18th Century “Western” Art
From 1700-1800 Europe experienced revolutions in philosophy, politics, and science but
not the arts because of government and religious controls. Europeans read about
Democracy in Greek and Roman literature but in the Americas Europeans see Democracy
in action from the native cultures.
John Singleton Copley, portrait Elizabeth-Louise Vigee-Leburn,
of Samuel Adams, 1770-72
portrait of Marie Antoinette, 1779
Salcedo, Our Lady
of Guadalupe, 1779
18th Century European Art
To have your art publicly displayed you had be trained at the government art school and
your artwork had to be approved for viewing.Women were not allowed to go to these
schools. Artwork was displayed clustered together art was a way to show off your money.
Martini, The Salon of 1787, Engraving.
Hogarth. The Marriage Contract.
1743
18th Century European Art
Rococo, Neoclassicism, and Romanticism
used pastel colors, highly decorated surfaces, and a revival of Greek and
Roman mythical themes along with romantic scenes
Canova,
Neumann, Imperial Hall,
Bavaria, Germany, 1719-44.
Cupid and Psyche,
1787-93.
Fragonard.,The meeting, 1771-73,
an amber colored glaze is used over
paintings to make them dream like.
18th
Century
European
Art
In the late 1700’s after the revolutions the subjects of art become
historical and documentary. Science is an exciting past time in homes.
Jacques-Louis David. Death of
Morat. 1793. Morat is a
revolutionary murdered in the
political turmoil after the French
revolution. Jacques-Louis David is
very influential.
Wright. An Experiment on a Bird in the
Air Pump. 1776.
18th
Century
European
Art
In the late 1700’s after the democratic revolutions people become
idealists and makers of art become activists
Angelica Kauffmann. Cornelia pointing
to her Children as her Treasures. 1785.
This painting asks ,“now that we have
thrown out the old government what
kind of world do we want to make?”
Wedgwood.
Vase. 1786. An
idealist he
provided a
village for his
workers.
Hackwood. “Am I Not a
man and a Brother”.
1787. Used as a
symbol to abolish the
international slave
trade.
18th Century European Art
Outsider artists bring in the beginning of change in the arts
William Blake. Elohim Creating Adam.
1795. Color print with oil paint, hand
decorated with ink and water color. He
believed in no limitations on creativity.
Fuseli. The Nightmare. 1781. Very
unpopular with English critics who found it
so shocking they wanted it destroyed.
Review
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3)
4)
Name two countries that experienced revolution
during the 1700’s?
How did these revolutions effect art?
What did you have to do in the 1700s to get your
artwork displayed in public?
Describe Rococo and what made it different from
other art styles.
Review
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2)
3)
4)
Name two countries that experienced revolution during the
1700’s? France and the English colonies that become the
U.S.A.
How did these revolutions effect art? They did not effect art
What did you have to do in the 1700s to get your artwork
displayed in public? Attend a government school and be
approved for public viewing by the government
Describe Rococo and what made it different from other art
styles. Pastel colors and highly decorated