Théodore Géricault was a French artist who was a part of the Enlightenment period or Rococo period‚ but more specifically and correctly‚ he was a part of the Romanticist period. Géricault is‚ also‚ an important figure of the Romanticism period. His dramatic themes‚ realistic portraits and haunting portrayals of serious topics helped to pave the way for the themes of rebellion‚ individuality‚ and truth that came with this artistic period. Also without him‚ elements from a pre-existing period‚ the
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king of france and reign of terror maximilien robespierre- reign of terror- declaration of the rights of man and citizen- goethe-1749-1832 the sorrows of young werther 1774 death of marat-1793 the third of may-1808‚ 1814-1815 the raft of the medusa-1818 oil on canvas ch 18 triumph of the bourgeoisie Liberalism- democracy and individual liberity. Nationalism- pride in one’s nation. Equality and brotherhood real politik- realistic/praticial governing style > strong armies 1850-1871
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Thoreau‚ and Melville (American novelists) 11. Schubert‚ Verdi‚ and Wagner (Composers) 12. Victor Hugo 13. Leo Tolstoy Styles to Know: 1. Romantic 2. Neo-classical 3. Realism Works to Know: 1. Goya’s The Third of May‚ 1808 2. The Raft of the Medusa 3. Hay Wain 4. Walden 5. The Slave Ship 6. Les Miserables 7. Communist Manifesto 8. Tale of Two Cities 9. The Origin of Species 10. Walden 11. Oliver Twist 12. Faust 13. The Sorrows of Young Werther Questions: 1. How did the
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NEOCLASSICAL PERIOD: HISTORY AND STYLE >>> The Neoclassical period commenced in the year 1750. It refers to the movement in art in trying it to revive classical ideas like balance and simplicity. THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PERIOD IN ITS CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT 1. The American Declaration of Independence (1776) 2. The Fall of the Bastille (1789) 3. The Execution of Louis XVI (1793) 4. The publication of the “Lyrical Ballads” of Wordsworth and Coleridge (1798) >>> Neoclassical designers
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most beautiful Captures a loss May have gone to France to have a baby Truth Stag at Sharkey’s (George Bellows) Girls don’t go boxing There’s a woman in the painting—a stag The Raft of Medusa (Gericault) A French ship The captain gathers the crew in the Atlantic—sinking Build two rafts Crew dies—one raft left Results in cannibalism Crew welcomed back A crew member tells and all of them go to jail Gericault was obsessed-accurate Elevation of the commonplace Pedestrians (George Segal)
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LECTURE 10 Baroque Period has now moved into France Louis XIV Had absolute power and chose to move art “capitol” to Versailles from Paris If you refused he would have you arrested and executed Extreme Dictatorship Power back to the Monarchy Any powerful beings had to live in Versailles CENTRALIZATION OF POWER Hierarchy of the Genres History Painting Portraiture Genre Painting Landscape Still Life Intellect Superior to Skill Drawing Superior to Color Establishment of the Salon (Contemporary Art Exhibition
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Romanticism and Rationalism Romanticism began in the mid-18th century and reached its height in the 19th century. The Romantic literature of the nineteenth century holds in its topics the ideals of the time period‚ concentrating on emotion‚ nature‚ and the expression of "nothing." The Romantic era was one that focused on the commonality of humankind and‚ while using emotion and nature; the poets and their works shed light on people’s universal natures. Romanticism as a movement declined in the late
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Robert Gray is an Australian poet whose work is closely linked with nature. He grew up in the post ww11 era‚ and lives on the north coast. The poems ‘The Meatworks’‚ and ‘Flames and Dangling Wire’‚ express how he feels about life‚ his experiences and his beliefs. His poetry has such an enduring nature because it can be understood in so many different contexts‚ and includes universal themes which remain relevant to societies past‚ present and future. In ‘The meatworks’ Gray presents a vivid and
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Delacroix has produced numerous extravagant works during this period of time‚ it was not until 1830 in which he came up with his best known and perhaps most influential work‚ ‘Liberty Leading the People’. Partly inspired by Théodore Géricault’s Raft of the Medusa‚ Liberty Leading the People was considered as Delacroix’s significant step in his romantic work. The painting clearly confirms the differences between the romantic style of painting‚ which emphasized color and spirit‚ and the neoclassical style
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Robert Gray most definitely provokes thought and stirs emotion through an effective use of language and techniques used in his poems. One of his major messages are those connected with mans effect on the environment and our constant need to create something new and yet‚ forget about what we already have and where that ends up. Also the sense of our society almost becoming‚ un-Australian and very international. In his poem‚ Flames and Dangling Wire‚ the first line immediately sets the scene allowing
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