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    The Rococo artistic movement originated in 18th century France as a reaction against the formal Baroque style. It featured flowing curves, delicate colors, ornate curls and secular subject matter depicting the carefree lifestyle of the aristocracy. Key works included Fragonard's "The Happy Accidents of the Swing" and Boucher's "The Love Letter," both commissioned by Madame de Pompadour. Rococo architecture used elaborate curves, shell and plant-inspired ornaments, and intricate asymmetrical designs.

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    The Rococo artistic movement originated in 18th century France as a reaction against the formal Baroque style. It featured flowing curves, delicate colors, ornate curls and secular subject matter depicting the carefree lifestyle of the aristocracy. Key works included Fragonard's "The Happy Accidents of the Swing" and Boucher's "The Love Letter," both commissioned by Madame de Pompadour. Rococo architecture used elaborate curves, shell and plant-inspired ornaments, and intricate asymmetrical designs.

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    The Rococo artistic movement originated in 18th century France as a reaction against the formal Baroque style. It featured flowing curves, delicate colors, ornate curls and secular subject matter depicting the carefree lifestyle of the aristocracy. Key works included Fragonard's "The Happy Accidents of the Swing" and Boucher's "The Love Letter," both commissioned by Madame de Pompadour. Rococo architecture used elaborate curves, shell and plant-inspired ornaments, and intricate asymmetrical designs.

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    The Rococo Artistic

    Movement
    The Rococo Period
    • 18th Century
    • Primarily French Style
    • Louis XV Style
    – After death of Louis XIV court moves back to Paris
    • Rocaille
    – “Rock Work”
    Reaction against the formal
    baroque style
    • Baroque
    – Connected to religious counter-reformation
    • Flowed out of Baroque
    • New taste for more delicate decorations
    – Suitable for smaller more intimate interiors of
    town houses
    – Not Religious
    Characteristics
    • Flowing curves
    • Delicate colors
    • Ornate curls
    • Subject matter
    – Secular
    – Erotic
    – No grand heroes, or historical themes
    – Carefree life of the aristocracy
    The Happy
    Accidents of The
    Swing
    Jean-Honore Fragonard
    1767
    Located at the Wallace
    Collection, London
    Blind Man’s Bluff
    Jean-Honore Fragonard
    1755-56
    Located at the Toledo
    museum of art
    The Love Letter
    Francois Boucher
    1750
    Commissioned by Madame
    de Pompadour
    Madame de
    Pompadour
    Francois Boucher
    1755
    Commissioned by Madame de
    Pompadour
    - Official mistress of Louis XV
    The Embarkation for Cythera

    Antoine Watteau
    1717
    Located in the Louvre
    La Surprise

    Antoine Watteau
    1718
    Located in the Louvre
    Rococo Architecture
    Characteristics
    • Elaborate curves and scrolls
    • Ornaments shaped like shells and plants
    • Intricate patterns
    • Delicate details
    • Complex, asymmetrical shapes
    • Light, pastel colors
    Tsarskoye Selo – St. Petersburg (1708)

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