Art of the Revolutions
Romanticism
Realism
Impressionism
Post-Impressionism
100
Often referred to as a light and playful version of the Baroque, this extravagant and often frivolous style was embraced by the French aristocracy.
Rococo
100
The Romantic period with its emotional expressions and exuberances represent an opposite reaction to this cultural philosophic period.
The Enlightenment
100
The term we use today to describe works that are generally tradition-minded and follow overused formulas and subjects espoused by the state-sponsored Ecole des Beaux Arts.
Academic Art
100
Impressionism is correctly seen as the first style within this century long art historical period.
Modernism
100
Seurat's work is informed by a scientific approach to optical color mixing a technique popularly known by this term.
Pointillism
200
During the later portion of the 18th century, this "revolution" caused the most significant shift in the way people lived since the Neolithic Revolution.
The Industrial Revolution
200
This Spanish painter was a groundbreaking painter of the period who was more preoccupied by current events rather than the mythological past.
Goya
200
French painter whose simple "look at this" aesthetic was instrumental in the development of the Realist style.
Courbet
200
Initially a French style, these "Independents" organized their own exhibit in this European city.
Paris
200
His interest in reducing forms to their simple, planar surfaces earned him the tile of the Father of Modern Painting.
Cézanne
300
The art historical style that featured a return to classic Greek and Roman austerity and championed the ideas of the French Revolution.
Neoclassicism
300
The loose and expressive brushwork of this English painter represented an emphasis of "feelings over fact".
Joseph Mallord William Turner
300
American Realist known for depicting people "the way they are" rather than the agreed upon stylizations imposed by the French Academy.
Thomas Eakins
300
Thanks to the snide comments of an art critic, this famed painting by Monet gave the movement its name.
Impression: Sunrise
300
Known for his expressive canvases, rich with both color and brushwork, Van Gogh's compositions were greatly influenced by these imported art forms.
Japanese prints
400
This historic figure launched the Roman phase of American architecture, now known as the Federal Style.
Thomas Jefferson
400
American school of painters who expressed their emotions and beliefs through the subject of landscape.
The Hudson River School
400
Due to his perceived prominence as a champion of the avant-garde, Manet became the leader of a young group of painters who would later become better known as this group.
The Impressionists
400
American artist, know for her rebellious temperament became a part of the group thanks to an early interaction with Degas.
Mary Cassatt
400
This painters often arbitrary choices of non-natural color greatly informed the work of twentieth century art.
Gauguin
500
This French painter embraced a return to Classical Greek and Roman art, with subject matter inspired by the Roman and its non-hereditary government.
Jacques-Louis David
500
The leading French painter of the Romantic period.
Delacroix
500
Developed in 1841, this technological advancement in painting materials made painting outdoors from direct observation much more practical.
Paint tubes
500
French artist, often associated with the group due to his expressive and innovative approaches to sculpture.
Rodin
500
Best known for his moody images of the Parisian nightlife.
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec