ARTS 150 1st Edition Lecture 14 Outline of Lecture 13 Dutch Republic I Fans Hals II Rembrandt van Rijn Printmaking techniques III Johannes Vermeer France IV Hyacinthe Rigaud V Louis XIV Outline of Lecture 14 Baroque Rococo I II III IV Jean Antonine Francois Bouher Jean Honore Canaletto Pompeii Neoclassical Style V Horatio Greenough VI Canova VII Josiah Wedgewood VIII Angelica Kauffman IX Joseph Wright of Derby Current Lecture 14 Baroque Theatrical high drama grand interiors strong colors tenebrism strong diagonals masculine Major art movements originate in Italy and then spread through rest of Europe Rococo Theatrical playful more intimate interiors pastel colors and gold curving lines feminine major art movements begin to originate in France Rococo limited to France These 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 I Jean Antonine a Pilgrimage to the Island of Cythera i Allegory for romance and sexuality ii Cupids in the background Venus statue marking the boundary iii Very wide brushstrokes II Francois Bouher a Madame de Pompadour i The official mistress of the king ii Very well educated and engaging iii Leader in fashion etc iv She is sitting in a regal position has ideal feet great beauty v She is reading and has a writing desk and Asian vase near educated and cultured b Girl Reclining Louise O Murphy i Ruffled sheets curtain pulled away undignified position suggests sexual activity just occurred ii Book by the bed shows she was probably also educated III Jean Honore a The Swing i Older man pulling the swing young man hiding in the bushes ii Girl is kicking off her shoe to him and showing her legs iii He is looking up her skirt women back then didn t use underwear iv Cupid in front has finger to lips in a shushing gesture v Nature is symbol of female sexuality o Buildings are over grown gardening tools are abandoned o Symbolizes that sexuality is running rampant o Meant to describe court life Later aristocrats were allowed to live places other than the palace a Salon de la Princesse vi Smaller building less heavily decorated but still highly decorated b Rococo Furniture vii To get the gold and silver onto the wood mercury is used and a worker in this type of factory would only live for about 5 years after entering viii Shows how the upper class is living in luxury and killing the lower class c Rococo ceramics IV Canaletto a The Doge s Palace and the Riva delgi Schiavoni Venice i Tourist art ii Creates an overcast that heightens the detail of the scene and reflects well on the water Veduta vedute view tourist s view present day post card Grand tour people would go on a tour of Europe for a year college cultural education V Pompeii a Victims of the volcano plaster casts b House of Venttii i Discovered art in the excavated houses sparks the Neoclassical movement Neoclassical Style o New Classic o Inspired by classical renaissance art o Enlightenment o An idea of the perfectibility of man and the notion of progress o Emphasis on science and less reliance on faith o Equality of me democratic ideals king is equal to ditch digger VI Horatio Greenough a George Washington Marble USA i Move away from the overdone sense from Rococo to the simpler style inspired from the renaissance ii Washington points to sky god has decreed you are equal and free iii He is holding out a sword but you still must fight for it VII Canova a Pauline Borghese as Venus Marble Rome i She is reclining on a sofa that they would often eat at ii Does not show virtue instead shows a lot of sexuality VIII Josiah Wedgewood a The Apotheosis of Homer Jasperware England i Adapting from ancient Grecian urns ii Impressing scenes with ceramic onto ceramic vessel b Am I not a man and brother i Anti slavery c Am I not a woman and sister i Women s rights is starting IX Angelica Kauffman a Cornelia Pointing to her Children as her Treasures London i Returning to virtue ii Cornelia s friend shows off her treasure and Cornelia gestures to her children these are mine X Joseph Wright of Derby a An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump England i Man goes around showing households science and inventions ii Main demonstration is a bird in a vacuum container the air is sucked out before bird dies he unseals it and the air returns