Rococo

French artists were well known portraitists from the Rococo period. The Stolen Kiss was acquired by the museum in 1895 and is painted with oil on canvass which created a “smooth, enamel-like surface of the painting, the blended brushstrokes [were] used to convey the details so precisely.” (The State Hermitage Museum, 2017) The painting is 45x55 cm, is found in a beautiful golden frame, and is painted in the colors that are characteristic of the Rococo period and of Fragonard’s pastoral…

Herdswoman Familiarity: Timelessness in Art. Amidst the many art styles in Western history, the rococo style stands out as one of the most defining styles. As an evolution from the baroque period, rococo paintings have cemented themselves with asymmetry and pastel colors, evoking playful themes as opposed to political themes of the past. Upon visiting the Dallas Museum of Art, I encountered the rococo painting, Landscape with Distant Buildings and a Herdswoman, while perusing the museum’s…

man’s art and music depicted a world where their class did not determine their destiny and expressed their frustration with society. The nobility preferred light-hearted Rococo art and Galant music. Rococo art kept the detail of the baroque era without its substance. This made the piece very entertaining but not very moving. Rococo art appealed to nobility by displaying people with thin and light skin showing that they had little exposure to the sun. This…

Lives of the People Renaissance What was life like for people during the Renaissance? It began in Italy at the end of the 14th century. It was a known era of cultural and architectural achievements. The end marked a transition of the continent from medieval to modern era. Along with architecture, the home lives of individuals were joyous. Renaissance women take greater roles in social life opposed to now. They were able to form an opinion and even have a will of their own. Throughout this…

Nhi Tran Essay #3 – Eighteenth Century The eighteenth century is known as the Age of Reason, or the Age of Enlightenment. Choose painting, music, or literature and discuss how and why developments in that art were informed by a greater emphasis on reason. Consider the influence of revolutionary social, political, or philosophical developments. Give specific examples. During the eighteenth century, Europe undergoes great changes in social, political and philosophical revolution. An…

The first Rococo painter admitted to the Royal Academy in France – Jean-Antoine Watteau. Born on October 10, 1684 in the town of Valenciennes, Antoine Watteau has always been interested in painting and was apprenticed to Jacques-Albert Gérin, a local painter. Not long after, he left for Paris and found a job in a workshop at Pont Notre-Dame, where he was making copies of popular Flemish and Dutch tradition genre paintings; before developing his unique sketch-like techniques and revitalizing…

Élisabeth-Louise Vigée-LeBrun, a Rococo era painter turned Neoclassical, was born in Paris on April 16, 1755. She lived to be eighty—seven as “one of the foremost portraitists in Europe at the end of the eighteenth century and during the first three decades of the nineteenth” (NGA, web) (May, 1). Spanning a long career with over 600 paintings, Vigée-LeBrun is “characterized” and marveled “…as the much sought-after portraitist of not only European royalty and nobility, but also of notable…

The eighteenth century has largely been considered one of the most influential time periods ever in terms of art. During this time artists from all over the world were entering a period of enlightenment and creating pieces that explored subjects and themes usually left untouched. One of the more prominent figures to come out of this revolution was an artist by the name of William Hogarth. Hogarth is often seen as the father of what we know today as comics. He laid the foundation for the…

com/biography/Leonardo-da-Vinci/Anatomical-studies-and-drawings (n.d.). (Accessed 2017, May 1). Baroque Painting (1600-1750). Retrieved from: http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/history-of-art/baroque-painting.htm Trapasso, E. (2013, July 15). A Brief History of Rococo Art. Retrieved from:…

Élisabeth-Louise Vigée-LeBrun, a Rococo era painter turned Neoclassical, was born in Paris on April 16, 1755. She lived to be eighty—seven as “one of the foremost portraitists in Europe at the end of the eighteenth century and during the first three decades of the nineteenth.” (NGA, web) (May, 1) Spanning a long career with over 600 paintings, Vigée-LeBrun is “characterized” and marveled “…as the much sought-after portraitist of not only European royalty and nobility, but also of notable…