Art of Europe

By cathy11
  • Period: Jan 1, 1300 to

    Renaissance

    Art during the Renaissance related to humanism. Renaissance art was a huge break from Medieval art’s lack of realism. Artists tried to portray humanistic forms and natures while also painting in order to portray a 3-D effect. Lines and edges in art were stressed, and some forms of art had many prominent figures of ancient times, the bible, or classical mythology.
  • Period: Jan 1, 1300 to

    Reflection of Society

    The art of the Renaissance greatly reflected the society of the day. Before the Renaissance, art was focused primarily on religious forms. During the Renaissance, society changed. People started to care more about secular life on earth, and began to value humans and their intellect. This is reflected in art praising the great minds of the time as well as the ancient history and mythology shown.
  • Mar 6, 1475

    Michelangelo

    Michelangelo
    Fantastic Renaissance artist
  • Jan 1, 1504

    The David

    The David
    By Michealangelo
  • Jan 1, 1504

    Raphael

    Raphael
    Revolutionary Renaissance painter
  • Jan 1, 1509

    School of Athens

    School of Athens
    Painted by Raphael (personal favorite)
  • Jan 1, 1512

    The Creation of Adam

    The Creation of Adam
    Michealangelo
  • Apr 23, 1524

    Shakespeare

    Shakespeare
    Fantastic, well-renowned Renaissance playwright
  • Sep 29, 1571

    Carvaggio

    Carvaggio
    Baroque painter
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    Baroque

    Baroque art was more imaginative, colorful, and rich in texture or decoration. Emotion was portrayed in this art through scenes of mystery, drama, violence or religion. The contrast between shadows and light could be seen in Baroque art.
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    Baroque Reflection on Society

    The Baroque art reflected the society at the time of the counter-reformation. The art's dramatic color and light, as well as its portrayal of emotion and darkness, shows confusion and the dissent in society during the counter-reformation, when society as a whole seemed to be in havoc.
  • Rembrandt

    Rembrandt
    Baroque artist
  • Danae

    Danae
    By Rembrandt
  • Ecstasy of St Teresa

    Ecstasy of St Teresa
    By Bernini
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    Rococo

    The art in the style of Rococo was generally more elegant, portraying scenes of fantasy worlds and imaginative ideals. It valued sweetness, and the art usually was pretty light. It incorporated floral subjects, aristocracy, and greatly prevailed in France.
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    Rococo Reflection on Society

    The Rococo art showing high aristocracy reflects the time period. In France, the aristocracy had an enormous amount of power during this time. Elegance was everywhere, and Rococo art really reflects that in the subject matter.
  • Antione Watteau

    Antione Watteau
    Rococo painter
  • Girl With the Pearl Earring

    Girl With the Pearl Earring
    By Johannes Vermeer
  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Composer and Baroque Musician
  • Jean Honore Fragonard

    Jean Honore Fragonard
    Rococo painter
  • Frederick the Great's Summer Palace

    Frederick the Great's Summer Palace
    Rococo architecture
  • Jacques Louis David

    Jacques Louis David
    Neoclassic painter
  • The Swing

    The Swing
    Fragonard (personal favorite)
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    Neoclassicism

    This art form looked towards the classical antiquity for inspiration. Subjects of ancient Greece and Rome showed itself in these arts, and Neoclassicism was restrained from emotion and appealed to the intellect.
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    Neoclassicism Relfection on Society

    Ideals of the enlightenment and humanistic ideals concerning intellect and the desire for education is reflected in neoclassicism art, which includes aspects of the ancient times and revels the intelligence of the age
  • William Wordsworth

    William Wordsworth
    A great leader of Romantic literature, especially in poetry.
  • Caspar David Friedrich

    Caspar David Friedrich
    Romantic artist (personal favorite)
  • Jean Dominique Ingres

    Jean Dominique Ingres
    Neoclassical painter
  • David's Oath or Horaiti

    David's Oath or Horaiti
    Neoclassical Painting by Jacques-Louis David
  • Coronation of Napoelon

