PPT-Rococo-

barroco Portuguese irregularly shaped pearl and rocaille shellFrench artificial shell for a garden Shift of power from royalty to the aristocrats French Academy dictates good taste in all things copied by other countries no WOMEN ALLOWED. Was born in Paris where it coincided with the reign of Louis 15. th. It was . out-dated . by the 1760s in France, but it continued to impact other parts of . Europe. The . name derives from . rocaille. ROCOCO. Week 14 . After a Renaissance period, the architects of the era started to get bored with the symmetry and same old forms they had been using for the last 200 years. Two main architects were . Louis XIV. Nicolas Poussin. Claude Lorrain. ROCOCO. Antoine Watteau. Francois Boucher. Jean-Honore Fragonard. Bernini. Bust of Louis XIV. 1665. FRENCH BAROQUE. Portrait of . Louis XIV. , 1701.. Adopted the name “le Roi Soleil” (‘The Sun King’). Rococo art was as decorative and non functional as the aristocracy that embraced it When: Early to mid 18th century, about 1723-1775, Louis XV Virgi 1725-1775. What is Rococo?. Derives from the French word . rocaille. , which refers to the delicate scroll of the seashell. Rococo style transitioned the grandeur of the Baroque to the poise and clarity of the Classical. Baroque and Rococo Period. 1600-1750. In history:. Discovery of the telescope by Galileo. Founding of Jamestown settlement in America. Absolute rule by Louis XIV, XV of France. Attempt by pope to make the Catholic religion more popular. From the French . rocaille. and coquille meaning “rock” and “shell” used to decorate Baroque gardens. Scholars are divided on whether Rococo is own style or refinement of Baroque. Rococo – expression of wit and frivolity, although at its best there are more serious, somber and satirical undercurrents.. 18ème siècle. Pour commencer…. 1. Comment . dit. -on “painting” en . français. ?. 2. . Quel. . est. . l’opposé. de “. ombre. ”?. 3. Comment . s’appelle. le style . inventé. par Le . th. Century. Rococo & Enlightenment. Table of Contents. Rococo. Francois Boucher. , Madame de Pompadour . ------. French culture was influence by the mistress of Louis XV. A woman of great intellect and beauty, she . Chapter 15. After the Renaissance . . . . By 1530 Raphael & . DaVinci. are dead and Michelangelo returns to Florence leaving Rome in the hands of a new generation of talented artists. But they realized they couldn’t just repeat what the great masters of the Renaissance did. . 1700-1830. The 17. th. century had been a period of religious confrontation and warfare. By contrast the 18. th. century, The Age of Reason, was a period of relative calm in which the arts developed a refinement and elegance.. Rococo. Rococo style reached its peak of popularity during the reign of Louis XV. Madame Pompadour –. by Francois Boucher. Madame de Pompadour was the mistress of King Louis XV of France.. Rococo artists depicted lighthearted and often frivolous scenes of “nobles at play”. à voir sur l’art au service de l’instauration du pouvoir absolu de Louis X. I. V: . Le roi danse. , Gérard . Corbiau. , 2000. Les meilleures scènes de danse: . http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=BMvpvDjFvHA. Le Billet . Doux. by. Jean . Honore. Fragonard. Musetta’s. Waltz. (from LA BOHEME). by. Giacomo. Puccini. Fine Arts . Music. Art Literature. Dance. Art is made up of lines, color, light & shadow, and texture.