Characteristic Elements of Art Nouveau Painting

Elements

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Characteristic Elements of Art Nouveau Painting

End of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th century.

Sensuality.

Abundance of decorative elements. It is an art with a tendency, in many cases, towards the decorative, closely related to design and architecture.

Decorative elements inspired by nature.

Symbolism. Instead of everyday scenes and landscapes (the most common at that time), we find symbolic, spiritual, mystical, and mythological content.

Stylized figures, so as to achieve greater sensuality.

Two-dimensionality. It is common to come across works with little spatial depth.

Abundance of curves (taking advantage of the feminine hair or the folds of the clothes), generating an effect of greater sensuality.

Marked line. Well outlined contours.

Gold leaf technique.

Recommended links:

Timeline: from Neoclassicism till the end of the 19th century.

Art Nouveau.

Alfons Mucha, the Perfect Example of Art Nouveau.

Gustav Klimt and The Kiss.

Gustav Klimt and gold.

Vienna Secession.

Klimt and the Portrait.

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