Trivium Art History
The Artists

Théodore Géricault1798 — 1863

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The Raft of the Medusa, 1818

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An Officer of the Imperial Horse Guards Charging

An Officer of the Imperial Horse Guards Charging

1812
The Wounded Cuirassier

The Wounded Cuirassier

1814
The Raft of the Medusa

The Raft of the Medusa

1818
Sailboat on a Raging Sea

Sailboat on a Raging Sea

1818-1819
Portrait of a Kleptomaniac

Portrait of a Kleptomaniac

1820
The Epsom Derby

The Epsom Derby

1837
1701
Nudes teach you everything you need to know (to paint landscapes)
Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot
An underdog artist pits monsters vs. superheroes
Utagawa Kuniyoshi Théodore Géricault
Drama, movement and a search for the exotic
Eugène Delacroix
Daughter of a master brings a new perspective to Edo Japan
Katsushika Ōi 1900

The artists of Romanticism

Francisco de Goya y LucientesPortrait of Francisco de Goya y Lucientes

Francisco de Goya y Lucientes — I didn't know Picasso but he knew me

1746-1828
Joseph Mallord William TurnerPortrait of Joseph Mallord William Turner

Joseph Mallord William Turner — Every age has its Star Boy — might as well be J.M.W. Turner

1775-1851
Gustave DoréPortrait of Gustave Doré

Gustave Doré — Father of Horror, Father of Fantasy

1832-1883
Caspar David FriedrichPortrait of Caspar David Friedrich

Caspar David Friedrich — The quiet tragedy of the big big world

1774-1840
John ConstablePortrait of John Constable

John Constable — Nature wins, every time

1776-1837
Peder BalkePortrait of Peder Balke

Peder Balke — Hard luck in the land of supernatural beauty

1804-1887
Eugène DelacroixPortrait of Eugène Delacroix

Eugène Delacroix — Drama, movement and a search for the exotic

1798-1863
Théodore GéricaultPortrait of Théodore Géricault

Théodore Géricault — Bigger is better

1798-1863
Ivan AivazovskyPortrait of Ivan Aivazovsky

Ivan Aivazovsky — A military painter sponsored by the state—smells like propaganda

1817-1900
Joseph Wright of DerbyPortrait of Joseph Wright of Derby

Joseph Wright of Derby — The birth of science out of fire

1734-1797

The artists of Neoclassicism

Angelica KauffmannPortrait of Angelica Kauffmann

Angelica Kauffmann — A feminist prodigy charms the European elite

1741-1807
William-Adolphe BouguereauPortrait of William-Adolphe Bouguereau

William-Adolphe Bouguereau — A natural academic creates beauty by the rules

1825-1905
Alexandre CabanelPortrait of Alexandre Cabanel

Alexandre Cabanel — Favorite of the salon, a classical painter with an erotic edge

1823-1889
Jacques-Louis DavidPortrait of Jacques-Louis David

Jacques-Louis David — Virtuoso painter, political chameleon, complete jerk

1748-1825
Élisabeth Vigée Le BrunPortrait of Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun

Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun — Painted for Marie Antoinette and never made a dime

1755-1842
Mary Edmonia LewisPortrait of Mary Edmonia Lewis

Mary Edmonia Lewis — African-American and Native American woman takes over the world of Italian sculpture

1844-1907
Joseph Ducreux

Joseph Ducreux — Renaissance painter wins the internet

1735-1802
Anne-Louis GirodetPortrait of Anne-Louis Girodet

Anne-Louis Girodet — A phenom works himself to death

1767-1824
Antonio CanovaPortrait of Antonio Canova

Antonio Canova — A global titan of neoclassical sculpture

1757-1822
Théodore GéricaultPortrait of Théodore Géricault

Théodore Géricault — Bigger is better

1798-1863
Jean-Auguste-Dominique IngresPortrait of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres — Guardian of the old ways

1780-1867
Giovanni Battista PiranesiPortrait of Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Giovanni Battista Piranesi — Making a solid living from Etchings

1720-1778