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Page 1: The Rococo Artistic Movement - Mr. Tredinnick's Class SiteThe Rococo Period •18th Century •Primarily French Style •Louis XV Style –After death of Louis XIV court moves back

The Rococo Artistic Movement

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The Rococo Period

• 18th Century

• Primarily French Style

• Louis XV Style

– After death of Louis XIV court moves back to Paris

• Rocaille

– “Rock Work”

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Reaction against the formal baroque style

• Baroque

– Connected to religious counter-reformation

• Flowed out of Baroque

• New taste for more delicate decorations

– Suitable for smaller more intimate interiors of town houses

– Not Religious

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Characteristics

• Flowing curves

• Delicate colors

• Ornate curls

• Subject matter

– Secular

– Erotic

– No grand heroes, or historical themes

– Carefree life of the aristocracy

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The Happy Accidents of The

Swing

Jean-Honore Fragonard

1767

Located at the Wallace Collection, London

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Blind Man’s Bluff

Jean-Honore Fragonard

1755-56

Located at the Toledo museum of art

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The Love Letter

Francois Boucher

1750

Commissioned by Madame de Pompadour

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Madame de Pompadour

Francois Boucher

1755

Commissioned by Madame de Pompadour

- Official mistress of Louis XV

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The Embarkation for Cythera

Antoine Watteau

1717

Located in the Louvre

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La Surprise

Antoine Watteau

1718

Located in the Louvre

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Rococo Architecture

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Characteristics

• Elaborate curves and scrolls

• Ornaments shaped like shells and plants

• Intricate patterns

• Delicate details

• Complex, asymmetrical shapes

• Light, pastel colors

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Tsarskoye Selo – St. Petersburg (1708)

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