Term
| Manet’s Le déjeuner sur l'herbe (Luncheon on the Grass) |
|
Definition
| Sought to speak in a new voice, his paintings have a internal logic different from logic of familiar reality. Pastoral setting. Immorality of a naked frolic in a Paris park outraged the public and critics. Naked lady but men in clothes. Intrusion of reality into mythical setting. |
|
|
Term
| Ingres’ Le Grande Odalisque |
|
Definition
| Romanticism and Neoclassicism. Oil on canvas. The subject matter exude individual style and romantic longing for exotic times and places. Texture emerge sensuous and emotional. Lines simple. Brushwork finely blended. Palette cool. Spatial effects geometric. |
|
|
Term
| David’s Oath of the Horatii |
|
Definition
| Neoclassicism. Oil on canvas. Conflict between love and patriotism. Captures directness and intensity of expression that would later play an important role in romanticism. Strong geometric organization and smooth color areas and gradation hold it to more formal classical tradition. Lacks warmth or softness |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Neoclassicism. Oil on canvas. Devotion to ideals so strong that one is ready to die for it. Sparse, simple composition shows his values. Shows ideals like loyalty to the state and to family, courage, and duty. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Late Rococo style. Oil on canvas. “intrigue” picture. The scene exudes frivolous naughtiness and sensuality with lush foliage, foaming petticoats, and luxurious styles. |
|
|
Term
| Courbet’s The Stone Breakers |
|
Definition
| Realism. Oil on canvas. Aimed to make an objective and unprejudiced record of the customs, ideas, and appearances of contemporary French society. Two men working along road, life sized. Tedium and laborious task. Focused on social message not meditative reaction. Less dramatic and nostalgic. |
|
|
Term
| Picasso’s Les Demoiselles d'Avignon (The Young Ladies of Avignon) |
|
Definition
| Cubism. Oil on canvas. Breaks with the western illusionistic arts combined with his ambition to be recognized as leader of the avant-garde. Denies both classical proportions and the organic integrity and continuity of the human body. Simplified/Angular form. restricts palette blues/pinks/terracotta to concentrate on spatial expression. Aggressive and harsh. Angular wedges to show 3-D |
|
|
Term
| Kerry James Marshall’s Better Homes, Better Gardens |
|
Definition
| Post modernism. “New” realism. Conventional techniques and traditional approach to figure depiction to illuminate personal and historical African-American narratives. |
|
|
