How Rococo and Neoclassicism Illustrate the Process of Deciding in thei

How Rococo and Neoclassicism Illustrate the move of Deciding in their PaintingsThe trickworkists Jean-Honore Fragonard and Jaques-Louis David both successfully embody their respective rhetorical differences. Fragonards elan of painting is Rococo, which is characterized by its softness, asymmetry and curviness. Contrasting these ideals is Davids style of painting, Neo-Classicism. Neo-Classicism is synonymous with strong gestures, symmetry, and solidness. Two works that best act the ideals of for each cardinal style of painting are Fragonards The persuade, 1767 and Davids The termination of Socrates, 1787. Although at first glance, it is easier to stress on how each work is dissimilar to the other, one can argue that they are similar in root. some(prenominal) The Swing and The Death of Socrates are works that deal with the theme of conclusion making. However, they differ in how each work portrays the theme of deciding. While The Swing foc exercises on infidelity a nd the process of deciding, The Death of Socrates makes it clear that loyalty to political sympathies is stronger than the ties of friendship or acquaintance. By examining use of light, take shape, subject matter as well as other artistic elements, one can checker how each artist conveys a message by utilizing their style of art. Although both Fragonards and Davids work convey different ideals through their style of painting, they are still able to use light in a very similar figure. The viewers attention is civilizeed on a specific point in the painting through the use of light. Both artists cast a spotlight on the figure or action in the painting that they want the viewer to especially notice. It is what each artist decides to focus on that makes his work is different from the other. A fresh woman on a swing who enjoys the pleasures of life is clearly where Fragonard wants to direct the viewers attention. However, David focuses attention on a male figure, specifical ly Socrates. How does the use of light help the viewer understand the ideals of each form of art? While Fragonard chooses to focus on a female and David chooses to focus on a male, the viewer now understands how Rococo can be a feminine form of art and Neo-Classicism the opposite. In addition, other stylistic elements like color and form depict how each art form differs from the other. By using all this visual evidence, we will later witness how the concept of deciding... ...d is clearly weaker than the one handing Socrates the poison. This shows how ones duty to the political sympathies is far more important than ones own individual(prenominal) views or feelings. We can make the argument that there had to be a relationship between Socrates and this figure. By paying attention to elements such as subject matter, light, form, and placement of figures, we can see how these enhance the ideals depicted by each form of art. As a result, we can understand how Neo-Classical art i s an attempt to counter the values of Rococo. Rococo is a form of art directly targeted to the privileged. Because not everyone in society belongs to the aristocracy, the Neo-Classicist wanted to impose guild as an alternative to the frivolous life style. As a result, we have got to works of art that challenge each others ideals. The theme of infidelity versus loyalty and how one arrives at the decision made is animate in the works of Fragonard and David. However, it is important to note that there is no remunerate or wrong form of art, although it may seem that this was the common light of the time. In conclusion, both works of are similar in one important aspect they are both works of art.