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NEOCLASSICISM AND ROMANTICISM

Neoclassicism and Romanticism
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Neoclassicism and Romanticism
1- Explain the differences between Neoclassicism and Romanticism. How are their
purposes similar but styles different? How do the works by Canova and David
(Neoclassicism) compare with those by Goya and Delacroix (Romanticism)? What
are the hallmarks of each style that make them recognizable? How does Millet in the
mid-19th century abandon both styles to create a new one (Realism)?

Art has been evolving over the years as people tend to adapt to new artistic styles
that reflect their times and environment. The emergence of stylistic visual art marked the
period between mid-18th and 19th centuries in Europe and part of America with
European cultural practices. At this period, art historians believe the neoclassicism and
romanticism artistic trends influenced how people made their artistic impressions. The
two trends had different ways of representing art and the views of the artists.
Neoclassicism differ from romanticism in that neoclassicism is rooted in stylistic
ancient Greek art and is defined by nudity in sculpture and in some paintings, classical
orders in architecture, drawings over painterly, and emphasized on serious and noble
modes of expression in subjects that showed incorruptibility of morals, courage, and
patriotism. In neoclassicism, paintings and figures were idealized, and emotions were
kept bare minimum, brushstrokes were highly controlled and balanced. On the other
hand, Romanticism art was characterized by fluid brushwork and strong colors, complex
compositions, gestures, and poses that were expressive and had features that were
common with baroque art. Romanticism sculptures and paintings were informed by
fantasies that were set in remote and exotic places and incorporated with melancholy and

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sensationalism. An imaginative world informed the romanticism era of artists who
expressed their feelings and wanted to instill t...