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Contemporary Art

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Age of Exploration

Neoclassicism
Classical imagery, democratic ideals, and the bloody hands of change.

Neoclassicism, Age of Exploration

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, The Artists

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Making a living from etchings

Joseph Ducreux, The Artists

Joseph Ducreux

Renaissance painter wins the internet

Angelica Kauffmann, The Artists

Angelica Kauffmann

A feminist prodigy charms the European elite

Antonio Canova, The Artists

Antonio Canova

A global titan of neoclassical sculpture

Anne-Louis Girodet, The Artists

Anne-Louis Girodet

A phenom works himself to death

Jacques-Louis David, The Artists

Jacques-Louis David

Virtuoso painter, political chameleon, complete jerk

Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, The Artists

Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun

Painted for Marie Antoinette and never made a dime

Théodore Géricault, The Artists

Théodore Géricault

Bigger is better

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, The Artists

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

Guardian of the old ways

Alexandre Cabanel, The Artists

Alexandre Cabanel

Creativity vs the Académie

William-Adolphe Bouguereau, The Artists

William-Adolphe Bouguereau

Creating beauty by the rules

Mary Edmonia Lewis, The Artists

Mary Edmonia Lewis

African-American Chippewa woman takes over sculpture

The Origin of the Milky Way, Tintoretto

The Origin of the Milky Way

Tintoretto, 1575

Rachel Wriothesley, Countess of Southampton as Fortune, Anthony van Dyck

Rachel Wriothesley, Countess of Southampton as Fortune

Anthony van Dyck, 1630

The Triumph of Henry IV, Peter Paul Rubens

The Triumph of Henry IV

Peter Paul Rubens, 1627-1631

An Allegory of Fame, Elisabetta Sirani

An Allegory of Fame

Elisabetta Sirani, 1657

An Allegory of Virtue, Elisabetta Sirani

An Allegory of Virtue

Elisabetta Sirani, 1657

Arch of Titus, Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Arch of Titus

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1748

Architecture, Perspectives, Grotesques, Antiquities, Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Architecture, Perspectives, Grotesques, Antiquities

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1749

The Grand Piazza, Giovanni Battista Piranesi

The Grand Piazza

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1750

The Pyramid of Caius Cestius, Giovanni Battista Piranesi

The Pyramid of Caius Cestius

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1755

Appian Way, Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Appian Way

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1756

Elevation and Plan of Theater of Marcellus, Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Elevation and Plan of Theater of Marcellus

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1756

Plan of a Tomb on the Appian Way in Vigna Buonamici, Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Plan of a Tomb on the Appian Way in Vigna Buonamici

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1756

Plan of Rome, from Le Antichità Romane, Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Plan of Rome, from Le Antichità Romane

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1756

Imaginary Prisons: Title Plate, Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Imaginary Prisons: Title Plate

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1761

The Man on the Rack, Giovanni Battista Piranesi

The Man on the Rack

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1761

Ponte Molle, Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Ponte Molle

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1762

Portrait of John Apthorp and His Daughters, Angelica Kauffmann

Portrait of John Apthorp and His Daughters

Angelica Kauffmann, 1764

Della Magnificenza e d'Architettura de' Romani, Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Della Magnificenza e d'Architettura de' Romani

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1765

Temple of Bacchus, Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Temple of Bacchus

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1767

Hadrian's Villa, Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Hadrian's Villa

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1768

Interior Views of Rome, Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Interior Views of Rome

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1768

Caffè degli Inglesi, Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Caffè degli Inglesi

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1769

Chimneypiece in Greek Style, Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Chimneypiece in Greek Style

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1769

Chimneypiece: Frieze of Trophies and Winged Victories, Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Chimneypiece: Frieze of Trophies and Winged Victories

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1769

Portrait of Marie-Joséphine Buron, Jacques-Louis David

Portrait of Marie-Joséphine Buron

Jacques-Louis David, 1769

Waterfalls at Tivoli, Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Waterfalls at Tivoli

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1769

Portrait of Philip Tisdall with his Wife and Family, Angelica Kauffmann

Portrait of Philip Tisdall with his Wife and Family

Angelica Kauffmann, 1770

The Family of The Earl of Gower, Angelica Kauffmann

The Family of The Earl of Gower

Angelica Kauffmann, 1772

Etienne Vigée (The Artist's Brother), Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun

Etienne Vigée (The Artist's Brother)

Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, 1773

Ariadne Abandoned by Theseus, Angelica Kauffmann

Ariadne Abandoned by Theseus

Angelica Kauffmann, 1774

Erasistratus Discovers the Cause of Antiochus's Disease, Jacques-Louis David

Erasistratus Discovers the Cause of Antiochus's Disease

Jacques-Louis David, 1774

A Young Woman of Frascati, Jacques-Louis David

A Young Woman of Frascati

Jacques-Louis David, 1775

Aqueduct of Nero, Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Aqueduct of Nero

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1775

Self Portrait, Angelica Kauffmann

Self Portrait

Angelica Kauffmann, 1770-1775

View of St. Peter's and the Piazza, Giovanni Battista Piranesi

View of St. Peter's and the Piazza

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1775

Hadrian's Villa: The Piazza d'Oro, Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Hadrian's Villa: The Piazza d'Oro

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1776

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal

The Declaration of Independence

Thomas Jefferson, 1776

Female Allegory, Angelica Kauffmann

Female Allegory

Angelica Kauffmann, 1780

Self-portrait in a Straw Hat, Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun

Self-portrait in a Straw Hat

Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, 1782

Ferdinand IV King of Naples and his Family, Angelica Kauffmann

Ferdinand IV King of Naples and his Family

Angelica Kauffmann, 1782-1783

Marie-Antoinette with the Rose, Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun

Marie-Antoinette with the Rose

Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, 1783

Self-Portrait, Yawning, Joseph Ducreux

Self-Portrait, Yawning

Joseph Ducreux, 1783

Portrait of Prince Stanislaus Poniatowski, Angelica Kauffmann

Portrait of Prince Stanislaus Poniatowski

Angelica Kauffmann, 1786

The Death of Socrates, Jacques-Louis David

The Death of Socrates

Jacques-Louis David, 1787

Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier and His Wife, Marie-Anne-Pierrette Paulze., Jacques-Louis David

Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier and His Wife, Marie-Anne-Pierrette Paulze.

Jacques-Louis David, 1788

The Lictors Bring to Brutus the Bodies of His Sons, Jacques-Louis David

The Lictors Bring to Brutus the Bodies of His Sons

Jacques-Louis David, 1789

Portrait of Emma, Lady Hamilton as a Bacchante, Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun

Portrait of Emma, Lady Hamilton as a Bacchante

Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, 1790

Aqueduct of Noain, Neoclassicism

Aqueduct of Noain

Ventura Rodriguez, 1783-1790

Le Discret, Joseph Ducreux

Le Discret

Joseph Ducreux, 1791

Self-portrait in the Guise of a Mockingbird, Joseph Ducreux

Self-portrait in the Guise of a Mockingbird

Joseph Ducreux, 1791

Next Movement

Romanticism, Industrial Revolution

Romanticism

Artistic revolt against the Age of Enlightenment

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