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Dec 8, 1514
Renaissance
"Sacred and Profane Love" painted in Italy by Titian. The painting resembles classical art, which was a factor in renaissance paintings. The painting is realistic and life like. Also, the faces are painted wih deep emotion. Perspective is used in the images painted and there is emphasis on realistic detail and pictorial unity. -
Baroque & Rococo
"A Young Girl Reading" painted in France by Jean-Honoré Fragonard. Baroque and Rococo paintings were bizarre or extravagant. They emphasized dramatic effects. They had bold, curving forms. They were painted for kings and nobles in Europe, and this is why they were so large and dramatic. -
Romanticism
"Liberty Leading the People" painted in France by Eugène Delacroix. Romanticism art related to folk culture or the medieval era. It had political or religious subjects or innuendos. It stressed strong emotions and deep meanings. Artists usually used unrestrained, expressive brushwork. Art usually featured landscapes or exotic subjects. -
Impressionism
"Bridge at Villeneuve-la-Garenne" painted in France by Alfred Sisley. Impressionist art was almost always about landscapes and scenery. Scenes from modern urban and suburban life painted in bright, pure colours are typical. Brushstokes are rapidly applied and are visible. The paintings look sketchy, and mostly featured urban and suburban life. -
Post-Impressionism
"Sunday Afternoon on the Island of Grande Jatte" painted in France by Georges Seurat. Paintings consisted of contrasted miniature dots or small brushstrokes of colors that were perceived as a single shade or hue. This made the paintings brighter and more extragant. When seen up close, they are a number of vibrant colors. When seen from a distance, the image comes together and the dots morph to form a single shade rather than numerous colors. -
Expressionism
"Wheatfield with Crows" painted in France by Vincent van Gogh. Expressionist artists used colors to capture moods and emotions. The colors that are used aren't necesarilly realistic, and are based on the artist's imagination or idea. The paintings have graphic brush strokes and are mostly candid scenes. -
Surrealism
"The Persistence of Memory" painted in Spain by Salvador Dali. Surrealist art exposed psychological truth by stripping ordinary objects of their normal significance and creating a compelling image that was beyond ordinary formal organization. This in turn evoked empathy from the viewer. Images were depictive yet abstract, and had a deep psychological meaning or inspiration. Landscape was also depicted, and painted in strange and abstract ways. -
Pop Art
"Marilyn Diptych" done in the United States of America by Andy Warhol. Pop Art includes imagery from popular culture such as advertising, news, media, etc. In Pop Art, the materials used are sometimes visually removed from their known context, isolated, or combined with unrelated material. It revolves around pop culture, and doesn't have deep psychological roots or meanings. Bright colors and unordinary hues are used, and the colors that are used are not always realistic.
