c 1715 1774 Rococo Art was as decorative

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c. 1715 - 1774

c. 1715 - 1774

“Rococo Art was as decorative and nonfunctional as the effete aristocracy that embraced it.

“Rococo Art was as decorative and nonfunctional as the effete aristocracy that embraced it. ”

► Light, elaborate, decorative style. ►Centered in France & associated with Louis XV. ►

► Light, elaborate, decorative style. ►Centered in France & associated with Louis XV. ► Pastels, non-serious subject matter. ► A backlash to the darkness of the Baroque --> less formal & grandiose. ► Often portrays the lifestyle of the nobility. “Fete galante” ► Eventually replaced by Neo-Classicism, the artistic style of the American & French Revolutions.

Louis XV

Louis XV

Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684 -1721)

Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684 -1721)

“Pilgrimage to Cythera”

“Pilgrimage to Cythera”

“The Pleasures of the Ball”

“The Pleasures of the Ball”

“The Pleasures of Life”

“The Pleasures of Life”

Jean-Honoré Fragonard

Jean-Honoré Fragonard

The Swing

The Swing

The See. Saw Fragonard

The See. Saw Fragonard

From “The Progress of Love”, “The Stolen Kiss”

From “The Progress of Love”, “The Stolen Kiss”

From “The Progress of Love” “Love Crowned”

From “The Progress of Love” “Love Crowned”

François Boucher

François Boucher

“La Toilette”

“La Toilette”

“The Marquis de Pompadour”

“The Marquis de Pompadour”

“Leda and the Swan”

“Leda and the Swan”

Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (1755– 1842)

Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (1755– 1842)

Madam du Barry

Madam du Barry

Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette

“Blue Boy” & “Pinkie” Thomas Gainsborough

“Blue Boy” & “Pinkie” Thomas Gainsborough

“Portrait of a Lady in Blue” Thomas Gainsborough Late 1770 s

“Portrait of a Lady in Blue” Thomas Gainsborough Late 1770 s

“Mary, Countess Howe” Thomas Gainsborough Late 1760

“Mary, Countess Howe” Thomas Gainsborough Late 1760

Sans Souci, Frederick the Great’s Palace in Potsdam Germany

Sans Souci, Frederick the Great’s Palace in Potsdam Germany

Sans Souci, Frederick’s Music Room

Sans Souci, Frederick’s Music Room

Rococo Room, Frick Museum

Rococo Room, Frick Museum

Arts & Sciences Boucher

Arts & Sciences Boucher

Rococo Chairs

Rococo Chairs