AP Art History Chapter 29
Francois Boucher, 1754; Rococo
"Cupid a Captive" A follower of Watteau, Madame de Pompadour's patronage made this artist a dominant French painter.
Cornelia Presenting Her Children as Her Treasures
Angelica Kauffmann, 1785. Neoclassical.
Breakfast Scene from Marriage a la Mode
William Hogarth, 1745. The Enlightenment. England.
GRAND MANNER PORTRAIT PIECES
-Lord Heathfield -Death of General Wolf
Self-Portrait
Elisabeth Louise Vigee-Lebrun, 1790. The Enlightenment.
Jacques Louis David
French painter known for his classicism and his commitment to the ideals of the French Revolution. -French neoclassical painter -Oath of the Horatii -Death of Marat -Tennis Court Oath
Antoine Watteau, 1716, Rococo
"L'Indifferent One" of the most associated artists of the French Rococo.
Antoine Watteau, 1717; Rococo
"Pilgrimage to Cythera" A specific type of period painting; fete galante (am orous fesitval) painting. Cythera is the land of eternal youth and love, sacred to Aphrodite.
Jean-Honore Fragonard, 1766; Rococo
"The Swing" This artist was a student of Boucher. Pastel colors and soft light. Sensuous.
George Washington
Horatio Greenough, 1840. Neoclassical.
Death of Marat
Jean-Louis David,1793. tragic Neoclassical.
ROCOCO PIECES
-Salon de la Princesse -L'Indifferent One -Pilgrimage to Cythera -Cupid a Captive -The Swing
NATURAL ART PIECES
-Village Bride -Portraitist -Breakfast Scene -Mrs. Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Lord Heathfield
Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1787. The Enlightenment. England.
Neoclassicism
1750-1820 A style of art and architecture that emerged in the later 18th century. - general revival of interest in classical cultures -against frivolous Rococo styles -sparked by discovery of Pompeii and Herculanum ; sparked by French Rev -themes/stories -democracy/patriotism -attention to drapery and ancient dress -utilization of themes and styles from ancient Greece and Rome
The Enlightenment
A philosophical movement which started in Europe in the 1700's and spread to the colonies. It emphasized reason and the scientific method. Writers of the enlightenment tended to focus on government, ethics, and science, rather than on imagination, emotions, or religion. Many members of the Enlightenment rejected traditional religious beliefs in favor of Deism, which holds that the world is run by natural laws without the direct intervention of God.
Rococo
A popular style in Europe in the eighteenth century, known for its -soft pastels (pink/reds and blues) -ornate interiors -sentimental portraits - starry-eyed lovers protected by hovering cupids -light, elegant, & charming artistic style -upperclass socialites
Natural Art
A taste for the "natural" as opposed to the artificial and frivolous. -subtle color palette -contemporary themes -family morals & real events
Grand Manner Portraits
A type of 18th-century portrait painting designed to communicate a person's grace and class through certain standardized conventions, such as the large scale of the figure relative to the canvas, the controlled pose, the landscape setting, and the low horizon line.
Death of General Wolfe
Benjamin West,1771. Depicting the final moments of British General James Wolfe during 1759 Battle of Quebec during the Seven Year War. The Enlightenment. England.
NEOCLASSICISM PIECES
Cornelia Presenting her children as treaures Oath of Horatii Death of Marat Tennis court Oath Panthenon (France) Monticello UVA Rotunda and Lawn George Washington Statue - Houdon George Washington Statue- Greenough
Oath of the Horatii
Jacques-Louis David, 1784. Neoclassical.
George Washington
Jean-Antoine Houdan, 1788-1792. Neoclassical.
Village Bride
Jean-Baptist Greuze, 1761. The Enlightenment.
Portrait of Paul Revere
John Singleton Copley, 1768-1770. The Enlightenment.
1737-1740; Rococo
Salon de la Princesse, Hotel Soubise, Paris, France. This is a typical French Rococo room (salon). Pastels, feminine look, less boisterous. Organic, scalloped frames, gilded moldings with sinuous curves (*Princess=sinuous curves*)
Mrs. Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Thomas Gainsborough, 1787. The Enlightenment. England.
Monticello
Thomas Jefferson, 1770-1806. Charlottesville, VA. Neoclassical.
Rotunda and Lawn, University of Virginia
Thomas Jefferson, 1819-1826. Neoclassical.
