Cypress College Photography and Realism Napoleonic Era to Romanticism Discussion

This discussion will focus on art during the first half of the 19th century from the end of the Napoleonic era to Romanticism and then to Photography and Realism. During this period, there were dramatic changes in the visual elements of art, the historical contexts, and the way art was presented to the public.

Part 1 – For this discussion, select one of the comparisons below of art from the Chapter 22 part 1 or part 2 slide presentations and post a paragraph contrasting how the art elements demonstrate its movement (Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism, or photography) and how the art responds to specific historical conditions. Click the hyperlink for https://inst-fs-iad-prod.inscloudgate.net/files/b3f87970-da25-4140-b8b2-dcd5c65ed36f/Comparisons_ch22.pdf?download=1&token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzUxMiJ9.eyJpYXQiOjE2MjA5MjY2NjMsInVzZXJfaWQiOiI1Nzg2MDAwMDAwMDA3OTQ0NSIsInJlc291cmNlIjoiL2ZpbGVzL2IzZjg3OTcwLWRhMjUtNDE0MC1iOGIyLWRjZDVjNjVlZDM2Zi9Db21wYXJpc29uc19jaDIyLnBkZiIsImp0aSI6IjU3NTBiYmQxLWE5YTItNDdmYy1iYjU3LTM0OWFjOWE2N2YyOCIsImhvc3QiOiJsYmNjLmluc3RydWN0dXJlLmNvbSIsIm9yaWdpbmFsX3VybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYTU3ODYtMzg0Mzg3NS5jbHVzdGVyODMuY2FudmFzLXVzZXItY29udGVudC5jb20vY291cnNlcy81Nzg2fjU1MjU3L2ZpbGVzLzU3ODZ-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.o56gXhSuxW4iy6oAjiRhRqgLSQ2HorPN4-9qCFw5rf2dCMlmXqkxsZw0h3YUj_GGhtBDGKonxmqoOYy1X-fugw

Ingres, Grand Odalisque and Delacroix, Death of Sardinapalus – Neoclassicism vs. Romanticism and Orientalism
Delacroix, Liberty Leading People and O’Sullivan, Harvest of Death – Romanticism vs. Photos of war.
Turner, Slave Ship and Lewis, Forever Free – Romanticism vs. Neoclassicism and slavery.
Constable, Haywain and Bierstadt, Among the Sierra Nevadas – Romanticism, industrialization and the landscape
Courbet, The Stonebreakers and Eakins,The Gross Clinic – Realism and workers in Europe and the U.S.
Ingres, Grand Odalisque and Manet, Olympia – Neoclassicism vs. Realism, the Female Nude and the French Academy

Part 2 – After you’ve posted your answer above, respond to one of your classmates who wrote on a different work of art. Again, be constructive in your response. Think about how can you expand on the comments or description already given.