Rococo Art

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Rococo Art

• Chapter 20

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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.

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The Palace at Versailles

• King Louis XIV home and the capital of France.

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French Painting

• Antoine Watteau
• 1684-1721
• Court Painter
• Embarkation from Cythera, 1717-1719.
• Soft, dreamlike atmosphere, luxurious costumes,
  dainty figures, silvery colors.

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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.

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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.

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Art in England and Spain

• Portrait painting grew in popularity.
• Preferred daily life and still life subjects.

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Sir Joshua Reynolds

• 1723-1792
• Painted fashionable portraits.
• Capturing the sensitive and fleeting expressions
  of children.

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Thomas Gainsborough

• 1727-1788
• Began his career by painting landscapes.
• Became the favorite portrait painter of English
  high society.
• The Blue Boy, 1770.

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William Hogarth

• 1697-1764
• Painted the common people of London.
• Marriage à la Mode.
• The Marriage Contract, 1742-1744.

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Sir Christopher Wren

• 1632-1723
• Architect.
• St. Pauls Cathedral.

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Francisco Goya

• 1746-1828
• The Duchess of Alba, 1797.
• The Third of May, 1808.
• Dreams and visions.
• The Giant, 1818.

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