French Art - Romanticism & Realism

This lecture examines Romanticism and Realism in 18th- and 19th-century art through works by artists including David, Géricault, Delacroix, Goya, Friedrich, and Courbet. It also discusses lithography and the historical transition from Romantic expression to realist observation.

Syllabus

Intro
THE SWING JEAN-HONORÉ FRAGONARD
OATH OF THE HORATII JAQUES-LOUIS DAVID
ROMANTICISM
NAPOLEON CROSSING THE ALPS JAQUES-LOUIS DAVID
THE RAFT OF THE MEDUSA THEODORE GERICAULT
STUDIES FOR THE RAFT OF THE MEDUSA
OATH OF THE HORATII (LEFT) RAFT OF THE MEDUSA (RIGHT)
When the monarchy returns to France it is led by Louis XVIII and Charles X
WOMEN OF ALGIERS BY EUGENE DELACROIX
THE NIGHTMARE BY JOHN HENRY FUSELI
WATSON AND THE SHARK BY JOHN SINGLETON COPLEY
LITHOGRAPHY PRINTING
GARGANTUA BY HONORE DAUMIER
THE CONNOISSEUR BY HONORE DAUMIER
THE SLEEP OF REASON PRODUCES MONSTERS (LOS CAPRICHOS) BY GOYA
THE FAMILY OF CHARLES IV BY GOYA
GOYA VERSUS VELASQUEZ
GOYA'S "BLACK PAINTINGS "A world of terror and nightmare that portray the negative and unaccountable in human existence
WITCHS SABBATH
WANDERER ABOVE THE SEA OF MIST BY CASPAR DAVID FRIEDRICH
MONK BY THE SEA BY FRIEDRICH
Realism Historical Context
BURIAL AT ORNANS BY GUSTAVE COURBET