    Coronation of Napoelon
    Jacques Louis David painting. Neoclassicism.
  • Wanderer Above Sea Fog

    Wanderer Above Sea Fog
    Romanticism (personal favorite)
  • Gustave Courbet

    Gustave Courbet
    Realist artist. (wow look at that facial hair)
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    Romanticism

    Romanticism art form glorified nature, had subjects from the medieval times, and portrayed a strong sense of emotion. It stressed light, color, and self-expression. Elements of exoticism and mystery in this art emphasized feeling, and it rebelled from the Neoclassicism era. (This is probably my favorite art time period).
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    Romanticism- Society

    Romanticism emerged after the industrial revolution. People were beginning to feel resentment towards science and enlightenment ideals. This can be seen in Romanticism's glorification of the Middle ages and emotional aspect of the art.
  • Claude Monet

    Claude Monet
    Impressionist Painter
  • Renoir

    Renoir
    Impressionist painter (personal favorite)
  • L'église de la Madeleine

    L'église de la Madeleine
    Neoclassical architecture
  • The Cask of Amontillado

    A short story by Edgar Allen Poe - Romanticism. It's about a man who seeks revenge on another for a small insult by locking him in a dungeon forever. Truly one of the most interesting short stories i've read. Poe does a fantastic job with portraying the insane.
  • The StoneBreakers

    The StoneBreakers
    By Courbet - Realism
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    Realism

    Realism art tended to focus on social issues of the time. Its subjects were based off of real people, especially peasants or workers of the time. The subjects were not mean to appeal to emotion but to gain notice of the social issues of the time period.
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    Realism-Society

    Realists wanted to portray the daily lives of the common people. They sought to call attention to the problems in society during that time period by showing the hardships of people through art.
  • The Gleaners

    The Gleaners
    Millet-Realism
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    Impressionism

    Impressionist artwork used short, choppy brush-strokes and incorporated a lack of exactness. It had bright colors and attempted to portray the fleeting world as well as change over time. Many scenes were focused outside and were bathed in light.
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    Impressionism - Society

    Impressionism refected society's advance in industrialization through the new art products that lead to better colors. Impressionists used different colors than the periods before and completed art with emotion. Artists felt compelled to create art that tied with emotion and that imaginative ideals from the new science and theories of society and psychology.
  • soleil levant

    soleil levant
    By Monet- Impressionism
  • Paris Street, Rainy Day

    Paris Street, Rainy Day
    Impressionist Painting by Caillebotte
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    Cubism

    Cubism tended to use objects and re-assemble them in some sort of strange, abstract form. It used planes, geometry, angles, and different mosaics. It showed art as interactions between objects and included a multi-faceted point of view of different art forms.
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    Cubinism - Society

    During the 20th century, Cubism emerged as an art form that reflected society through its visual interpretation of the universe in geometric and flattened concepts, along with warped and shapes in off juxtaposition. During these times, many aspects of society at the time gave artists a medium for reflecting the enormous amounts of innovation, confusion, and radicalism in the relationships between countries and the emergence of new technology and ideals.
  • Pablo Picasso

    Pablo Picasso
    Cubism artist
  • Tree of Crows

    Tree of Crows
    Caspar Friedrich - Romanticism (personal favorite. Wow I love this guy)
  • Claire de Lune MP3

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvFH_6DNRCY By Debussy- Impressionist music. (My favorite piece by him).
  • George Braques

    George Braques
    He was a Cubism painter
  • Claude Debussy

    Claude Debussy
    Fantastic Impressionist composer. (My favorite piano composer of all time.)
  • By the Seashore

    By the Seashore
    By Renior - Impressionism (personal favorite)
  • Arabesque No 1 MP3

    By Claude Debussy - Impressionist music. Another great piece I enjoy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28Qi4jLtigc
  • L'oiseau Blue

    L'oiseau Blue
    Cubism art by Jean Metzinger
  • Girl Before a Mirror

    Girl Before a Mirror
    Cubism by Pable Picasso
  • Guernica

    Guernica
    By Picasso - Cubism