HISTORY OF ART

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 Definition of Rococo
Derived from the word “rocaille” , literally meaning
ornate forms of shells or rocks used for decoration

Concept of proface love

Freedom of human nature

History of Rococo
● Known as Rococo or Late Baroque
● Style developed first in decorative
arts and interior design
● Later on, influenced the architecture,
sculpture, theatre design, painting
and music
 What is the focus
of Rococo?

Art which combines asymmetry,

scrolling curves, gliding white
and pastel colors, sculptured
molding and trompe - l’ oeil
frescoes
 Rococo Period (1700s - 1800s)
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1723 - France 1789

1734 - Southern 1753 - Britain
Reaction against the
Influenced by the
more formal and Germany & Austria
designs and the
geometric Stle Louis Influenced by the
decorative art
XIV architecture
1727 - Italy ? - Russia
Particularly in Venice The Russian Empress
but with a Catherine the Great
combination of was an admirer of
Venetian variation Rococo
 Rococo Vs Baroque
● Emphasizes goals,
knowledge, freedom,
happiness
● Pastel, light, soft colors
● Ethereal, delicate, graceful
senses of elite
● Feelings of playfulness,
happiness, romance
● Materials : bronzes,
glidings, marble, carved
wood, stucco
● Asymmetrical, curved
forms and shapes
● Emphasizes faith in
church and power in state
● Dramatic contracts of
lights and darks
● Emotional, often
religious depictions
● Feelings of grandeur, awe,
moment, tension
● Materials : bronzes,
glidings, marble, stucco,
plaster
● Focal point in
architecture: entrance
axis, pavilion
 Why Rococo was important ?

It is celebrated for both its light and airy paintings and its
fanciful decorative arts,which together showcase the elegant
yet ebullient tastes of 18th century
SCULPTURE
● Classically influenced style of sculpture that was popular during the
preceding Baroque continued to be created during the Rococo
movement
● However, alongside this, lighter subjects became popular
● More whimsical pieces were created
● Rococo sculpture makes use of very delicate porcelain instead of
marble or another heavy medium
● Rococo sculpture was theatrical, colorful, dynamic, giving a sense
of movement in every direction
 Étienne Maurice Falconet

● In sculpture, his work is widely considered to

be the best representative of Rococo style
The Bronze Horseman by Étienne Maurice Falconet

● An equestrian statue
of Peter the Great
● The statue is now one
of the symbols of
Saint Petersburg
● The statue’s pedestal
is the enormous
Thunder Stone

1768 - 1782
Fun Fact
❖ This is Thunder Stone
❖ It is the pedestal of Bronze Horseman
❖ Gained its name from a local legend
❖ The legend says that thunder split a
piece off the stone
❖ The stone was moved when it was
winter, when the ground was frozen
❖ It is the largest stone moved by humans
❖ The original weight is 1500 tonnes
❖ Later on, was carved down during
transportation to its current size
Pygmalion et Galatee by Etienne Maurice Falconet

● It is a sculpture based on greek mythology

● A sculpture of Pymalion admiring his own sculpture
● Pymalion is sculptor who fell in love with the a statue he
carved.

1763
Edmé Bouchardon Claude Michel Clodion
Cupid by Edmé Bouchardon

● Statue of cupid cutting a bow for himself from the club of

hercules
● Cupid is cutting the bow using his father’s sword, which
is the god of war,Mars

1744
The Intoxication of Wine
by Claude Michel Clodin

● It is a terracotta medium
● This statue was well known because of its posture
● It is a balanced posture
● It is inspired by Jean Antoine Watteau
● Based on fête galante genre

1780 - 1790
PAINTINGS
 Jean Antoine Watteau
● Considered the first great Rococo painter
● His influence is visible in the work of later
Rococo painters such as Francois Boucher
and Honore Fragonard
● He is known for his soft application of paint,
dreamy atmosphere, and depiction of
classical themes that often revolve around
youth and love, exemplified in the painting
Pilgrimage to Cythera
 The Embarkation for
Cythera by Jean
Antoine Watteau

● One of his masterpiece

● Potrays a "fête galante", an
amorous celebration or
party enjoyed by the
aristocracy of France
during the Régence after
the death of Louis XIV,
which is generally seen as
a period of dissipation and
pleasure, and peace, after
the sombre last years of the
previous reign.

1717
L’ Enseigne de Gersaint by Jean Antoine Watteau

● His largest work

● As a shop sign for his close friend, Edmé-François Gersaint, a Parisian art dealer
● Measuring just over ten feet, the painting shows a dramatically expanded panorama of Gersaint's Paris
gallery.
● He painted this huge
painting for his friend to
repay his kindness

1721
Le’ Faun L'Enjôleur
❖ These two panels are by Jean Antoine Watteau
❖ This is done during his early career as a decorative
painter
❖ They are all the remain of a series of eight
commissioned by Marquis de Nointel
❖ The other six panels are lost now

● Watteau placed a ● Also known as the

pedestalled statue cajoler
of Bacchus, flanked ● Shows an elegant
by a curious ram young woman and
and gilded ewer, swain standing upon
a platform, the
upon an elegant
curved and cut edges
semi-circular
of which alternately
console advance and recede
to accord with
elements of the
compositon
1707-1708
 The Monkey Sculpture
by Jean Antoine Watteau

● Singerie is the name given to a

visual arts genre depicting
monkeys imitating human
behavior
● The term is derived from the
French word for "Monkey
Trick"
● Singeries became popular
among French artists in the early
18th century
● Watteau painted The Monkey
Sculptor, a critique of art and
artists' habit of "aping" nature

1710
Studies of a Woman Playing a
Guitar by Jean Antoine Watteau

● Watteau's silvery sketches depict

three studies of the same model
● Viewed from left to right, she is first
seen seated in a wooden chair, playing
a guitar
● The twist of her upper body is
emphasised by the sharp turn of her
head, and as she looks over her
shoulder, her eyes cast down
● He then repeats this pose from a
slightly different angle

1717
Pierrot by Jean Antoine Watteau

● Originally knows as Gilles

● Oil on canvas painting
● The painting depicts a number of actors
portraying Commedia dell’Arte masks and
pierrot is a character that involved in a love
triangle with Harlequinn and Columbine in the
Commedia dell’Arte

1718 - 1719
ARCHITECTURE
● 8th century Rococo architecture was a lighter, more graceful, yet also more
elaborate version of Baroque architecture.
● Rococo architecture was a lighter, more graceful, yet also more elaborate
version of Baroque architecture, which was ornate and austere.
● Rococo emphasized the asymmetry of forms, while Baroque was the
opposite.
● The Baroque was more serious, placing an emphasis on religion, and was
often characterized by Christian themes; Rococo was more secular and
light-hearted.
● Rococo architecture brought significant changes to the building of edifices,
placing an emphasis on privacy rather than the grand public majesty of
Baroque architecture.
 Fun Fact
Rococo salons often employed the use of asymmetry in design, which was termed contraste.
Interior ornament included the use of sculpted forms on ceilings and walls, often somewhat
abstract or employing leafy or shell-like textures
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