Neoclassical painting by definition: “New” classicism - a style in 19th century Western art that referred back to the classical styles of Greece Rome
Marie Guillemine Benoist was born in Paris. Her training as
an artist began in 1781 under Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, and she entered
Jacques-Louis David's atelier in 1786 along with her sister Marie-Élisabeth
Laville-Leroux. The poet Charles-Albert Demoustier, who met her in 1784, was
inspired by her in creating the character Émile in his work Lettres à Émilie
sur la mythologie (1801). In 1791 she exhibited for the first time in the Salon
de Paris, displaying her mythology-inspired picture Psyché faisant ses adieux à
sa famille. Another of her paintings of this period, L'Innocence entre la vertu
et le vice, is similarly mythological and reveals her feminist interests, vice
is represented by a man, although it was traditionally represented by a womann 1800, she exhibited Portrait d'une négresse in the Salon. Six years
previously, slavery had been abolished, and this image became a symbol for
women's emancipation and black people's rights. This picture was acquired by
Louis XVIII for France in 1818.
Jacques Louis David 1748-1825 | French neoclassicist painter
look at the lighting on the subjects. I want to use this neoclassical strong use of lighting and imagery for my scene set ups for my project
Johannes, Jan or Johan Vermeer was a Dutch painter who specialized in domestic interior scenes of middle class life
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn : Rembrandt was a 17th century painter and etcher whose work came to
dominate what has since been named the Dutch Golden Age. One of the most
revered artists of all time, Rembrandt's greatest creative triumphs are
seen in his portraits of his contemporaries, illustrations of biblical
scenes and self-portraits as well as his innovative etchings and use of
shadow and light.
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