Versailles and the Rococo Rococo “(pronounced roh-cocoa), also referred to as "Late Baroque", is an 18th-century style which developed as Baroque artists gave up their symmetry and became increasingly ornate, florid, and playful.” Wikipedia Ie. Refined, playful, and ornate. Versailles, France. The Palace of Louis XIV, XV, XVI, (L. XVII) Versailles, Hall of Mirrors Because France was so powerful in Europe, Rococo exported, here German Rococo Rococo Revival Parlor, c. 1850es, NY, now in MMA Italian Renaissance (Santa Maria Nova Florence Spanish Rococo Church of San Francisco Mexico Jean-Honoré Fragonard Most famous French Rococo painter François Boucher was Fragonard’s teacher Boucher The Toilet of Venus Odalisque Note love of pink & gold colors (and pastels) Fragonard, The Stolen Kiss, late 1780es On the Topic of Love The Love Letter Note similar to Vermeer but Pastels Fragonard The Happy Accidents of The Swing 1767 Paris Fragonard The Happy Accidents of The Swing 1767 Here is the scandal: The man getting the “interesting” view is just A flirting nobleman, Her lover is the PRIEST Pulling the swing. Note that aristocratic Marriages were arranged Jean-Antoine Watteau France Voulez-vous triompher des Belles ? Do you want to succeed w/ Cuties? Watteau The Return from Cythera The painting portrays a "fête galante"; an amorous celebration or party enjoyed by the elite aristocracy of France during the reign of Louis XV. The aristocracy would retreat to pastoral settings to cavort in love and flirtations. The many cupids flying around the couples and pushing them closer together, as well as the statue of Venus (the goddess of sexual love) are included as erotic overtones, Watteau, Pilgrimage to Cythera Oil Jean Siméon Chardin, (1699-1779, master of still life and genre scenes Louis XV gave him a studio in the Louvre. “He favored simple yet beautifully textured still lifes, and sensitively handled domestic interiors and genre paintings.” Jean Siméon Chardin , The Soap Bubble France The Top Vermeer Like? Interior w/ Car. light Jean Siméon Chardin, House of Cards, France Anne Vallayer-Coster, Still life with lobster Admitted to the Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture in 1770, one of VERY Few female artists. Marguerite Gérard The first steps