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Rococo Art
Chapter 20
Art in France
• Rococo art placed emphasis on the carefree life of the aristocracy rather than on grand heroes or pious martyrs.
• Love and Romance.
• Lighthearted world, pleasure and happiness.
The Palace at Versailles
• King Louis XIV home and the capital of France.
French Painting
• Antoine Watteau
• 1684-1721
• Court Painter
• Embarkation from Cythera, 1717-1719.
• Soft, dreamlike atmosphere, luxurious costumes, dainty figures, silvery colors.
Jean-Honoré Fragonard
• 1732-1806
• Court Painter
• Aristocracy liked to frolic, pamper their pets, play on elegant swings, and engage in idle gossip.
• The Swing, 1765.
Jean Baptiste Siméon Chardin
• 1699-1779
• Preferred Little Dutch Masters.
• Peasants and middle class.
• Still Life with a Rib of Beef.
• Genre paintings.
• The Attentive Nurse.
Art in England and Spain
• Portrait painting grew in popularity.
• Preferred daily life and still life subjects.
Sir Joshua Reynolds
• 1723-1792
• Painted fashionable portraits.
• Capturing the sensitive and fleeting expressions of children.
Thomas Gainsborough
• 1727-1788
• Began his career by painting landscapes.
• Became the favorite portrait painter of English high society.
• The Blue Boy, 1770.
William Hogarth
• 1697-1764
• Painted the common people of London.
• Marriage à la Mode.
• The Marriage Contract, 1742-1744.
Sir Christopher Wren
• 1632-1723
• Architect.
• St. Paul’s Cathedral.
Francisco Goya
• 1746-1828
• The Duchess of Alba, 1797.
• The Third of May, 1808.
• Dreams and visions.
• The Giant, 1818.