Baroque, Rococo, Neoclassical and Romantic Art

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This paper discusses several art styles as well as cultural movements, namely Baroque, Rococo, Neoclassical and Romanticism. The author provides a brief summary of each of these art movements including its timeline in popularity and gives examples of paintings that bear these signature styles. The paper also compares these art movements to one another, highlighting their differences and similarities.

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"By the middle of the 18th century, the rediscovery of ancient Greek art and architecture turned the artistic tastes of Europe in a brand-new direction which began the style and period known as Neoclassical. Within this period's admiration for the art of Greece, a similar admiration came about for the art of ancient Rome via the excavations of the towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum in the 1730's and 1740's. Several excellent examples of this new style include the portico of the Church of Ste. Genevieve, now known as the Pantheon, in Paris, designed by Jacques Germain Soufflot (1713 to 1780)."

Sample of Sources Used:

• De la Croix, Horst, ed., et al. Art Through the Ages. New York: Harcourt, Brace & Jovanovich, 2001.
• Williams, Arthur B. Art of Eighteenth-Century Europe. New York: Abrams Publishing, Inc., 2003.

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