Art in History

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The paper examines the works of Jacques-Louis David, a Neoclassical genius of his time, and how he used his subject matter and formalism to propagate and inspire the masses. The paper then studies the works of Francisco de Goya, a Romantic artist who used powerful emotion and stark coloring to portray some of the brutalism of his time. The paper points out that Goya showed the bad side of war while David portrayed it to be heroic.

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"Neo Classical, which means "new classical", was the predominant artistic style in Europe and North America between the 1750's to the 1830's. Neoclassicism was involved in looking back at Greece and Rome. This was the age of enlightenment, and critical thinkers, reason, math, and sciences were on a high spread. A lot of it was associated with the better archeological knowledge of antiquity though the rediscovery of sites including Herculaneum and Pompeii (Langmuir and Lynton 814). I believe they looked back to the classical cultures because, as the text put it, "Classical cultures represented the height of civilized society, and Greece and Rome served as models of enlightened political organizations." (Text pg.814) With this at hand many artists studied in these classical areas such as Jacques-Louis David."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Langmuir, Erika, and Norbert Lynton. The Yale Dictionary of Art and Artists. USA: Yale Nota Bene, 2000.
• (Gowing) (Kleiner and Mamiya (Mayer 338))Gowing, Lowrence. Biographical Encyclopedia of Artists. volume 1. New York: Facts on file, 2005.
• (Gowing) (Kleiner and Mamiya (Mayer 338))Gowing, Lowrence. Biographical Encyclopedia of Artists. volume 2. New York: Facts on file, 2005.
• Kleiner, Fred s., and Christin J. Mamiya. "Chapter 28, The Enlighenment and Its Legacy." Gardners Art Through The Ages. Twelfth Edition Volume 2. USA: John R-Swanson, 2005.
• Mayer, Ralph. "Romanticism." A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1981. 338.

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