Rococo

The concept of beauty has been a baffling issue and a bone of contention among thinkers and intellectuals. Such confusion can plausibly be understood through the changeable standards considered in every culture and the many attempts to approach it. Throughout history, it has been glorified and highlighted in many ways. From a philosophical perspective, Kant, in Observation on the Feeling of Beautiful and Sublime , tackles beauty, through the view that women are identified by their beauty, while…

In the fall of 1957, Edward Allassi sits near the window of his powder blue bedroom, resting from complete exhaustion. His foot rests by the curved, cabriole leg on a fauteuil chair - a piece from the Rococo period. Gazing down the long drive of his grand French villa, to the large cast iron entrance gates, with their art Deco detail Edward is engrossed in thoughts of his youth. He stares at the lamp posts decorated with lion’s heads, recalling the day the lion’s heads were installed. He…

The dispute between Poussinists and Rubenistes, was ultimately not only about the form and style of painting, but also about the philosophical or political connotations that had risen in light of the discourse regarding neoclassicism and romanticism, which is, if simply defined, the distinction between the prevalence of reason and that of emotion. Throughout this paper, I plan to inspect the idea of artistic competition in art history, using the example of one of the largest artistic…

To gain knowledge and grasp an understanding of diversified styles of art through the time periods of modernism and contemporary art, renowned artists Francisco Goya and Peter Booth are explored by comparing and contrasting their influences (personal, cultural, artistic and historical), working method in terms of the use of materials and techniques, distinctive style and lastly the ideas and meanings communicated in their most famous artworks; Painting 1977, Painting 1978, The Third of May and…

World War II was a dark, terrible time in history. It was a time when maniacal, fascist dictators terrorized the masses, and showed signs of growing more powerful by the second. It was a time when citizens lived in fear of armies looting and burning their cities, and sought protection from bombs dropping mercilessly from the sky. It was a time when corruption ran deep into the government, and every official had suspicions about the others leaking information to the enemy. People were afraid,…

political propaganda and messages of morality, the intense emotion felt when gazing upon Romantic works is timeless, impacting human feelings century after century. Although Neoclassical successfully reminds us, after the frivolous indulgence of the Rococo, of our potential for refined principles in its solemn portrayal of the most rational of Roman figures and Greek democracy, its scenes were often used to depict the modern apex moments of socially apex individuals. It is a suggestive…

Albrecht Pfister The Pleasures of Education (1777, Rococo). Louis Marin Bonnet Reference to scientific subject matter Another relationship between science and art during this period was the inclusion of scientific subject matter in paintings. Some examples include: • Dürer’s inclusion of a mathematical…

“The Promise of Reason” During the Age of Enlightenment many important changes were taking place. This was a crucial time for many reasons, it helped mold how we function as a society. The philosophes in this time period believed that with education and equality that society could be strengthened and more civilized. The problem faced was the disagreement between Locke and Hobbes on what role the government should play in society, they both agreed church should not have a role in government.…

Art reflects life: as society and its institutions change, art remains as a record of historical thoughts and practices. The way in which society views and treats those suffering with mental illness varies depending on the contemporary theory for its cause and its place among society. As man progressed from the superstitious dogma on mental illness surrounding the Medieval period, theories and cures towards mental illness increased in their analytic methods, though it certainly took centuries to…

Chinese landscape painting in the long process of development, the formation of a unique style and aesthetic taste and a complete theoretical system. Similarly, in the Western painting accounted for an important position of the landscape is also true. These two objects of the same performance using different forms of expression of art in the world of art treasures occupy an extremely important position. They are in two different civilizations, the aesthetic value of these two art is the precious…