Frederic Leighton
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Frederic Leighton
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"Supreme Court of Justice"

Three Ladies Adorning a Herm of Hymen, Joshua Reynolds (1773), https://etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2025/07/three-ladies-adorning-herm-of-hymen.html

"Portrait of a Youth in an Embroidered Vest," Marie Victoire Lemoine, 1785.

Lemoine (1754-1820) was a French Neoclassical painter, one of few women of the time to paint professionally and earn her sole living that way. She did mostly portraits, miniatures, and genre scenes, and while a success at her peak, she died nearly penniless.

The subject of this portrait is unknown, although some sources claim it's Louis Benoit Zamor, a protege of Madame DuBarry. Zamor, sold as a slave, was made a gift to DuBarry and during the French Revolution was a sympathizer to the Jacobins and gave testimony against DuBarry that led to her execution.

Although he was taken in present-day Bangladesh, it's presumed he was part of the Siddi group, or Bengalis of African ancestry. DuBarry had him educated, and he was reportedly quite well-read, with a fondness for the works of Jean-Jacques Rousseau. But he loathed DuBarry and was happy to throw in his lot with the revolutionaries, although a rival faction took against him and threw him in prison. He was released six weeks later, fled France, and then returned in 1815 after the fall of Napoleon; he also died in 1820.

From the Cummer Museum, Jacksonville, FL.

"Woman and Flowers," Lawrence Alma-Tadema, 1866.

I've featured Alma-Tadema before, so I won't bother much with biography.

He was a huge fan of Classical Greek art and stylings, and included them a lot in his artwork, even when depicting contemporary scenes.

Here we have an obviously Victorian scene, with a sofa and all that but the table, and the woman's hair and clothing, all echo Classical Greece. It's quite a mingling of themes that works quite well. Also a rather sensual painting, in showing her obvious joy in smelling the flowers.

Happy Flower Friday!

Sully's portraits of Jean and Mary Sicard David brilliantly showcase neoclassical elegance, contrasting military drama with pastoral serenity. What do these striking textures and expressive colors reveal about their personalities and status in society?

#ArtHistory #ClevelandArt #Sully #Neoclassicism
https://clevelandart.org/art/1916.1979

This is my interpretation of neoclassicism, or the anatomy thereof. With examples. All other models are wrong! See also my pastiche-o-meter. Been listening to a lot of neoclassical music lately. Too much, apparently. #infographic #neoclassicism #neoclassical #classicalmusic #renaissance #romanticism #baroque #stravinsky #ValentinSylvestrov #poulenc #DobrinkaTabakova @classicalmusic @music @composers

"In a work obviously targeted, like Shaikh’s, at graduate students in economics, the authors approach their objective via a critique of orthodox growth theory and two types of growth models. One, the post-Keynesian Harrod-Domar model, is described as a knife-edge model, as any deviation from a balanced growth path sets off an inexorable process of either inflationary expansion (if investment is above the ‘warranted rate’) or deflationary contraction (if below) – unless states intervene to stabilize the system. The ‘neoclassical’ Solow model, constructed in response to the unrealistic instability of the post-Keynesian model, depended on the ludicrously unrealistic assumptions of perfect competition. It was later combined with the problematic concept of ‘total factor productivity’, and suffered from the notorious ‘aggregation problem’ of measuring the total stock of capital.

After concisely explaining the deficiencies of both models, the authors turn to classical political economy, including Marx, for an alternative. In summary, they counterpose Shaikh’s concept of ‘real competition’ to both neoclassical perfect competition theory and theories of monopoly capital. They explain how aggregation problems can be overcome using a labour theory of value, with estimates of socially-necessary labor-time for the elements of constant capital."

https://marxandphilosophy.org.uk/reviews/22045_economic-growth-and-long-cycles-a-classical-political-economy-approach-by-nikolaos-chatzarakis-persefoni-tsaliki-and-lefteris-tsoulfides-reviewed-by-peter-green/

"A Study of a Woman from Nature," Marie-Denise Villers, 1802.

Villers (1774-1821) was a French Neoclassical portraitist, and came from a very artistic family; two sisters and a cousin all became noted portraitists.

Not much of her life is known; she is actually in the process of being rediscovered. Aggravatingly, it seems that quite a few of her works have been attributed to other artists...MALE ones, of course. Sigh.

(Pardon me. I hate being one of those men who trumpet their "feminism" from the rooftops because I am very suspicious of them, often for good reason (coughNeilGaimancough).)

Back to the painting....it's Neoclassicism, to be sure, but I think I see Romantic influences (the stormy sky, the mountains in the distance), and I love her style. The lace veil flopping over her face while she casually ties her slipper...she's obviously in front of someone she trusts. I can only hope that trust is not betrayed.

From the Louvre, Paris.

John Atkinson Grimshaw
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Frederic Leighton
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Marvel at "La Déesse," a stunning engraving celebrating neoclassical elegance! The serene figure of Diana amidst lush foliage captivates, while the cherub adds charm. What emotions does this work evoke in you?

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https://clevelandart.org/art/1927.328