Chapter 21: Neoclassicism and Romanticism
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Index of 19th century artists.

Many 18th and 19th century works in painting, sculpture, architecture.

History of landscape painting.

Links to the American vision of art and architecture.

A. NEOCLASSICISM

Classicism description.

Large site of British artists.

Site on Victorian art.

General Neo Classical site.

Neo Classical movement defined.

1. Painting

a. France

Greuze

Image of The Village Bride.

David

David: Portrait of Mr Cooper.

David: His portrait and three images of his work.

David: seven images.

b. England

West

Image of The Death of General Wolfe.

West: Biography.

West: Fidelia and Speranza.

West: The Resurrection.

Copley

Copley: four images.

Kauffmann

Portrait of Kauffmann and her husband.

One Kauffmann painting.

Stubbs

Image of Lion Attacking a Horse.

Cozens

Many images of Cozens at the Tate.

2. Sculpture

a. England

Banks

Banks: Custom House.

b. France

Houdon

Bust of Franklin.

Bust of Voltaire.

Bust of John Paul Jones.

Statue of Voltaire.

Statue of George Washington.

Life mask of Washington.

3. Architecture

a. England

The Palladian Revival

Image of Chiswick House.

English Palladian Revival architecture.

The English Garden

The English Garden: Kew Gardens.

Stourhead

Several images of Stourhead Garden.

b. France

Soufflot

Image of The Pantheon.

Boullee

History of the Elysee Palace: Boullee's alterations.

Image of Boulee's drawing of the memorial to Isaac Newton.

Ledoux

Image of Barriere de Villette.

Description of Ledoux's style.

Ledoux houses.

c. Neoclassical and the Antique

Adam

Adam: The Library, Kenwood, London.

Robert Adam's designs.

Robert Adam's Etruscan Room.

Adam biography with links to description of his work.

Jefferson

Site about Jefferson with links to images of several of his buildings.

Eight images of Monticello.

The University of Virginia.

Thomas Jefferson: Two Images.

 

THE ROMANTIC MOVEMENT

Romanticism in England.

Romanticism in France.

Romanticism Movement description.

1. Painting

a. Spain

Goya

Image of The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters.

Image of The Family of Charles IV.

Images including The Third of May.

Goya:Thirty images.

Goya: The Black Paintings.

Images including Second of May.

b. France

Pluralism in France.

Girodet

Image of The Funeral of Atala.

Gros

Images including General Bonaparte at the Bridge of Arcola and Napolean in the Pesthouse at Jaffa.

Gros: one portrait.

Gericault

Image of The Raft of the Medusa.

Image of The Madman.

Ingres

Image of Louis Bertin.

Portrait of Ingres and six paintings including Odalisque with a Slave.

Delacroix

Delacroix: Images including The Death of Sardanapalus, The Abduction of Rebecca, Algerian Women in Their Apartments.

Daumier

101 prints by Daumier.

List of links to Daumier's works.

Image of Daumier's Third Class Carriage.

c. French Landscape Painting

Corot

Thirty Eight images of Corot's paintings including View of Rome: The Bridge and Castel Sant'Angelo with the Cupola of St. Peter's.

Corot: Biography and fifteen paintings.

Images of five Corot paintings.

Corot: sixteen paintings including Morning: Dance of the Nymphs.

Rousseau

Images of three Rousseau paintings.

Image of Meadow Bordered by Trees.

Millet

Images of three paintings by Millet.

Images of Millet's works including The Sower.

Bonheur

Bonheur:Sheep By The Sea.

Bonheur landscape painting: The Horse Fair.

Artist profile on Bonheur.

Links to online images of Bonheur's paintings.

d.England

Fuseli

Fuseli biography and links.

Fuseli biography and images

Two images including The Nightmare.

Blake

Blake: biography.

Images of Blake's paintings including the Ancient of Days.

e. English Landscape Painting

Constable

Constable: several images.

