Rococo
“LATE BAROQUE” AN 18TH CENTURY ARTISTIC MOVEMENT AND STYLE, IT
DEALS WITH PAINTING, SCULPTURE, ARCHITECTURE, INTERIOR DESIGN,
DECORATION, LITERATURE, MUSIC, AND THEATRE
Background and History
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Rococo started in France under King Louis XIV in the early 1700s
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King Louis XIV wanted more artistic work to come from The Royal
Academy of Painting and Sculpture
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At the academy, Rococo Movement began as a debate over
whether the drawing or the coloring was more important
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The Poussinistes believed drawing was more important and The
Rubenistes believe that the coloring was more important
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From there Rococo art began to expand to different parts of Europe
like Italy and Germany
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Rococo art looks like Baroque art but more pastel
Germain Boffrand
“Salon de
princesse a l’hotel
Soubise”
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Hotel de Soubise was built for the
prince and princess de Soubise
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It built 1737-1740
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The Princess had a special room in
the hotel that was called “Salon de a
I’hotel Soubise
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This specific room was created by
Germain Boffrand
Jean-Antoine Watteau “A
Pilgrimage to Cythera”
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This painting took five years to
complete because at the time, the
artist was also working on increasing
the number of private commissions
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After completing it Jean-Antoine
Watteau turned it in The Royal
Academy of Painting and Sculpture
in 1717
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The painting remained in the
Academy until it was moved to the
Muséum Central des Arts de la
République
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In 1793, it was switched to the the
Musée du Louvre
Jean-Honore Fragonard “The
Swing” and “The Bathers”
The Swing
The Bathers
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It is located in Wallace
Collection gallery in London
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It was completed in 1765
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“The Swing” was completed
1767
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It is a painting of a woman
being pushed on a swing by
her husband while she was
flirting with another man
This painting is located in
the Louvre musuem in
Paris,France
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This is a painting of eight
women sitting on a
stream
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The painting was first sent to
Gabriel Francois Doyen to
represent him and his mistress
Claude Michel (Clodion) “Satyr and Bacchante”
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MADE OF MARBLE
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MADE IN 1773
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MADE IN PARIS, FRANCE
Jean-Baptiste Simeon “Back Fron the Market”
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Made 1739
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This art work shows a maid
coming back from the
market
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It is located in the art
museum Musée Du
Louvre, Paris, France
Jean-Batiste Greuze
“Broken Eggs”
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Created in 1756
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Is located in Paris Salon
Art Museum
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Was made in Rome
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Made out of oil
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This painting shows
children getting in trouble
for breaking eggs