Rococo 1715-1774

• Centered in France; associated with Louis XV. [also Germany and Italy]

• Light, elaborate, decorative style.• Pastels.• A backlash to the darkness of the

Baroque; less formal & grandiose.• Eventually replaced by Neo-Classicism, the

artistic style of the American & French Revolutions.

The Marriage Contract Jean Watteau 1717

Giles

Watteau1720

Embarkation for Cythera Watteau 1717

House of Cards

Chardin1737

Soap Bubbles

Chardin1734

Birth of Venus Francois Boucher 1740

Toilette Francois Boucher 1742

Marquise dePompadour

Boucher1756

The Odalisque Boucher 1753

The Swing

JeanFragonard

1767

The Stolen Kiss Fragonard 1787

English Portraitists

1720-1790 portraits of aristocracy; upperclass patrons; restrained elegance

• Thomas Gainsborough

• Joshua Reynolds

Mr. and Mrs. Andrews Gainsborough 1748

Portrait of Lady in Blue

Thomas Gainsborough1779

Commodore Augustus Keppel

Sir Joshua Reynolds1752

Lady Elizabeth Delme and Her Children

Sir Joshua Reynolds1777

Baroque-Rococo Architecture

Common Characteristics of Baroque Architecture• Twisted columns, sometimes simply decorative instead of supportive • More curves instead of straight lines • Highly decorative details and ornaments • Appearance of movement • Towers or domes • Blending of paintings and architecture

Features of Rococo Architecture include: • Elaborate curves and scrolls; softer, more graceful• Ornaments shaped like shells and plants • Intricate patterns • Delicate details • Complex, asymmetrical shapes • Light, pastel colors

Chateau de Versailles 1668-1746

Chateau de Versailles

Hall of Mirrors Versailles

Façade of Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela,

Spain

1738-1750

Basilica Ottobeuren Germany 1711-1725

Residenz Theater Munich

1751-1755