1. Define the thematic and stylistic principles of Neoclassicism. How did Enlightenment thinking affect these principles? Cite specific examples by discussing the works of at least three Neoclassical painters, and one Neoclassical architect. Neoclassicism was born into the Age of Reason, where rationality and virtue were venerated over emotion and tradition. This style of art meant a return to the ancients, “a revival of classical antiquity” (p. 412). Because of this reasoning behind the art of this …showed first 75 words of 1022 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1022 total…Cassatt’s The Bath are paintings which are influenced heavily by Manet. They are memories of patches of color, jubilated entertainment scenes, unusual cropping and human loneliness, soft, sentimental brushwork, and oblique views and forms, respectively, echoing Manet’s own style and artistic philosophy. These pieces are intense, yet flat, anarchist, yet realistic. The exquisite paintings of the Impressionists offer a yearning for simplicity and eminency, and the world is all the better for it.