rococo in france
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This presentation gives an overview of Rococo in France, including painting, interior design, and the decorative arts. Artists include Watteau, Boucher, and Fragonard.TRANSCRIPT
Rococo in France
Painting
Jean-Antoine Watteau
1684-1721
Pilgrimage to Cythera, 1717
François Boucher
1703-1770
Bath of Diana, 1742
The Interrupted Sleep, 1750
Allegory of AutumnBoucher and Workshop, 1753
Jean-Honoré Fragonard
1732-1806
The Happy Accidents of the Swing, 1768
Blind Man’s Bluff, 1770
The Meeting, 1771-73
Marie-Louise-Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun
1755-1842
The Artist and Her Daughter, c. 1785
Adélaïde Labille-Guiard
1749-1803
Louise-Elisabeth of France, 1788
Interior Design
Louis XV Room at the Met, 1720s
Salon de la PrincesseHôtel de Soubise
Paris, c. 1737
Furniture
Design for a Table, c. 1730
Side Table, 1750s
Sofa, 1750s
Decorative Arts
Oriental Dancers, 1740s
The Music Lesson, mid-18th c.
Ornamental Box, 1760s
Vase with Cover, 1761
Milk Pot, c. 1764