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RococoRococo rocaille ► 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 --> the Rococo style “dances.” ► Portrays the carefree life of the aristocracy -- landscapes like fairy tales.
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RococoRococo ► 1715 – 1774. ► Centered in France --> associated with Louis XV. [also Germany and Italy] ► Light, elaborate, decorative style. ► Pastels. ► A backlash to the darkness of the Baroque --> less formal & grandiose. ► Eventually replaced by Neo-Classicism, the artistic style of the American & French Revolutions.
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“The Marriage Contract” Jean-Antoine Watteau, 1713
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“The French Theater” Jean-Antoine Watteau, 1714
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Antoine Watteau “Pilgrimage on the Isle of Cythera”
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“The Pleasures of the Ball” Jean-Antoine Watteau, 1717
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“The Pleasures of Life” Jean-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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“A Young Girl Reading” Jean Honoré Fragonard 1776
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“The Meeting” Jean-Honore Fragonard
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“The Triumph of Venus” François Boucher 1740
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“La Toilette” – François Boucher, 1742
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Francois Boucher “Lunch”
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“The Marquis de Pompadou r” François Boucher 1756
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“Morning Coffee” François Boucher 1739
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Boucher: “Vulcan Presenting Venus with Arms for Aeneas”
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“The House of Cards” Jean Siméon Chardin 1735
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“Winter” Etienne- Maurice Falconet 1771
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“The Rape of Europa” Giovanni Domenico Ferretti, 1720- 40
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Tiepolo Death of Hyacinth
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Tiepolo “Apotheosis of Spain”
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“Colonel St. Leger” Sir Joshua Reynolds 1778
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“The Children of Edward Holland Cruttende n” Sir Joshua Reynolds
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“Mr. & Mrs. Andrews” Thomas Gainsborough, 1750
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“Portrait of a Lady in Blue” Thomas Gainsboro ugh Late 1770s
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“Mary, Countess Howe” Thomas Gainsboroug h Late 1760
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A Rococo Room
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Wall Clock “Love Conquering Time” Charles Cressent 1740
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“A Pair of Lovers” -Rococo ornamentation
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“Fire Dog” François- Thomas Germain 1757
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Furniture
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Rococo living room
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Rococo Architecture
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Queluz Palace - Portugal
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Building in Prague
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“Pink Palace”
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Arch house
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Dresden Rococo
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Church of Our Lady – Copenhagen, Denmark
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Rococo church
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Bavarian Church Germany
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Antoine Watteau “Pilgrimage on the Isle of Cythera”
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Tiepolo Death of Hyacinth
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Tiepolo “Apotheosis of Spain”
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Boucher: “Vulcan Presenting Venus with Arms for Aeneas”
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“The Meeting” Jean-Honore Fragonard
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