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| a movement of European painting from 1780-1890. Bold, vivid and often unreal colors. Imaginative and dynamic composition. Strong emotional component. |
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| a movement of European painting circa 1750-1890, which was a revival of ancient classical art. More acurate and authentic that past. |
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The Marraige Contract, Hogarth, 1745
Hogarth-1st political cartoonist. 1st social satirist. In early and mid 1700s 1st to use engravings and paintings at the same time. made "series" of panitning. 1st mass produced artist.
Did a series of 12 (marraige a la mode). Son is a complete fool. the couple doesnt even want to look at eachother. for money and prestiques(reasons). her father=new money. his father=nobel who is poor. |
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Watson and the Shark, Copley, 1778
Copley-1st famous american painter. 1st famous american painting. left america in disgust. no social support for artist. moved to london. began in new england. This was a real event |
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The Marriage Contract, Hogarth, 1745
1st political cartoonist. 1st Satirist. used drawings to reach large audience. attacked corruption in english society. poked fun at any and everyone.
1 of 12 paintings that came out in english publications about how arranged marraige is bad, insisitive and morally wrong. father of groom= noble, father of bride= merchant. not acurate scientific perspective. atmospheric. couple is "cool" colors. |
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Death of Morat, David, 1793
incidient that occured during the french revolution. morat=leader of the reign of terror 10s of 1000s of deaths, because they were "enimies of the revolution". a sister swore revenge, brought a fake petition to morat and stabbed him to death. David thought morat was a hero and tried to portray him as a roman leader. Neo-classic, revival of ancient classical based on roman leaders. stricly realistic texture, scientific perspective. |
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Newton Measuring the Universe, Blake, 1795
blake was a christian, romantic painting style. "you can be so intellegent but still miss the big picture" satirical commentary. newton was an athesist. dynamic comp. |
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Girl at her Easel, Villers, 1802
One of the most sucessful women painters. also taught classes. girl in painting is intensly focused on assignment. portable easel. alomst certainly painting a nude. neo-classic, roman style dress, super sharp. Villers just recently rediscovered. |
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The Third of May 1808, Goya, 1814
greatest spanish romantic painter. This is his masterpiece. French ocupation of spain. 1500 innocent civilians murdered in retaliation of a frenchman being shot. The spanish were the first to kick nepolian out after this. used eye witness accounts. colors are vivid for night. unrealistic hill, town looks liek ghost town. dynamic, imaginative. emotion component=moral outrage. did several versions before final. scientific perspective.soft modeling. warm except for guns |
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Monastery Graveyard, Fredrich, 1819
devout christian-god in nature. been destroyed in a war. ruins were enough for monks to go and worship. "a melonchaly contemplation of death" romantic-dynamic, stable, imaginative, emotional companion. natural colors. |
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The Haywain, Constable, 1821
greatest english romantic painter. father and sun in haywagon. trying to make a statement to preserve english countryside.eaten up by development during the industrial revolution. skyscapes and interplay of light and dark. soft modeling. emotional-beauty of the country side |
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The Slave Ship, Turner, 1839
greatest romantic painter. english slave ship caught at sea not too far from land. many slaves sick. if he delivered them dead he got no money. so he thru them into the sea to die so he could collect insurance money. drowned or eaten by sharks. painted the year slavery was up for debate. many people thought it was not good, but came to see it. dynamic, unreal colors. emotional=outrage |
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The Last of England, Brown, 1855
english realism. super realism. couple leaving england for american. |
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