5. Write a one-to two-paragraph essay discussing the ways that the Post-Impressionists influenced the development of 20th-century abstract art. Be sure to refer specifically to important Post-Impressionist

Post-impressionism was the movement that experimented with form, light, and techniques, parting with previous traditions. It was the first one to introduce many new things in art, and it paved the road to abstract art. Cezanne was the one who most influenced the first abstract art movement, cubism, with his art that broke the perspective and explored geometrical forms of the objects.

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Post-impressionism was the art movement dominant at the end of the 19h and beginning of the 20th century. While impressionism before it was focused on natural light and color, post-impressionism was the direct answer to it and rejected these elements. While a wide array of different artists belong to this movement, they all have a similar subjective point of view that presents the reality through their eyes, significantly stylizing it for the painting. Post-impressionist focused much more on symbolicism and abstraction of the forms while presenting the display in various new techniques (such as chromoluminarism as well as pointillism).

Paul Cezanne has directly influenced the Cubist movement, the first abstract art style and one of the most famous movements. Cezanne’s work focused mostly on the form and abstraction of the elements while exploring multiple perspective points on one piece of work. This was later very present in cubism and abstract art. Cezanne was the first to break the perspective rules, trying to create objects through geometric elements and volume down the three-dimensionality. He could even be considered the first abstract painter in art history

the bayeux tapestry (uk: /baɪˈjɜː, beɪ-/, us: /ˈbeɪjuː, ˈbaɪ-/; french: tapisserie de bayeux [tapisʁi də bajø] or la telle du conquest; latin: tapete baiocense) is an embroidered cloth nearly 70 metres (230 ft) long and 50 centimetres (20 in) tall,[1][2][3] which depicts the events leading up to the norman conquest of england concerning william, duke of normandy, and harold, earl of wessex, later king of england, and culminating in the battle of hastings. it is thought to date to the 11th century, within a few years after the battle. it tells the story from the point of view of the conquering normans, but is now agreed to have been made in england.

according to sylvette lemagnen, conservator of the tapestry, in her 2005 book la tapisserie de bayeux:

the bayeux tapestry is one of the supreme achievements of the norman romanesque its survival almost intact over nine centuries is little short of miraculous its exceptional length, the harmony and freshness of its colours, its exquisite workmanship, and the genius of its guiding spirit combine to make it endlessly fascinating.[4]

the cloth consists of some seventy scenes, many with latin tituli, embroidered on linen with coloured woollen yarns. it is likely that it was commissioned by bishop odo, william's half-brother, and made in england—not bayeux—in the 1070s. in 1729 the hanging was rediscovered by scholars at a time when it was being displayed annually in bayeux cathedral. the tapestry is now exhibited at the musée de la tapisserie de bayeux in bayeux, normandy, france (49.2744°n 0.7003°w).

the designs on the bayeux tapestry are embroidered rather than woven, so that it is not technically a tapestry.[5] nevertheless, it has always been referred to as a tapestry until recent years when the name "bayeux embroidery" has gained ground among certain art historians. it can be seen as a rare example of secular romanesque art. tapestries adorned both churches and wealthy houses in medieval western europe, though at 0.5 by 68.38 metres (1.6 by 224.3 ft, and apparently incomplete) the bayeux tapestry is exceptionally large. only the figures and decoration are embroidered, on a background left plain, which shows the subject very clearly and was necessary to cover large areas.

on 18 january 2018, french president emmanuel macron announced that the bayeux tapestry would be loaned to britain for public display. it is expected to be exhibited at the british museum in london, but not before 2020. it will be the first time that it has left france in 950 years.[6]

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