NeoClassic » Joseph Marie Vien

Neoclassicism’s attempts to recapture Roman and Greek civilizations

Neo — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 21:35:16 +0000

“The most important aspects of classical art,” observed German historian and archaeologist Johann J. Winckelmann, “is its noble simplicity and calm grandeur.” As an archaeologist, Winckelmann became inspired by the ancient artifacts being recovered at the ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum. In the late 1700s, the popular stylization in European art was baroque and [...]

The story of Jean August Dominique Ingres

Neo — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:53:43 +0000

In our society, an obsession with the human body is commonly interpreted to signify a perversion. To neoclassical painters, such a cynical view is understandable. Not because the person himself (let us be honest about the popularly accused gender) is perverted per se, but because etiquette and morality has trumped understanding and reason. This [...]

The importance of Joseph Marie Vien for the neoclassical art

Neo — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:44:23 +0000

The vision of Joseph Marie Vien had for his paintings were to resurrect a classical style of art that had been led astray. Born in France in 1748 during a time when revolutionary sentiments began cooking, Joseph Marie Vien became a revolutionary in his own form. He began a movement through his neoclassical style. [...]

The story of the ambiguous Anton Raphael Mengs

Neo — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:31:18 +0000

The movement of neoclassicism in art is often mistakenly characterized by its secularism. French painters that became the leaders of the neoclassical movement such as Jacques Louis-David and Joseph Marie Vien dedicated their paintings to support the political and social changes of their time. Namely, the French Revolution which sought to reject in one [...]