ARHS 1003 1st Edition Lecture 14 Outline of Last LectureI. Northern High RenaissanceII. BaroqueOutline of Current LectureI.Rococo PeriodCurrent LectureI. Rococo Period A. They rejected symmetry. B. They use bright, almost pastel colors. C. Salon paintings were very popular. D. Many of their paintings reflected the French Aristocracy. E. The Royal Academy 1. they told everyone who and what they could paint a) history painting (highest importance) b) portraiture c) genre painting d) landscape e) animal painting f) still life (inanimate objects) (least important) 2. artwork a) Antonine Watteau, Pilgrimage to Cythera (1) wealthy couples were on their way to visit the statue ofVenus b) Jean-Honore Fragonard, The Swing (most famous) (1)At this time the aristocracy was encouraged to be physical, but ladies were still expected to hold their stature, so the swing was a perfect balance between excise and poise. (2)The lady is having an affair with her lover on the left whileher husband is hiding in the bushes on the right. c) Adelaide Labille-Guiard, Madame du Barry, and Self Portraitwith Two Pupils (1)Madame du Barry was admired for her beauty. (2)She was originally a hat sales clerk. (3)She befriend Adelaide Labille-Guiard and later the King. (4)The bow on her chest means she is open to sexualencounters. (5)Adelaide Labille-Guiard dies by decapitation. 3. The Grand Tour a) Young men would often travel with a mentor to sites of arthistory to learn about the classics and complete theireducation. b) They would receive a souvenir in the forma of a painting thatshowed all the different places they had been. (1)These paints were the selfies of the 1800s. (2)They depicted the men wearing red and most objects werelined with gold. When they returned home they implemented what they had
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