ROMANTIC SCULPTURE

To be Presented and prepared by: Nathaniel Cruz

Romantic Sculpture

Can be divided into works that concern about the

human world and those that concern the natural
world

Rude and Barye: Leading Sculptors

Francois Rude (1784-1855)

oHe was best known for his social art which
aimed to inspire and capture the interest of a
broad public.
oHe rejected the classical repose of the late
18th and early 19th-century French sculpture
in favour of a dynamic, emotional style.
oCreated many monuments that stirred the
public for generations

Famous Artworks: Francois Rude

Departure of the Volunteers (f.Rude)

Known as La Marseillaise, this work portrays the
goddess liberty urging the forces of the French Revolution
onward.

JEANNE dARC (f.Rude)

Jeanne d'Arc coutant ses voix (Joan of Arc
listening to her voices). Marble, commissioned
in 1842 for a series about "famous women"
intended for the Jardin du Luxembourg in
Paris; exhibited at the Salon of 1852.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jeanne_d%27Arc_Fran%C3%A7ois_Rude.jpg

Antoine-Louis Barye (1796-1875)

oHe was the most famous animal sculptor of
all time.
oHe studied the anatomy of his subjects by
sketching residents of the Paris zoo
oHis famous works:
1. Hercules Sitting on a Bull
2. Theseus Slaying the Minotaur

Hercules Sitting on a Bull (A. Barye)

NATIONAL MUSEUM IN WARSAW

Theseus Slaying the Minotaur (A. Barye)

BALTIMORE MUSEUM OF ART

Architechture (Neogothic Style)

Gothic Revival Architecture (Neogothic)

Gothic Revival, also referred to as Victorian Gothic or Neo-Gothic, is
an architectural movement that began in the lata 1740s in England.
Many of Neogothic buildings feature castellation in which the walls
and towers are crenellated (provide (a wall of a building) with battlements.) in
imitation of medieval castles.

Indeed, heavily castellated Neogothic biuldings have been often

referred to as castles, even though they6 never served as defensive
structure.

Strawberry Hill , London

(Restored)

Among them was Strawberry Hill (demolished and restored), the

most famous work of decorative phase of the Gothic Revival.
Gothic Revival became widely used for churches and civic buildings
throughout the West, especially in Britain and United States.
Bricks and stones were both commonly used

Architects who used Neogothic Style

Charles Barry
was the name behind Britains foremost Gothic
Revival monument, the Western Palace (a.k.a. the
Houses of Parliament).

James Renwick
Renwicks crowning American work: the St.
Patricks Cathedral (New York).

Westminster Palace (London)

Exterior

Interior

St. Patricks Cathedral (Manhattan)

Exterior

Interior

NEO-CLASSICISM and ROMANTICISM in the

Philippines

NEO-CLASSICISM and ROMANTICISM in the

Philippines
Here in the Philippines, the ideology of Neoclassicism and
Romanticism can be seen through various major artworks
such as paintings, sculptures, and architectural
structures.
Some of the well-known contributing artists express their
skills and ideas in their own respective field of
specialization.

Felix Resurreccion Hidalgo y Padilla (1885-1913)

He was one of the great Filipino

painters of the late 19th century who
was significant in the Philippine
history for inspiring members of the
Philippine reform movement.

 The painting portrays two

scantily clothed Christian
female slaves being
mocked by a group of
boorish Roman male
onlookers.

THE CHRISTIAN VIRGINS BEING EXPOSED

TO THE POPULACE (F. Hidalgo)

METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF MANILA

Juan Luna y Novicio (1855-1913)

Juan Luna was a painter and sculptor,
who became one of the first recognized
Philippine artists.

He was also a political activist of the

Philippine Revolution during the late 19th
century.

 One of his famous artworks was the Spolarium, a Latin word

referring to the basement of the Roman Colosseum wherein the
fallen and dying gladiators were dumped and devoid of the wordly
posessions.

The painting features a glimpse of Roman history centered on the

bloody carnage brought by gladiatorial matches.
The subject of Lunas Spolarium can be interpreted as an
allegory of Imperial Rome corresponding to Imperial Spain.
The image of the Romans dragging the dead gladiators symbolizes
the colonial oppression of the indigenous populations.

SPOLARIUM (J. Luna)

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE PHILIPPINES

Fernando Cueto Amorsolo (1892-1972)

He was a National Artist in Painting.
He was a portraitist and painter of rural
Philippine landscapes, and he was
popularly known for his craftmanship and
mastery of the use of light.

PLANTING RICE WITH

MAYON VOLCANO
(F. Amorsolo)

METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF
MANILA
Here, happy Filipino villagers in their bright clothes and straw hats work
together amid a green and sunlit landscape of plenty. Behind them,
releasing a peaceful plume of steam, rises the beautifully symmetrical cone
of Mayon strato volcano. It is the ash erupted by the volcano over
its highly-active history that has made the surrounding landscape fertile,
and the tranquil cone appears here to be a beneficial spirit of the earth
standing guardian over the villagers and their crops.
https://volcanism.wordpress.com/2009/05/09/fernando-amorsolo-planting-rice-with-mayon-volcano-1949/

Guellermo Estrella Tolentino (1890-1976)

He is a Filipino sculptor who was named

National Artist for Visual Arts in 1973, and is
hailed as the Father of Philippine Arts.

His Famous Artworks:

OBLATION
(University of the Philippines)
(G. Tolentino)

PAMBANSANG BANTAYOG
NI ANDRES BONIFACIO
(G. Tolentino)

Napoleon Isabelo Veloso Abueva

He is a National artist for sculpture. He
was entitled as Father of Modern
Philippine Sculpture
He has been the only Boholano to be
given the distinction of National Artist of
the Philippines in the field of Visual Arts.

His Famous Artwork:

SIYAM NA DIWATA NG
SINING
(N. Abueva)

Other Neoclassical and Romantic Architecture

during the colonization in the Philippines