FAH101H1 Lecture : ART HISTORY LECTURE DAVID AND GOYA.docx
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Examples of two different styles in the same period neoclassicism, and romanticism. Goya based in spain, david in france. End of 18h century age of revolution; feudal system (industrial revolution), french revolution, american revolution, Age of great idealism, the dismantling of monarchy; promises of equality etc promised by france. Both artists responded differently to what was happening , but both took account of contemporary history and made it part of their art, both had similar history, court painters, royal and aristocratic patrons and witnessed turbulent wars. Goya given title as king painter, charles iv, and became first court painter in all of spain. David, dominated salons before the revolution, leading proponent of neoclassicism, He was a chameleon artist, changed his loyalties, politics had relation to his art, he was a pragmatist , his art served different purposes in different times. David associated with jacobins, survived the guillotine, and then became painter of napoleon.
