Neoclassical Paintings

Crisp outlines, sober color and the ideals of ancient Greece and Rome.

1760s–1830s. 34 paintings here, dated 1755 to 1852, with works by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, Benjamin West, Jacques-Louis David and Hubert Robert. They suit the staircase, apartment or dorm and hallway or entryway most often.

34 paintings

Joseph-Antoine Moltedo (born 1775), Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, ca. 1810, oil on canvas

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres Joseph-Antoine Moltedo (born 1775), ca. 1810 The Met

Portrait of white man dressed in all black with medallion and sword.

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres Amédée-David, the Comte de Pastoret, 1823–26 Art Institute of Chicago

Large painting of young woman in white dress sitting next to crib.

Jacques-Louis David Madame de Pastoret and Her Son, 1791–92 Art Institute of Chicago

Joséphine-Éléonore-Marie-Pauline de Galard de Brassac de Béarn (1825–1860), Princesse de Broglie, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, 1851–53, oil on canvas

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres Joséphine-Éléonore-Marie-Pauline de Galard de Brassac de Béarn (1825–1860), Princesse de Broglie, 1851–53 The Met

Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743–1794) and Marie Anne Lavoisier (Marie Anne Pierrette Paulze, 1758–1836), Jacques-Louis David, 1788, oil on canvas

Jacques-Louis David Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743–1794) and Marie Anne Lavoisier (Marie Anne Pierrette Paulze, 1758–1836), 1788 The Met

Large painting of ancient arch ruins, statues, humans are small in comparison.

Hubert Robert The Fountains, 1787–88 Art Institute of Chicago

Cupid and Psyche, Jacques-Louis David, 1817, oil on canvas

Jacques-Louis David Cupid and Psyche, 1817 Cleveland Museum of Art

Madame François Buron, Jacques-Louis David, 1769, oil on canvas

Jacques-Louis David Madame François Buron, 1769 Art Institute of Chicago

Edmond Cavé (1794–1852), Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, 1844, oil on canvas

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres Edmond Cavé (1794–1852), 1844 The Met

Head of Saint John the Evangelist, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, probably ca. 1818–20, oil on canvas, laid down on wood

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres Head of Saint John the Evangelist, probably ca. 1818–20 The Met

Madame Edmond Cavé (Marie-Elisabeth Blavot, ca. 1806–1883), Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, ca. 1831–34, oil on canvas

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres Madame Edmond Cavé (Marie-Elisabeth Blavot, ca. 1806–1883), ca. 1831–34 The Met

Shown from the lap up, a woman with peachy skin, wearing a white silk dress and feathered headpiece, sits facing and looking at us in a harvest-yellow, upholstered chair in this vertical portrait painting.

Jacques-Louis David Madame David, 1813 National Gallery of Art

Madame Jacques-Louis Leblanc (Françoise Poncelle, 1788–1839), Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, 1823, oil on canvas

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres Madame Jacques-Louis Leblanc (Françoise Poncelle, 1788–1839), 1823 The Met

Jacques-Louis Leblanc (1774–1846), Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, 1823, oil on canvas

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres Jacques-Louis Leblanc (1774–1846), 1823 The Met

Shown from the knees up, a pale-skinned woman wearing an off-the-shoulder, black gown stands in front of a maroon-red wall in this vertical portrait painting. Her body is angled to our left, but she turns her round face to us.

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres Madame Moitessier, 1851 National Gallery of Art

General Étienne-Maurice Gérard (1773–1852), Jacques-Louis David, 1816, oil on canvas

Jacques-Louis David General Étienne-Maurice Gérard (1773–1852), 1816 The Met

A man with pale peach skin and dark hair wears a military uniform and stands in front of a desk in this vertical portrait painting. He nearly fills the composition so seems close to us, and he looks directly at us.

Jacques-Louis David The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries, 1812 National Gallery of Art

Antiochus and Stratonice, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, c. 1838, oil on linen

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres Antiochus and Stratonice, c. 1838 Cleveland Museum of Art

Small in scale within a towering room, a man wearing a white and gold robe sits or stands on a high, covered throne, surrounded by dozens of men in this nearly square painting.

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres Pope Pius VII in the Sistine Chapel, 1814 National Gallery of Art

Aretino in the Studio of Tintoretto, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, 1848, oil on canvas

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres Aretino in the Studio of Tintoretto, 1848 The Met

Elizabeth Shewell West and Her Son, Raphael, Benjamin West, c. 1770, oil on canvas

Benjamin West Elizabeth Shewell West and Her Son, Raphael, c. 1770 Cleveland Museum of Art

Sarah Ursula Rose, Benjamin West, 1756, oil on canvas

Benjamin West Sarah Ursula Rose, 1756 The Met

Shown from the waist-up, a pale-skinned woman wearing a gold-colored gown and a muted dark pink shawl stands before a hazy landscape in this vertical portrait painting.

Benjamin West Mary Bethel Boude (Mrs. Samuel Boude), 1755/1756 National Gallery of Art

Omnia Vincit Amor, or The Power of Love in the Three Elements, Benjamin West, 1809, oil on canvas

Benjamin West Omnia Vincit Amor, or The Power of Love in the Three Elements, 1809 The Met

This painting shows a seated woman, her head turned slightly to the right. She has fair skin with rosy cheeks, pale eyebrows, a long nose, and thin pink lips in a neutral expression.

Benjamin West Maria Hamilton Beckford (Mrs. William Beckford), 1799 National Gallery of Art

Elizabeth, Countess of Effingham, Benjamin West, c. 1797, oil on canvas

Benjamin West Elizabeth, Countess of Effingham, c. 1797 National Gallery of Art

A man with pale white skin sits and a man with light brown skin stands in front of a cave-like, rocky outcropping in this vertical portrait painting.

Benjamin West Colonel Guy Johnson and Karonghyontye (Captain David Hill), 1776 National Gallery of Art

British Manufactory; A Sketch, Benjamin West, 1791, oil on paper mounted on wood

Benjamin West British Manufactory; A Sketch, 1791 Cleveland Museum of Art

Young Woman with a Turban, Jacques-Louis David, c. 1780, oil on canvas

Jacques-Louis David Young Woman with a Turban, c. 1780 Cleveland Museum of Art

The Virgin Adoring the Host, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, 1852, oil on canvas

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres The Virgin Adoring the Host, 1852 The Met

Shown from about the waist up, a man with pale, peachy skin, wearing a marine-blue greatcoat over several layers of clothing, looks out at us in this vertical portrait painting.

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres Marcotte d'Argenteuil, 1810 National Gallery of Art

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres Ulysses, 1827 National Gallery of Art

Sun drenches a landscape with trees, grassy hills, and rocky cliffs in this horizonal painting.

Jean-Victor Bertin Shepherd with His Flock, c. 1820 National Gallery of Art

This painting depicts a coastal scene with a large group of people with light skin dressed in draping fabric in shades of red, yellow, blue, and purple.

Benjamin West Telemachus and Calypso, c. 1809 National Gallery of Art

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