Revival of the Arts Flashcards
(45 cards)
An artistic and cultural period that placed importance on reason, order, and scientific inquiry.
Neoclassicism
Specifically, Neoclassical art developed as a reaction to the ____________________ and highly emotional ________________.
excessive Rococo, Baroque styles
Neoclassicism started in Europe in ___________ and ended in __________.
1750, 1850
Thus, __________________, _____________, and _________________ are not qualities of Neoclassical art.
self-expression, newness, and improvisation
There were also patterns of ______________ common in Greek sculpture.
drapery
One of the goals of the Neoclassical style was?
To help spectators of art to relate more to the art form (pg. 136)
The later French Neoclassical paintings were more uncompromising than the Early Neoclassical paintings made by the _____________________________.
Italians in Rome
As to subject matter, Neoclassical painters were inspired by ancient ___________ and __________________ and history as told in poetry, and historical interpretations.
Greek and Roman
One of the most important sources of subject matter in artworks was _________ who authored Iliad and Odyssey.
Homer
In the 1700s, the discovery of archaeological sites in Greece and Italy and the desire to break from the outdates Rococo and Baroque sculptural styles led many people to collect _____________________.
antique sculptures
Many people collected antique sculptures in the 1700s. ________________ were the most collected, although many of them were copies of the Greek originals.
Roman sculptures
Baroque sculpture was _________ and ____________.
Active and dynamic
They subdivided expressions and actions into classical calm, idealized the body and face into a classical hero, and transformed costumes into close-fitting dresses to elude references to the ephemeral.
Neoclassical sculptors
The first Neoclassical structures were built side by side with Classical structures; they have been erected as if to counter the ostentatious Classical buildings. True or False?
False. It’s not Classical, it’s Baroque
Home of early Neoclassical architecture
England
3 most famous examples of early Neoclassical architecture in England.
- the Cathedral Church of St. Paul the Apostle
- the Royal Chelsea Hospital
- the Royal Observatory in Greenwich
Characteristics of Neoclassical buildings
- Clean and elegant lines
- Simplicity of geometric forms
- Grandeur of scales
The Cathedral Church of St. Paul the Apostle, The Royal Chelsea Hospital, and The Royal Observatory in Greenwich is all designed by _____________________, who ironically is labeled today today as a Baroque artist.
Sir Christopher Wren
A graphical element in Neoclassical architecture.
column
3 main types of Neoclassical architecture
- Temple
- Palladian
- Classical block buildings
It developed during the Neoclassical period as a result of a wider familiarity with ancient Greek and Roman ruin.
Temple style architecture
A line of columns around a building
peristyle
2 most famous Neoclassical temple-style buildings
- British Museum in London
- Roman-inspired Pantheon in Paris
It derives its name from Andrea Palladio.
Palladian
