ROCOCO ART 1700 1775 Rococo is a term
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ROCOCO ART 1700 -1775
Rococo is a term that derives from the French word ‘rocaille’ which means rock-work, referring to a style of interior decoration that swirls with arrangements of curves and scrolls. The style was essentially French but spread throughout Europe. As Mannerism was a stylistic reaction to Renaissance art, so Rococo was a decorative response to the realism of Baroque. While some authorities consider Rococo to be a refined, elegant, and allegorical style, others judge it as pompous, indulgent and pretentious. Notable Rococo artists were Watteau, Boucher and Fragonard in France, Tiepolo, Guardi and Canaletto in Italy, and to some extent Hogarth in England.
The Music Room from Norfolk House, St James's Square, London Rococo design is often not symmetrical. Curved forms are common in Rococo. They often resemble the letters S and C
Weiskirche Bavaria, Germany Basilica at Ottobeuren
Venus and Cupid 1750 -1760 Boucher, pastoral and mythological scenes, work embodies the frivolity - Francois Boucher and sensuousness of the rococo style
The Swing By Jean-Honore Fragonard, 1760 It is considered to be one of the masterpieces of the rococo era, and is Fragonard's best known work.
NEO-CLASSIC ART 1765 -1850
Neoclassicism was a reaction against the pomposity of Rococo. This was the Age of the Enlightenment and political, social and cultural revolution were in the air. Artists needed a serious art for serious times and once again they looked back to the art of Antiquity as their model. Inspired by the archaeological discoveries (a new science) at Herculaneum and Pompeii, Neoclassicism had a historical accuracy that earlier classical revivals lacked. Historical scenes of heroism and virtue were used as patriotic propaganda or allegories on contemporary circumstances. Jacques Louis David and Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres were the outstanding virtuosos of Neoclassical painting.
Death of Socrates by French artist Jacques-Louis David, 1787 (The Louvre, Paris)
Death of Socrates by Jacques-Philip. Joseph de Saint-Quentin, 1738
Oath of the Horatii by French artist Jacques-Louis David, 1784 (The Louvre, Paris) click
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LATER ART (to be covered in next unit)
The Death of Marat, Jacques-Louis David 1793 Napoleon Crossing the Alps, Jacques-Louis David 1793
ROMANTIC ART 1765 -1850
Romanticism valued the expression of emotion over the control of Classicism. This was achieved through spectacular painting technique and the choice of emotive and sensual subjects which often commemorated dramatic contemporary and historical events. In France, Delacroix and Géricault were the pioneers of Romanticism; in England, it was Turner and Constable; in Germany, Caspar David Friedrich and in Spain, Goya.
Liberty Leading the People, Eugene Delacroix 1830
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