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Caroline Brassfield
ROCOCO
• “Late Baroque” • Rejection of strict geometrical patters • Fondness for curves• “refined, sensual, civilized” (Western Civ)• “Interlaced designs, gold, delicate contours, graceful
curves” (Western Civ)
CHARACTERISTICS/DEFINITION
• Antoine Watteau (1684-1721)
• Gifted 18th century painter
• Masterpiece Return from Cythera
• Portrayed aristocratic life
• Elegance, wealth, pleasure
IMPORTANT PEOPLE
• Pierrot (1718-1719) • Another Antoine Watteau painting • Representing how patrons were necessary in Art• Wealthy people commissioning artists to paint
ANTOINE WATTEAU
• Exemplified enlightenment practice of man’s importance to society
• The wealthy get portrayed beautifully and elegantly
ANTOINE WATTEAU
• Reading from Moliere (1728)• This painting is a great representation of many parts of
the enlightenment, including a rise in the popularity of reading and thinking, as well a demonstration of the patrons who funded art during the 18th century
JEAN FRANCOIS DE TROY
• Balthasar Neumann (1687-1753) [Architect]
• Pilgrimage church of the Vierzehnheiligen (fourteen saints)
• Palace of the Schonborn prince-bishop of Wurzburg
IMPORTANT PEOPLE
• “Secular and spiritual become easily interchangeable in both buildings as the visitor is greeted by lavish and fanciful ornament; light, bright colors; and elaborate, rich details” (western civ)
* Balthasar is a great example of the enlightenment idea of moving towards secularism thought
BALTHASAR NEUMANN
• Designed by Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli • Important representation of how secular and non-secular
buildings look alike (ornate, etc)
ST. ANDREW’S CHURCH IN KIEV
• Ornately designed engravings and furniture were also typical of Rococo
• This table was designed by Juste-Aurele Meissonnier in Paris (1730)
FURNITURE
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