Lecture 29Paladian Architecture: Richard Boyle (Lord Burlington) View of Cheswick House (1724-29)Villa Capra, Andrea Palladio (1565-90)Cube shaped, with temple fronts reminiscent of antiquity sticking out.Key hole shapes allow wind to pass through, but keep the sun out.Walls surrounding stairs also function to keep out the sun.Various allegorical-themed frescos line the insideThere is an oculus (“eye”) at the top of the domeHistorical and Romantic PaintingNo Rococo pursuit of love, no direct focus on religion.Benjamin West, The Death of General Wolf (1770)Attempts to portray a heroic death of General WolfAdapts religious structure- Christ-like presentationNative American nonsensically added- would not have been there, but Europeans had an interest in seeing them.Psychoanalytic paintings: John Henry Fuseli, The Nightmare, (1781)War paintings, dreams often painting.Pre-Freud, but very Freudian.Incubus: Appears in dreams; symbolic; male, has sex with the female as she sleeps.Oculus: Also appears in dreams; symbolic;Horse with white eyes, apparently blinded but its eyes are glowing.Disturbing, nightmarish, strong sexual overtones, erotic, threatening, unsettling.William Blake, Newton (1795-1805)Used a print-making technique that he finished with ink and water color.John Singleton Copley, Watson and the Shark (1778)Painting depicts a person story, of Sir Watson who had fallen out of a boat. While in the water, he was attacked by a shark and lost his foot.Pose based on the Borghese Warrior sculptureMonocular perspectiveHeroic Style Paintings: Jacques-Louis David, Napoleon Crossing the Saint Bernard (1800)Compared to Hannibal and other heroes before himPainted because the revolution had failedCrossing the alps was no small taskAntoine-Jean Gros, Napoleon in the Plague House at Jaffa (1804)Another heroic painting, coming in to visit and touching them, even at the risk of infection.References the story of Jesus, the undoubting Thomas.Calls upon orientalism: exotic themes from the east.Theodore Gericault, The Raft of the Medusa (1818-19)Disaster paintings are important. Specifically calls upon the errors of those in power.Enormous painting, 23ft. acrossCaptain of the ship did not actually know how to captain a ship. The people needed to build a raft, and stayed many days adrift. There was cannibalism, 2/3 of the people died.Figures remind one of Michelangelo and Caravaggio, romantic compositions. Show people in the various stages of suffering.ARTH 112 1st Edition Lecture 29 Paladian Architecture: Richard Boyle (Lord Burlington) View of Cheswick House (1724-29) Villa Capra, Andrea Palladio (1565-90)- Cube shaped, with temple fronts reminiscent of antiquity sticking out. - Key hole shapes allow wind to pass through, but keep the sun out. - Walls surrounding stairs also function to keep out the sun. - Various allegorical-themed frescosline the inside- There is an oculus (“eye”) at the topof the dome Historical and Romantic Painting- No Rococo pursuit of love, no directfocus on religion. - Benjamin West, The Death ofGeneral Wolf (1770)o Attempts to portray a heroicdeath of General Wolfo Adapts religious structure-Christ-like presentationo Native American nonsensically added- would not have been there, but Europeans had an interest in seeing them. Psychoanalytic paintings: John Henry Fuseli, The Nightmare, (1781)- War paintings, dreams often painting. - Pre-Freud, but very Freudian. o Incubus: Appears in dreams;symbolic; male, has sex with thefemale as she sleeps. o Oculus: Also appears in dreams;symbolic;  Horse with white eyes,apparently blinded but itseyes are glowing.  Disturbing, nightmarish,strong sexual overtones,erotic, threatening, unsettling. William Blake, Newton (1795-1805)- Used a print-making technique that hefinished with ink and water color.  John Singleton Copley, Watson and the Shark(1778)- Painting depicts a person story, of SirWatson who had fallen out of a boat.While in the water, he was attackedby a shark and lost his foot. - Pose based on the Borghese Warriorsculpture- Monocular perspective Heroic Style Paintings: Jacques-LouisDavid, Napoleon Crossing the Saint Bernard(1800)- Compared to Hannibal and otherheroes before him- Painted because the revolution hadfailed- Crossing the alps was no small task Antoine-Jean Gros, Napoleon in the PlagueHouse at Jaffa (1804)- Another heroic painting, coming in tovisit and touching them, even at therisk of infection. - References the story of Jesus, theundoubting Thomas. - Calls upon orientalism: exotic themesfrom the east. Theodore Gericault, The Raft of the Medusa (1818-19)- Disaster paintings are important. Specifically calls upon the errors of those in power. - Enormous painting, 23ft. across- Captain of the ship did not actuallyknow how to captain a ship. Thepeople needed to build a raft, andstayed many days adrift. Therewas cannibalism, 2/3 of the peopledied. - Figures remind one ofMichelangelo and Caravaggio,romantic compositions. Showpeople in the various stages