A list of links to John Constable's paintings.

Image of the Haywain.

Image of Salisbury Cathedral from the Meadows.

Turner

Turner biography and images.

Turner images including The Slave Ship and Rain, Steam and Speed.

Cotman

Cotman water color: Chirk Aqueduct, Wales.

Cotman: The Norwich School.

Links to images of John Cotman's watercolors.

f. Germany

Friedrich

Friedrich: one painting.

Friedrich: four paintings.

Images including The Polar Sea.

Images including Abbey in an Oak Forest.

Runge

Image of Morning.

The Nazarenes - Overbeck

Image of one of Overbeck's paintings.

g. United States

Mount

Image of Dancing on the Barn Floor.

List of sites with images of William Sydney Mount's paintings.

Mount biography and list of works.

The Hudson River School

Hudson River School. Many paintings by Cole.

Stuart: five paintings, Hudson River School.

List of links to works by Thomas Cole.

Bingham

Two images including Fur Traders Descending the Missouri.

2. Sculpture

a. Italy

Canova

Canova: Pauline Borghese as Venus.

Romanticism in Italy: Canova.

Image of one Canova.

Canova: Three pieces.

Several of Canova's works.

Canova: five pieces.

Canova biography.

Thorvaldsen

Image of Thorvaldsen's Venus.

Images of three Thorvaldsen sculptures.

b. France

Rude

Sculptures of Francois Rude including La Marseillaise.

Barye

Image of Tiger Devouring a Gavial of the Ganges.

Barye: Walking Lion.

Barye: one piece and description.

Preault

Image of Preault's Tuerie (Slaughter).

Carpeaux

Carpeaux: Three Graces.

Images including The Danse.

Carpeaux: Neopolitan Fisherboy.

Bartholdi

Bartholdi: two pieces including Liberty Enlightening the World.

3. Architecture

a. The Classic and Gothic Revivals

Classic Revival architects.

Schinkel

Image of Façade of Altes Museum.

Site on Schinkel covering many aspects.

Short article on the work on Schinkel.

Walpole

Image of Strawberry Hill.

Image of Strawberry Hill Interior.

Nash

Image of The Royal Pavilion.

Nash: Marble Arch.

Nash biography.

Latrobe

Image of Baltimore Cathedral Façade.

Image of Interior of Baltimore Cathedral.

A great number of links that cover most of his work at the White House.

Latrobe: Gate to Naval base. History of the structure and Latrobe's role in it.

Map of the White House and Latrobe's role in its design.

Text on Latrobe's role in the buildings at Princeton University.

Latrobe: White House and the Capitol.

Barrry and Pugin

Pugin web site. In depth look at the man and his work.

Barry biography and link to Pugin.

Pugin site devoted to him and his work.

b. Neo-Renaissance and Neo-Baroque Architecture

Garnier

Image of the Grand Staircase, The Opera, Paris.

Opéra Garnier History.

Information on Opéra Garnier.

Image of Opéra Garnier Façade.

4. Decorative Arts

Decorative arts history defined.

Decorative Arts of the 1800's.

Percier and Fontaine

Image of The Bedroom of Josephine Bonaparte.

5. Photography

Timeline of photography.

Image of View from His Window at Le Gras, Joseph Nicephore Niepce.

Image of Still Life, Louis-Jacques-Mande Daguerre.

a. Portraiture

Nadar

Image of Sarah Bernhardt.

Nadar biography.

The Restless Spirit

Image of Nadar Elevating Photography to the Height of Art.

O'Sullivan

Image of Ancient Ruins in the Canyon de Chelle, New Mexico.

O'Sullivan biography.

O'Sullivan: Shoshone Falls.

Image of Devils Den.

Gardner

Image of Home of a Rebel Sharpshooter.

Gardner, Civil War photos.

Gardner, cracked plate photo.

Did Gardner take the last photo of Lincoln?


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