Rococo Paintings

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L’Indifférent ANTOINE WATTEAU

Rubenisme vs. Poussinisme

• Rubenisme- natural supremacy of color and the coloristic style should be used as the artist’s guide (Watteau)• Poussinisme- form is the most important element in painting; color should only be used to fascinate the eye (Le Brun)

Art in Arcadia Ego PoussinPays attention to structure and is about an intellectual subject

Arrival of Marie de Medici at Marseilles RubensAbout movement and making sure it appeals to emotions

Return From Cythera• Antoine Watteau 1717-1719• Rubenisme• Cythera is the birthplace of

Venus; they are celebrating love• Flowing, diagonal, looping feel

with difficult movement and poise portrayals of figures • Darker up front and lighter in

back• Feminine

Cupid a Captive• François Boucher 1754• Took after Watteau• Mythological subjects• Love and “erotic frivolity”• Based on Baroque diagonals and curves, but made it delicate

The Swing• Jean-Honoré Fragonard 1766• Sensual• Cupid is warning against frivolity, but the woman kicks her shoe off at it• Man in the corner is the patron

Grace at Table• Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin 1740• Natural• Lessons• Ordinary people, especially mothers

and children• Simplicity• Back to light to dark • Earth tone colors • Not affected by bad society