Rococo

We as the viewers of art begin at the focal point of the painting Naked Maja, a reclined female nude depiction, oil on canvas created before 1800 (MUSEUM PRADO). It scales at 98 x 191 cm 1800 and was painted by artist Francisco de Goya Y Lucientes from Fuendetodos, Zaragoza and is now in the Museo del Prado in Madrid for public viewing (MUSEUM PRADO). Where the observer's eyes are first drawn when looking upon Naked Maja, is her face, and more distinctly her eye. Mostly due to the tendency of…

missionaries went to China, they did not make a big achievement but they spread Chinese culture and technology well. Chinoiserie became popular at that time, and some artist combines Chinoiserie and Rococo style together, such as famous French painter Antonie Watteau and François Boucher, both of them good at Rococo style, although they haven’t been to China, some of theirs paintings about China still fit the facts. The reason of that is because there were a lot of trades and culture integration…

architectural style of the Renaissance period  Regular forms, straight lines, circle and the Greek Cross were the key elements  Large emphasis on symmetry and proportions. Thus circle and the Greek Cross was preferred. • (Blunt, Anthony. Baroque & Rococo architecture & decoration. Great Britain: Paul Elek Limited, 1978.) • (Wolfflin, Heinrich. Renaissance and Baroque. United States of America: Cornell University Press, 1967.) • (“High Renaissance.” Rice University. N.A.…

Feminine features The painting Jupiter and Callisto by Angelica Kauffmann (1781), oil on canvas with a 24 inches diameter is a painting in the late 19th century. As soon as our eyes set into the painting, two female figures in the foreground captured our attention. One of them is Jupiter in the disguise of Dianna, while the other female is Callisto. Since the main light source is shone on both of them, they would consider as the emphasis of the artwork and where most tension is created. The…

era because society thought differently of themselves. They considered themselves to be free from the limitations of the Middle Ages. In addition, some people began to believe God was more of a controller over nature, than mankind. The art form of rococo was rising. Artists were finding interest in capturing the Greek and Roman themes in their works. As for a society characteristic, numerous of philosophers were making contributions to the scientific world. For example, Benjamin Franklin would…

Jean-Baptiste Colbert founded in 1648 the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture to protect these artists, and in 1666 he created the still-active French Academy in Rome to have direct relations with Italian artists. French artists developed the rococo style in the 18th century, as a more intimate imitation of old baroque style, the works of the court-endorsed artists Antoine Watteau, François Boucher and Jean-Honoré Fragonard being the most…

As tapestries have become a decorative staple among college-aged students across the United States in recent years, I thought it would be interesting to take a look back and see where and how they began, because as they say, “everything old is new again.” To begin, what exactly is a tapestry? A tapestry is a bobbin made cloth with a surface consisting entirely of weft threads, where discontinuous wefts form beautifully intricate patterns. Tapestries originated in Coptic Egypt around 42 AD,…

When does the Rococo begin in France? What historical events help influence the rise of Rococo style? Roccoco style is a style of structural planning, starting in France around 1720, advanced from Rococo sorts and recognized by its rich refinement in utilizing distinctive materials for a sensitive general impact. It is described by softness, class, and a rich utilization of bending, characteristic structures in ornamentation. The word Ornate is gotten from the French word rocaille, which…

Luigi Boccherini. Born 1743 in Lucca, Italy, and died 1805 in Madrid, Spain. He lived for 62 years. His body was buried in Pontifical Basilica of St. Michael in Madrid, until 1927 when Mussolini had him dug up and moved his body to the church of St. Francesco in his native place, Lucca, Italy. Luigi’s bloodline still goes on to live in Spain this day. Boccherini’s father sent him at a young age to study in Rome(1757). He later went on to Madrid, and worked for the younger brother of Charles…

John wake ups and decides to make himself a healthy and lean breakfast. John decides that a light potato and spinach quinoa breakfast bowl should be a great way to begin his day. Quinoa, a popular “super food,” that is now available in many US health food stores and supermarkets. To John, it’s a foodstuff recommended by many nutritionists and agricultural specialists, however, it is much more than that. Quinoa is a Peruvian cropped that forever changed the dietary history of the world. John…