Neo-Classicism

1750-1880

Neo-Classicism originated in Rome and spread like wildfire in reaction to the utter excesses of the early Baroque and especially the Rococo periods. During this time, scenes from Roman history became popular again. Oh how history repeats itself. In a neo-classical work of art, composition is balanced, colors are bright and the work has soul. Artists at this time started to copy and imitate antique art. Aha, the beginning of the reproduction...

  

Important Works (selected list):  

• The Oath of the Horatii, Jacques-Louis David
• The Death of Marat, Jacques-Louis David

 Important Artists (selected list):  

• Canova, Antonio
• David, Jacques-Louis
• Ingres , Jean-Auguste-Dominique

Image: Jacques-Louis David

Death of Marat, 1793

Oil on canvas

Musees Royaux des Beaux-Arts de Belgique

By Andrea Mulder-Slater