Thursday, May 23, 2019Understand the forces behind the Romantic era Wars – American, European and African Architectural Innovations Huge advancements in transportation How imagination overtook scientific reasoning Abolition of slavery Identify the numerous styles that evolved during this era Romantic Realist Pre-Raphaelite Hudson River School Impressionism Post-Impressionism Art Nouveau Photography Investigate your Preferences Investigate, analyze…
Thursday, May 23, 2019Matthew B. Brady 1822-1896 Called “the President’s Cameraman Recorded the American Civil War Photojournalism with an artistic eye Organized a group of photographers Captured the horror Popular Work — Confederate Soldiers Dead by a Fence — Antietam Alfred Stieglitz 1864-1946 American Owned a historically important art gallery in New York City Known…
Friday, June 25, 2021Take a quick tour of this famous style – Impressionism Gallery and discussion #1 Impressionism Gallery and discussion #2 Claude Monet 1840-1926 Painted the work that created the term Impressionism Impression, Sunrise Loose brushstrokes Dabs of broken color Controlled compositions Painted the same subject numerous times Different time of day Different season…
Tuesday, August 29, 2023Rosa Bonheur 1822-99 French First successful painter of working-class subjects Paintings of rural life Studied animal anatomy — visited butcher houses Wore men’s clothing — better to work in Popular Work — Plowing in the Nivernais: The Dressing of the Vines Gustave Courbet 1819-77 French Portrayed the working class with outright truthfulness…
Tuesday, June 15, 2021Caspar David Friedrich 1774-1840 German Known for his landscapes and depictions of Gothic Ruins Popular work — The Wanderer Above a Sea of Fog Francisco Goya 1746-1828 Spanish Began his career as a portraitist for high society in Madrid Made court painter to Charles IV of Spain Became profoundly deaf, and introspective…
Monday, August 21, 2023Etudes Sturm und Drang Lied Absolute music Program music Idee fixe Leitmotif Piano Polonaise Mazurka Romanticism Realism Daguerreotype Belle epoch Psychoanalysis Pointillism Impressionism Art Nouveau
Thursday, May 14, 2020Visual Art Overview – Required Overview Romantic Transcript (PDF) The 19th Century witnessed the development of three major art styles: Romanticism, Realism and Impressionism. Additionally Neoclassicism still held on in the beginning of the century. Post-Impressionism, Art Nouveau and photography also kicked off in the 1800’s, and continued into the early…
Monday, August 21, 2023Politics Industrial Revolution Continues Industrial Revolution Transcript (PDF) Trains Steamships Bicycle Increasing urbanization Need for a concentrated work force Need to be near raw materials Need to be near transportation hubs Gas lamps for street lighting Communication Telegraph & telephone France France Transcript (PDF) 1804 Napoleon is Emperor 1814 Napoleon is ousted…
Thursday, August 22, 2019Everything on this page is required The Growth and Expansion of…..Everything! Everything Transcript (PDF) Sciences Urbanization and industrialization Shifts in Government Continued exploration of the globe Transportation Communication Colonization Expansion of Style Styles Transcript (PDF) More styles in the arts evolving at a rapid pace Romantic Realist Naturalist Nationalist Impressionist and Post…