Inspiration from Neoclassicism
Neoclassicism is the name given to quite distinct movements in the visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture. These movements were in effect at various times between the 18th and the 20th centuries. In the visual arts the European movement called "neoclassicism" began after ca 1765, as a reaction against both the surviving Baroque and Rococo styles, and as a desire to return to the perceived "purity" of the arts of Rome, the more vague perception of Ancient Greek arts.
Neoclassicism first gained influence in England and France, through a generation of French art students trained in Rome and influenced by the writings of Johann Joachim Winckelmann, and it was quickly adopted by progressive circles in Sweden.
Neoclassicism continued to be a major force in academic art through the 19th century and beyond a constant antithesis to Romanticism or Gothic revivals, although from the late 19th century on it had often been considered anti-modern, or even reactionary, in influential critical circles. By the mid 19th century, several European cities notably St Petersburg and Munich were transformed into veritable museums of Neoclassical architecture.
When Napoleon rose into power in France in the 1790's, he influenced the direction of neoclassicism. Napoleon instructed French artists to shift neoclassical subject from ancient Roman to modern history. Napoleon commissioned many neoclassical artists to paint him as a national hero.
Bibliography:
Art Education - Art Movement - Neoclassicism . 2013. Art Education - Art Movement - Neoclassicism . [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.arteducation.com.au/art-movements/neoclassicism.php. [Accessed 05 March 2013].
Neoclassicism first gained influence in England and France, through a generation of French art students trained in Rome and influenced by the writings of Johann Joachim Winckelmann, and it was quickly adopted by progressive circles in Sweden.
Neoclassicism continued to be a major force in academic art through the 19th century and beyond a constant antithesis to Romanticism or Gothic revivals, although from the late 19th century on it had often been considered anti-modern, or even reactionary, in influential critical circles. By the mid 19th century, several European cities notably St Petersburg and Munich were transformed into veritable museums of Neoclassical architecture.
When Napoleon rose into power in France in the 1790's, he influenced the direction of neoclassicism. Napoleon instructed French artists to shift neoclassical subject from ancient Roman to modern history. Napoleon commissioned many neoclassical artists to paint him as a national hero.
Bibliography:
Art Education - Art Movement - Neoclassicism . 2013. Art Education - Art Movement - Neoclassicism . [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.arteducation.com.au/art-movements/neoclassicism.php. [Accessed 05 March 2013].
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