Comparing 18th and 19th Century Art to 20th Century Art
European art from the 18th and 19th century is very different than art from the 20th century in many ways. Two specific differences are the subjects as well as the colors used. The subjects of the art from the 18th and 19th century are mainly portraits or religious themes. One example of this is “The Portrait of Ann Ford,” by Thomas Gainsborough. Here we see a classic 18th century portrait. Miss Ford's informal, twisted pose in a picture of such grandeur and scale was revolutionary. Costume historians have pointed out that the sitter's cross-legged pose was considered masculine in the mid-eighteenth century; moreover, the structure of her corset would have made crossing her legs uncomfortable. The colors are soft and inviting in th
All artists in the 17th and 18th centuries’ painted in perspective. In almost all 18th century art you can look at it and find a vanishing point. The paintings were very structured. The Dadaist movement wanted to break this structure and paint by different rules.
Through the Dadaist many more art movements were born. People like Monet who was an Impressionist painted lavish scenes which would catch reality at a certain spot in time. These paintings were not at well defined as their early ancestors. Far away from the picture and it looks fine, but as you step closer to the painting, you will see that there is not very good detail. This was also the case with an art movement called pointillism in which the painter would use a intricate design of small dots to creat
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