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18th and 19th Century Art in Europe Please write a paragraph in which you discuss the significance of the work of art. François Boucher The Toilet of Venus 1751 oil on canvas Why is this work significant in terms of patronage? How does this work reflect the characteristics of Rococo? From http://www.metmuseum.org John Singleton Copley Samuel Adams c. 1770-1772 oil on canvas Why is this work significant? Jacques-Louis David The Death of Marat 1793 oil on canvas, approx 5’ x 4’ Why is this work historically significant? How does this work reflect the characteristics of Neoclassicism? Francisco de Goya Y Lucientes The Third of May, 1808: The Execution of the Defenders of Madrid 1814 oil on canvas Why is this work historically significant as a document or an argument? How does this work reflect the characteristics of Romanticism? Eugène Delacroix Liberty Leading the People (28th July 1830) 1830 Oil on canvas, 260 x 325 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris Why is this work historically significant as a document or an argument? How does this work reflect the characteristics of Romanticism? Gustave Courbet Burial at Ornans 1849-50 Why is this work significant? Claude Monet Haystack in the Snow, Morning 1890 How does this work reflect the characteristics of Impressionism? Edward Degas Place de la Concorde 1875 Why is this work historically significant? (How does this work reflect the influence of both the recently invented photograph and the influx of Japanese prints as result of “forcible” opening of Japan in 1853?) How does this work reflect the characteristics of Impressionism? Paul Gauguin The Nativity 1896 Why is this work significant? Comparisons Be prepared to write response in which you compare these the following works. The best responses will begin with an articulate thesis statement or claim. The best responses will be thoughtfully organized and focused. Comparison One Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres Napoleon I on the Imperial Throne 1806 Louise Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun Marie Antoinette with Her Children 1787 Louise Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun Marie Antoinette with Her Children 1787 oil on canvas Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres Napoleon I on the Imperial Throne 1806 oil on canvas Comparison Two Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres Monsieur Bertin 1832 Vincent van Gogh Portrait of the Postman Joseph Roulin April 1889, Arles Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres Monsieur Bertin 1832 oil on canvas Vincent van Gogh Portrait of the Postman Joseph Roulin April 1889, Arles oil on canvas, 65 x 54 cm Comparison Three Jean-Honoré Fragonard The Love Letter 1770s Édouard Manet A Bar at the Folies-Bergère 1882 Jean-Honoré Fragonard The Love Letter 1770s oil on canvas Édouard Manet A Bar at the Folies-Bergère 1882 Comparison Four Joseph Mallord William Turner Snow Storm: Hannibal and his Army Crossing the Alps 1812 Vincent van Gogh Wheat Field with Crows July 1890, Auvers-sur-Oise Joseph Mallord William Turner Snow Storm: Hannibal and his Army Crossing the Alps 1812 oil on canvas Vincent van Gogh Wheat Field with Crows July 1890, Auvers-sur-Oise oil on canvas Nota bene: When did van Gogh paint this image? Comparison Five Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot The Bridge at Mantes 1868-70 Paul Cezanne The Bridge at Maincy 1879 Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot The Bridge at Mantes 1868-70 Paul Cezanne The Bridge at Maincy 1879 Comparison Six Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres Princess de Broglie 1851-53 Tolouse-Lautrec Rice Powder 1884 Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres Princess de Broglie 1851-53 oil on canvas Tolouse-Lautrec Rice Powder 1884 Comparison Seven Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot Ville d'Avray 1867 Pierre-Auguste Renoir Path Through the High Grass c. 1875 Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot Ville d'Avray 1867 Pierre-Auguste Renoir Path Through the High Grass c. 1875 Comparison Eight Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres The Bather, 1808 Edgar Degas The Tub, 1886 Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres The Bather 1808 oil on canvas Edward Degas The Tub 1886