Movement / style

Neoclassicism

1760 – 1830

Europe Americas

A return to antique gravity and simplicity after Rococo frivolity: noble lines, civic virtues and the heroes of David and Canova.

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Selected works

Two Women Bathing
Two Women Bathing 1763
Christ Crucified
Christ Crucified 1780
Self-Portrait with Two Pupils
Self-Portrait with Two Pupils 1785
Self-portrait
Self-portrait 1786
The Death of Socrates
The Death of Socrates 1786
The Death of Socrates
The Death of Socrates 1787
Portrait of Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier and his wife
Portrait of Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier and his wife 1788
Cupid and Psyche
Cupid and Psyche 1798
Pierre-François Bernier
Pierre-François Bernier 1800
Perseus with the Head of Medusa
Perseus with the Head of Medusa 1801
Anne-Louis Girodet - Pygmalion & Galatée
Anne-Louis Girodet - Pygmalion & Galatée 1819
Portrait de Mathilde Joséphine Hélène Perier adolescente
Portrait de Mathilde Joséphine Hélène Perier adolescente 1827
A nude woman doing her hair before a mirror
A nude woman doing her hair before a mirror 1841
King Candaules
King Candaules 1859
Birth of Venus
Birth of Venus 1862
The Slave Market
The Slave Market 1882