uNeoclassical Questions
(And Rococo)
1. When was The Palace of Versailles (AP 250) started and completed? Who were the architects? (Versailles is in the Baroque Chapter of the textbook)
2. How do the gardens function for the palace?
What idea does the Palace citing or orientation (Khan) get from the Ara Pacis, or from any structure that we have called a “sacred space”?
3. What is the Rococo? (New Chapter in the textbook)
4. What does the painting, The Swing by Fragonard (250) have in common with The Palace of Versailles? How does the painting appeal to 18th Century nobility?
5. Compare and contrast Fragonard’s painting with Bronzino’s. Think about symbols, narrative and morals in both pictures.
6. A Philosopher Lecturing on the Orerry, Joseph Wright. Why does this painting “capture in one moment” the enlightenment?
7. Miguel Cabrera’s portrait of Sor Juan Ines de la Cruz is one of the mandatory pieces. What is the story of this portrait. How dos it compare to the 3 portraits by Copley on the same slide (you will need the text book?
(answered in Class- Angelica Kaufmann- What are the enlightenment principles that this painting demonstrates? How does the Kaufman painting of Cornelia and her sons, My Children Are My Jewels compare to Chardin's painting, Saying Grace?
8. DAVID
a. How can we look at The Oath of the Horatii, 1784 AS THE OPENING TO THE NEOCLASSICAL?
b. How does the Composition reinforce the story?
c. Who commissioned The Oath and why is this interesting?
d. How does the Death of Marat's work on a symbolic level?
9. GOYA
a. What are the historical circumstances behind the disasters of War and The 3rd of May?
b. What devices does Goya use to tell a story?
c. Look at this linked work- How is War addressed here? https://www.moma.org/collection/works/79146
10. DELACROIX And INGRES
a. What do you notice about Ingres' figure and setting in the Odalisque? How does the work fit into its time period
b. What is Romatic Painting and how does Delacroix's work express Romaniticism?
c. How does Liberty Leading The People work symbolically?
d. What concerns does Delacroix have that differentiate him from David?
11. LANDSCAPE- TURNER and HUDSON RIVER SCHOOL
(And Rococo)
1. When was The Palace of Versailles (AP 250) started and completed? Who were the architects? (Versailles is in the Baroque Chapter of the textbook)
2. How do the gardens function for the palace?
What idea does the Palace citing or orientation (Khan) get from the Ara Pacis, or from any structure that we have called a “sacred space”?
3. What is the Rococo? (New Chapter in the textbook)
4. What does the painting, The Swing by Fragonard (250) have in common with The Palace of Versailles? How does the painting appeal to 18th Century nobility?
5. Compare and contrast Fragonard’s painting with Bronzino’s. Think about symbols, narrative and morals in both pictures.
6. A Philosopher Lecturing on the Orerry, Joseph Wright. Why does this painting “capture in one moment” the enlightenment?
7. Miguel Cabrera’s portrait of Sor Juan Ines de la Cruz is one of the mandatory pieces. What is the story of this portrait. How dos it compare to the 3 portraits by Copley on the same slide (you will need the text book?
(answered in Class- Angelica Kaufmann- What are the enlightenment principles that this painting demonstrates? How does the Kaufman painting of Cornelia and her sons, My Children Are My Jewels compare to Chardin's painting, Saying Grace?
8. DAVID
a. How can we look at The Oath of the Horatii, 1784 AS THE OPENING TO THE NEOCLASSICAL?
b. How does the Composition reinforce the story?
c. Who commissioned The Oath and why is this interesting?
d. How does the Death of Marat's work on a symbolic level?
9. GOYA
a. What are the historical circumstances behind the disasters of War and The 3rd of May?
b. What devices does Goya use to tell a story?
c. Look at this linked work- How is War addressed here? https://www.moma.org/collection/works/79146
10. DELACROIX And INGRES
a. What do you notice about Ingres' figure and setting in the Odalisque? How does the work fit into its time period
b. What is Romatic Painting and how does Delacroix's work express Romaniticism?
c. How does Liberty Leading The People work symbolically?
d. What concerns does Delacroix have that differentiate him from David?
11. LANDSCAPE- TURNER and HUDSON RIVER SCHOOL