ArtH 1001 1st Edition Lecture 15 Outline of Last Lecture I. Format/MountingII. Texture StrokeIII. Fingertip PaintingIV. Lined DrawingV. AmateursVI. ProfessionalVII. Fan Kuan, Travelers among Mountains and StreamsVIII. Dong Qichang, Dwelling in the Qingbian MountainsIX. Chŏng Sŏn, Mt. KǔmgangX. Katsushika Hokusai, The Great Wave off KanagawaXI. Ukiyo-eOutline of Current Lecture I. HierarchyII. Boffrand, Salon de la Princesse, 1737-40, Hotel de Soubise III. RococoIV. Françcois de Cuvilliés, Hall of Mirrors, Amalienburg, 1734-39, Nymphenburg Park, MunichV. Watteau, Embarkation from Cythera, 1717, fête galanteVI. Fragonard, The Swing, 1766 VII. Greuze, The Village Bride, 1761 VIII. Jacques-Louis David, Oath of the Horatii, 1784 IX. Jacques-Louis David, Death of Marat, 1793Current LectureThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.Date:March 26, 2015Title:18th Century European ArtProfessor: Steven OstrowReadings:Art through the Ages, Book E, pp. 727-735, 738-739, 745-748.Terms:- Fête Galante: French, “amorous festival”. A type of Rococo painting depicting the outdoor amusements of French upper upper-class society. (Book E, 732,733)- Rococo: a style, primarily of interior design, that appeared in France around 1700. Rococo interiors featured lavish decoration, including small sculptures, ornamental mirrors, easel paintings, tapestries, reliefs, wall paintings and elegant furniture. The term Rococo derived from the French word Rocaille, and referred to the small stones and shells used to decorate grotto interiors. (Book E)- Rocaille: “little rocks, pebblework”, playful form of decoration originally found in gardens in the encrustation of little rocks/shells (Lecture)- Hierarchy of the genres: This ranking system - based on traditions of Greek and Roman art established during the era of Renaissance art - was used by the academies as a basis for awarding prizes and scholarships as well as spaces in their exhibitions. It also had a significant impact on the perceived monetary value of an artwork, in the sale rooms of auction houses.- Poussinistes vs. Rubenistes: Poussinistes argued line over color because they believed it was more of anintellectual pursuit. Rubenistes argued the superiority of color because they believed it was truer to nature. The Rubenistes ultimately “won”. (Lecture)- Regency:relating to or denoting British architecture, clothing, and furniture of the Regency or, more widely, of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Regency style was contemporary with the Empire styleand shares many of its features: elaborate and ornate, it is generally neoclassical, with a generous borrowing of Greek and Egyptian motifs.- Neoclassicism: An art movement that emerged in the 1970s and that reflects artists’ interest in the expressive capability of art, seen earlier in German Expressionism and Abstract Expressionism (Book E, 905)Works:- Germain Boffrand, Salon de la Princesse, 1737-40, Hôtel de Soubise, Paris- Françcois de Cuvilliés, Hall of Mirrors, Amalienburg, 1734-39, Nymphenburg Park, Munich- Antoine Watteau, Embarkation for Cythera, 1717, Musée du Louvre, Paris- Jean-Honoré Fragonard, The Swing, 1766, Wallace Collection, London- Jean-Baptiste Greuze, The Village Bride, 1761, Musée du Louvre, Paris- Jacques-Louis David, Oath of the Horatii, 1784, Musée du Louvre, Paris- Jacques-Louis David, Death of Marat, 1793, Musées Royaux des beaux-Arts de Belgique, BrusselsI. Hierarchy- Historical (it could teach the viewer something)- Portrait- Landscape, Genre Scene- Still-LifeLine vs Color- Poussinistes (Line over color, intellectual pursuit)- Rubenistes (Superiority of color, truer to nature)II. Boffrand, Salon de la Princesse, 1737-40, Hotel de Soubise- Richly decorated- Irregularly shaped canvases inserted- Gilded wood- Walls seem to melt into ceiling above itIII. Rococo- Dominant artistic style of eighteenth century- Permeated all forms of art (paintings, architectures, etc.)- Arabesque lines, - Organic motifs- Elegant forms- Light-hearted- Playful, erotic subject matter- Delicacy of touch- Rich textures, pastel colorsIV. Françcois de Cuvilliés, Hall of Mirrors, Amalienburg, 1734-39, Nymphenburg Park, Munich- Small lodge- Built in parkland adjacent to Munich’s Baroque palaces- Hunting lodge/retreat- Built for elector’s wife- Delicate- Rococo decorations- Hall of Mirrors:o All reflected in mirrorso Patterns of intertwined branches, leavesV. Watteau, Embarkation from Cythera, 1717, fête galante- Studied Rubens- This painting did not fall under any of the established orders in the hierarchy- fête galante o Gentile figureso Dressed in latest fashion- Refined aristocrats on Island- Cytheroo Venus rose up from seao Island of loveo Couples would go to pay homage to Venus- Cupids above boat- Celebration of aristocratic love- Ideal form of life- Idealized world of eroticismVI. Fragonard, The Swing, 1766- Tosses off left shoe while swinging- Garden Sculpture of two puti on dolphin (represents surge of love)- Cupid with finger to lips (suggests elicit behavior)- Women were depicted swinging, not meno Often used as allegory- Swinging representing love, eroticism- Back and forth motion metaphor for act of intercourse- Sexism, woman is doll-like- Presented for males’ gaze- Tiny feet, handsVII. Greuze, The Village Bride, 1761- Greuze rejected Rococo - Significant human interaction- Middle/Lower class values- Showed his work Annual Exhibition- Compared to great masters of past- Sensitive depiction of family life- Bride’s family surrounding couple- Family Values- Genre scene made to look like a history paintingo Teach about authentic human actiono Teach moral behaviorVIII. Jacques-Louis David, Oath of the Horatii, 1784- Ancient Roman history- Rome was at war with Albanese- Conflict between two sets of three soldiers- Father Horatius leads sons in oath to fight to the death- Only one of three sons returns- Upon returning, finds sister mourning death of fianceé, slays her- As history painter, invents episode- Struggle between genders, struggle between family and state - Exemplified sense of order, denial of pleasureIX. Jacques-Louis David, Death of Marat, 1793-Marat was stabbed in his bathtub-Met with outrage-Propaganda-Task was to translate act of murder into spiritual/political