergy, underwent radical change to forms based on Enlightenment principles of republicanism, citizenship, and rights.” (New World Encyclopedia, n.d.) As a result of this French Revolution, the painting and/or