During the 1800s
1. Idealized life in a pastoral landscape, similar to that found in Rococo art, makes a comeback. But paintings don’t feature aristocrats anymore, only members from the poor, lower classes. Look for beautiful, barefoot peasant girls, brimming with youth and innocence, e.g. The Shepherdess by William-Adolphe Bouguereau.
2. Artists attempted to synthesize Neoclassicism and Romanticism: dramatic scenes, as was portrayed in Romantic paintings, featuring Greco-Roman (classical) mythology, e.g. Birth of Venus by Alexandre Cabanel.
3. Mythical themes and characters from the Rococo era were revived, including cherubs (winged, chubby male toddlers), e.g. L’Amour et Psyché, enfants (Cupid and Psyche as Children) by William-Adolphe Bouguereau.
NOTE: A recurring theme on this website is a concluding section titled “Rebels of a New Generation” for each art style. There won’t be such section here because the above art style is an exception, for reasons explained above. Academic artists, by definition, are anything but “rebellious.”