Rococo Art The German
BaroqueRococo in England
Rococo Artrocaille = literally French for pebble, refers
to small stones and shells used in rococo décor
barocco = Italian for baroque; possibly from Portuguese noun refering to a pearl of not round but of round or unpredictable shape
French aristocracy now at Europe’s cultural center
Rococo Art• Mood: playful superficial, alive with
energy• Interior décor: gilded woodwork, painted
panels, enormous wall mirrors• Shapes: sinuous s- and c-curves,
arabesques, ribbonlike scrolls• Style: light, graceful, delicate• Colors: white, silver, gold, light pinks,
blues, greens• La grace et le gout
Watteau, L’Indifferent, 1716
fete galanterich outdoor party in a
pastoral, paradise-like setting
Watteau, Return from Cythera, 1717-1719
Fragonard, The Swing, 1766
Fragonard, The Swing, 1766
Fragonard, The Swing, 1766
Vigee-Lebrun, Self Portrait, 1790
De Cuvillies, the Amalienburg, early 18th Century, Munich, Germany
De Cuvillies, the Amalienburg, early 18th Century, Munich, Germany
De Cuvillies, the Amalienburg, early 18th Century, Munich, Germany
De Cuvillies, the Amalienburg, early 18th Century, Munich, Germany
De Cuvillies, the Amalienburg, early 18th Century, Munich, Germany
Neumann, Church of the Fourteen Saints, 1743-1772, Staffelstein, Germany
Neumann, Church of the Fourteen Saints, 1743-1772, Staffelstein, Germany
Neumann, Church of the Fourteen Saints, 1743-1772, Staffelstein, Germany
Neumann, Church of the Fourteen Saints, 1743-1772, Staffelstein, Germany
Neumann, Church of the Fourteen Saints, 1743-1772, Staffelstein, Germany
Neumann, Church of the Fourteen Saints, 1743-1772, Staffelstein, Germany
Tiepolo, Apotheosis of the Pisani Family, 1761-1762
Asam, Assumption of the Virgin, 1723, Rohr, Germany
Asam, Assumption of the Virgin, 1723, Rohr, Germany
Rococo in England
lampooned and embraced
Hogarth, The Marriage Contract from Marriage a la Mode, 1745
Hogarth, Breakfast Scene from Marriage a la Mode, 1745
Hogarth, Breakfast Scene from Marriage a la Mode, 1745
Gainsborough, Mrs. Richard Brinsley Sheridan, 1787
Gainsborough, Blue Boy, 1770 (at Huntington Library in San Marino)
Reynolds, Lord Heathfield, 1787