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Lectures on British Neoclassic Literature Beginning in 1660 and ending in 1785, the Neoclassic Period in literature includes such great literary works as Jonathan Swift’s GULLIVER’S TRAVELS, Alexander Pope’s THE RAPE OF THE LOCK, and William Congreve’s THE WAY OF THE WORLD. This lecture book is intended primarily as a resource for [...] September 12th, 2010 | Category: Neoclassic Books | Comments are closed
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. Whereas the paintings of his day concerned themselves more with frivolity and design, Joseph Marie Vien concerned himself with returning to the ideals of classical Greek and Roman antiquity. His style was minimalist in shapes and design, but his goal, as an artist, was for the thematic weight of his pieces to carry its weight. July 21st, 2009 | Category: Neoclassical Art, Neoclassical Painting | Comments are closed
Though he was trained to become a goldsmith, Pompeo Batoni’s heart and talent lay elsewhere. And despite his immense talents in painting, Batoni contributions to neoclassical painting are often overlooked and forgotten. His role of bringing back to life classical antiquity in mainstream art is often ignored. That is the result of several factors, but predominantly it is due to how little is actually known about Pompeo Batoni. Questions concerning who trained him and how he developed his skill remain unanswered. Indeed, when he moved to Rome at age 19 in 1727, the first documented case of Batoni’s works appear when he needed to support himself by drawing antique objects and British tourists in the city. Essentially, Pompeo Batoni was a glorified street portraitist. But, the story of Pompeo Batoni and his art only develops from there. July 19th, 2009 | Category: Neoclassical Art, Neoclassical Painting | 2 comments - (Comments are closed)
Perhaps the most famous Neoclassical musician and composer was Igor Stravinsky. Stravinsky’s best known compositions were The Firebird, Pulcinella, The Soldier’s Tale, Apollon Musagete, The Rite of Spring, his Symphony of Salms, Orpheus and L’Histoire du oldate, and Symphony in Three Movements. In these works Stravinsky changed things up by using mostly the piano, wind instruments and choral works instead of the typical grand orchestra style of ballet of the time. Especially Pulcinella is an important work in his career asit was Pulcinella that led him to neoclassical style. First performance of Pulcinella was a big success with costumes produced by Picasso and simple, modern music of Igor Stravinsky. July 14th, 2009 | Category: Neoclassical Music | Comments are closed
It is woven and conditioned into our imaginations that “different” is synonymous with the “new.” To be unique requires no precedent. The field of architecture is no different in that respect – architectural movements and schools have continuously evolved, changed, and been invented because architects prefer to leave their mark and remove themselves from the mundane. That is precisely why neoclassical architecture stands in stark counterpoint. As the name of it suggests, it embraces the tried; the true; the old. The neoclassical style of architecture was conceived as a direct response to its disenchantment with the “new”, particularly Rococo and Baroque architecture that enjoyed popularity in the early 18th century when the neoclassical period began to gather its momentum. The Rococo movement focused particular attention to the interior design of buildings and developed in France in the early 18th century. The Rococo style sought to display individual rooms as art itself, and consequently paintings were prevalent and furniture was intentionally highlighted as its own lavish form of art. As one would expect, June 21st, 2009 | Category: Neoclassical Architecture | Comments are closed
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