In what ways can Death of Marat be described as a Neoclassical work of art?

#1 Last thing on the Baroque/17c: Watch Girl with A Pearl Earring scenes below, referring to your handout sheet on the film: Scene 1 “The New Maid,” Scene 9 “Interesting Contraption,” Scene 11 -12 “Eye for Beauty, Color Mixer,” Scene 21 very beginning only-Griet modelling for Vermeer’s painting, Girl w/a Pearl Earring
#2 SmartHistory videos in the 18C Course Docs folder in BB
*review/watch (if you didn’t already) The Swing 1st, since the Rococo style of this painting exemplifies the aristocratic privilege and frivolity that later Neoclassical art & Enlightenment thought react against. Oath of Horatii 2nd, it’s a good review of what we discussed on Monday. Lastly, watch the Death of Marat video & answer TWO (2) of the following ?s:
*The video claims that Death of Marat (like David’s Oath) was revolutionary in 2 ways. What are they?
*How does Death of Marat combine religious references w/political propaganda?
*In what ways can Death of Marat be described as a Neoclassical work of art?

#3 Short Essay approx. ¾ to 1 page
In late 18C France, women assumed a new importance, as indicated by the increasing number of successful female artists and the many images of women being produced. At the same time, as seen in David’s Oath of the Horatii, women were most often identified w/emotion and sentiment rather than the rationality and intellectual ability so highly valued in the Enlightenment period. Discuss the representation of women in 2 of these works of art: The Swing, Cornelia Presenting her Children as Her Treasures (both in text), or Marie Antoinette and her Children (below, but find an online image to enlarge so you can see details). Be sure to refer to the form as well as content of the images
Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun, Marie Antoinette and Her Children, 1787.