Neo-Classicism & Realism

Neo-classicism is a more classic style of art that goes back to the Greek and Roman styles. It began in the 1760s, reached its height in the1780s and '90s, and lasted until the 1840s and '50s. Neo-classicism came after the french style of Rococo. One painting from Neo-classicism that is very popular is The Oath of Horatii by Jacques-Louis David.

Realism is a visual art style that depicts the actuality of what the eyes can see. Realists render everyday characters, situations, dilemmas,

and objects. The earliest Realist work began to appear in the 18th

century, in a reaction to the excesses of Romanticism and Neoclassicism. American Realists included the painters Thomas Eakins, and Henry Ossawa Tanner, both of whom studied in France.