A) Period: From Second half of 18th until  1815

B) Origins: France

C) Subject Matter:

• nationalistic themes
• moral behavior
• classical stories, appearance, and settings
• logic and reason.

D) Style:

• subdued palette
• smooth and imperceptible brushwork
• simple, clean lines
• rebirth of Classicism

E) Context

• Revolutions in France and America
• Reaction against frivolity and emotion of Baroque and Rococo
• Enlightenment

F) PAINTERS

1. JACQUES- LOUIS DAVID

2. ANTON RAPHAEL MENGS

3. DOMINIQUE INGRES

LESSON PLAN:

LESSON PLAN ON NEOCLASSICISM

POWER POINTS:

The Enlightenment and Neoclassical Style F 200

NeoClassicism

NOTES:

neoclasicism

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