A History of European Art

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Finally, in Lectures Thirty-Nine through Forty-Eight, we’ll examine the
beginnings of modern European art with the Neoclassical movement of the
late 18th century. We’ll discuss the work of David that de¿ ned the Neoclassical
style, and we will detail the work of the great Romantic artists Goya,
Géricault, and Delacroix. We’ll see how the Neoclassical and Romantic art of
the early 19th century gave way to the Realism of Courbet and Manet, which
in turn, led to the Impressionist achievements of Degas and Monet. We’ll
have the opportunity to discuss the reactions to Impressionism embodied in
the work of Gauguin, Van Gogh, and Seurat and reserve time to discuss the
seminal contributions of Cezanne and Rodin to the art of the 20th century. As
we move into the new century, we again see a period of internationalism in
art, as well as a greater variety of artistic styles and movements, all of which
responded to, were conditioned by, or were created by the events leading up
to World War I. We’ll conclude with a consideration of the early movements
of the century, including Fauvism, Cubism, German Expressionism, Dada,
and Surrealism, and the pivotal role of the two towering geniuses of early
modern art, Picasso and Matisse. Ŷ

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