EUROPE AFTER BAROQUE PERIOD:GROWTH OF

EUROPEAN STATES
By: Adul, Samuel Lorenzo E. , Ancheta, Ma. Chia Fe Zaira , Balignasay, Bryan Olean B. , Madarang, Caesar Ian D. , Parreno, Kenneth S.

Ages of Western Art

TRIVIA: Does the name Newton, Voltaire or Diderot ring a bell?

Well they are icons of knowledge and enlightenment of that time. They are the products of this growth. The growth of European states did not just come out of nowhere, it emerged from a series of events which led to the growth and change of the people.

Brief History:

We all know that in Europe there were two powers that hold everything. The first one is the Monarchy, mainly the royalties, kings and queens, and the other was Religion, which was signified by the church. During these times, the monarchy and religion is one of the same. The kings and queens hold religion such as religion hold the monarchy. However, what use was this monarchy and religion hold if they lost one big factor, the People.

During the time of King Louis XVI, there were a lot of controversies and failures in his leadership. The people had the feeling of being stagnant and were dissatisfied with the leadership of the monarchy. Thus this led to a revolution and execution of King Louis XVI, which ended the reign of the monarchy. On the other hand, after this happened, the people were enlightened and had their use of the knowledge. The characteristics of being open minded was explored when they were given freedom. A sense of equality grew and opportunities were everywhere. And there the growth of European states started, with knowledge and enlightenment improvements were evident.
From the growth of the European states, a style emerged from the people. This is the Neo Classical Architecture.

NEOCLASSICISM

Neo classicism artists do not make dreary reproductions of their creations- be it arts, sculpture or poetry but makes something new and innovative every time. More than just creating something entirely new, neoclassicism is a natural expression of a culture with all its elements and the finesse with which an artist regains the lost elements that might have slipped into the oblivion is what makes a neo classic artist successful and popular.

NEOCLASSICISM

the name given to Western movements in the decorative and visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture that draw inspiration from the "classical" art and culture of Ancient Greece or Ancient Rome 18th century Age of Enlightenment, and continued into the early 19th century, latterly competing with Romanticism continued throughout the 19th and 20th centuries and into the 21st

NEOCLASSICISM

Neoclassicism is a revival of the styles and spirit of classic antiquity inspired directly from the classical period, which coincided and reflected the developments in philosophy and other areas of the Age of Enlightenment, and was initially a reaction against the excesses of the preceding Rococo style. Neoclassical architecture is based on the principles of simplicity and symmetry, which were seen as virtues of the arts of Rome and Ancient Greece, and were more immediately drawn from 16th century Renaissance Classicism Neoclassicism first gained influence in England and France Neoclassicism influenced EUROPE not only in Architectural views but also in such aspects like Music, Fashion, Decorative Arts, Sculptures, Paintings, Print makings and etc.

NEOCLASSICISM

Neoclassical architecture is an architectural style produced by the neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century In its purest form it is a style principally derived from the architecture of Classical Greece and Rome and the architecture of the Italian architect Andrea Palladio

NEOCLASSICISM in Terms of SCULPTURES

Hebe by Canova (180005), in the appropriately neoclassical surroundings of the Hermitage Museum

NEOCLASSICISM in Terms of PAINTINGS

Jacques-Louis David, Oath of the Horatii, 1784

Ingres' version of Neoclassicism, Oedipus and the Sphinx, 1808

NEOCLASSICISM in Terms of DECORATIVE ARTS

Wedgwood vase in the style of Greek redfigure pottery, c. 1815

Gold egg-cup, Paris 1762-63, in the gout Grec (Greek style)

Empire style sauce boat,Svres porcelain, 180910

Empire style table

Chteau de Malmaison, 1800, room for the Empress Josphine, on the cusp between Directoire style and Empire style

NEOCLASSICISM in Terms of FASHION

Revolutionary socialite Thrsa Tallien in the 1800s

NEOCLASSICISM

antidote to progress also called as Louis XVI style aimed to regain for art and design a purity of form and expression which felt like lacking in the Rococo style They rejected the spirited and rich ornament of Baroque style. believed that the golden age of progress and knowledge as from the age of Romans which ad peace, progression and harmony Back to basics with purity and simplicity Neoclassical structure are characterized by their walls rather than the decoration of it. Its emphasis is on the planar characteristics and the building itself is symmetrical it tends to emphasize its planar qualities, rather than sculptural volumes Projections and recessions and their effects of light and shade are more flat sculptural bas-reliefs are flatter and tend to be unframed in friezes, tablets or panels Columns were used to carry the weight of the building's structure. But later they became used as a graphical element

NEOCLASSICISM

Roof is usually flat and horizontal and often is visible from the ground. Neoclassical architecture style had no domes or towers Building's facade is flat and long. Often having a screen of free-standing columns Exterior was built in such ways as to represent classical perfection. Doors and windows were built to represent that perfection. Decorations were reduced to a minimum on outside There were often gardens around buildings completed in geometric patterns

Altes Museum

Altes Museum by Karl Friedrich Schinkel

White House

By: James Hoban

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http://www.essential-humanities.net/westernart/western-architecture/baroquearchitecture/#.UReXqeS-o0Y http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoclassicism http://exyrex.blogspot.com/2011/04/growth-ofeuropean-states-and-neo.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neoclassical_archit ecture http://www.worldofleveldesign.com/categories/ architecture/neoclassical/neoclassical_architec ture.php