By: Ms. Susan M. Pojer

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Rococo Art Architecture
By Ms. Susan M. Pojer
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Rococo

• Derived from the French word, rocaille, or
  pebbles, referring to the stones shells used
  to decorate the interior of caves.
• Complex compositions.
• Ornateness and fussy details.
• Gaiety, lightness, and airyness --gt the
  Rococo style dances.
• Portrays the carefree life of the aristocracy
  -- landscapes like fairy tales.

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Rococo

• 1715 1774.
• Centered in France --gt associated with
  Louis XV. also Germany and Italy
• Light, elaborate, decorative style.
• Pastels.
• A backlash to the darkness of the Baroque
  --gt less formal grandiose.
• Eventually replaced by Neo-Classicism,
  the artistic style of the American French
  Revolutions.

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The Marriage ContractJean-Antoine Watteau, 1713
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The Pleasures of LifeJean-Antoine Watteau, 1718
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The Swing Jean Honoré Fragonard 1766
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The Stolen Kiss Jean Honoré Fragonard Late
1780s
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The Marquis de Pompadour François Boucher 1756
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MorningCoffee François Boucher 1739
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The House of Cards Jean Siméon Chardin 1735
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The English Rococo Portraiturists
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Mr. Mrs. Andrews Thomas Gainsborough, 1750
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Portrait of a Lady in Blue Thomas
Gainsborough Late 1770s
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Rococo Interiors
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A Rococo Room
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Wall Clock Love Conquering Time CharlesCresse
nt 1740
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Fire Dog François-Thomas Germain 1757