Visual Arts History 1040 Chapter 22: Chapter 22 Summary Kleiner Text
5 Jan 2012
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As emperor of the french from 1804-1815 napoleon embraced the neoclassical style in order to associate his regime with the empire of ancient rome, napoleon chose jacques-louis david as first painter of the empire, Roman temples were the models for la madeleine in paris which pierre vignon built as a temple of glory for. Napoleon s favourite sculptor was antonio canova who carved marble neoclassical portraits of the imperial family including napoleon s sister pauline borghese in the guise of venus. The beginning of a break from neoclassicism can already be seen in the work of some of david s students including gros, girodet-trioson, and ingres, all of whom painted some exotic subjects that reflect romantic taste. In france eugene delacroix led the way in depicting romantic narratives set in faraway places and distant times, he set his colourful death of sardanapalus in ancient assyria.
