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-An important part of the rococo period of art.
-Saw the focus of European arts move away from the hierarchical, standardized grandeur of the church and royal court and toward...
-An appreciation for intimacy and personal pleasures. |
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-A Latin phrase translated as "Remember your mortality".
-Names a genre of artistic creations that vary widely from one another, but which all share the same purpose:
-To remind people of their own mortality. |
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-In painting, a capriccio means (especially) an architectural fantasy.
- Placing together buildings, archaeological remains and other architectural elements in fictional and often fantastical combinations
- It fits under the more general term of landscape painting.
- It may also be used of other types of work with an element of fantasy. |
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-(Italian: view)
- Used to denote a type of topographical picture
- The central characteristic of the genre is accuracy in conveying information about cities and ancient buildings. |
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All humans are not superstitious beings ruled by God or aristocracy; All men should have equal rights and opportunities to pursue freedom, happiness, and fulfillment.
*The 18th and early 19th century was marked by radical change in society, thought, and politics. Enlightenment thinking was applied to political and moral philosophy over the course of the 18th century. |
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- Served at the counter point to enlightenment idealism
- Critiqued the idea that the world was knowable and ruled by reason alone
- emphasized that exploration of emotions, imagination, and intuition could lead to a more nuanced understanding of the world |
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-Enlightenment intellectual
-Argued that reasonable and rational though must be replace superstition |
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- Enlightenment intellectual
- proponent of empirical observation, rational evaluation, and logical consideration in math and science |
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- Enlightenment intellectual
- "A century which will become more enlightened day by day, so that pervious centuries will be lost in darkness by comparison." |
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| Replaced the land-based power of the aristocracy with financial power of capitalists |
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- France
- Smaller and more intimate than the Baroque
- evokes and enchanted realm that presents a diversion from real life
- Opulence and decadence |
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Salon De La Princesse, Hotel De Soubise
Germain Boffrand
Begun 1732 |
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Academicians of the Royal Academy
Johann Zoffany
1771-1772
In the 17th century, the French Government founded numerous academies for the support and instruction of students in literature, painting, and sculpture, architecture, and other arts.
The French Academy then established a hierarchy of genres:
- History painting (highest because it required the most thought and imagination)
- Portraiture
- Landscape
- Still Life |
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Pilgrimage To the Island of Cythera
Jean-Antoine Watteau
Watteau's works did not fit into any of the academic categories. In order to admit him as a member, The French Academy created a new classification of painting. Fetes galantes, meaning "elegant fetes" or "outdoor entertainment". |
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The Signboard of Gersaint
Watteau
1721 |
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Portrait of Madme de Pompadour
Francois Boucher
1756 |
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Girl Reclining: Louise O' Murphy
Francois Boucher
1751 |
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The Swing
Jean-Honore Fragonard
1766
"Paint my mistress on a swing which a bishop has set in motion. You will place me in a position in which I can see the lovely child even more if you wish to enliven the picture." |
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Interior, The Church of the Vierzhnheiligen
Johann Balthasar Neumann
1743-1772
The opulence of the Roccoo style appealed to many architects and artists working on contemporary church projects. |
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The Marriage Contract
William Hogarth
1743-1745
"Modern moral subjects...similar to representations on the stage." |
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The Orgy
William Hogarth
1734
Again, Moral Subjects. |
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