Rococo Questions Flashcards
Describe Samuel Adams
John Singleton Compley. 1772. Oil on canvas.
- dressed conversatively
- glares at Governor Hutchinson (viewer)
- left hand points to charter (rule of law) and seal granted to MA by King William and Queen Mary
- right hand grasps petition prepared by citizens of Boston
- realism. head and hands dramatically lit.
- convey moral force of his demands
Describe Salon de La Princesse in the Hotel de Soubise
Germain Broffrand. 1732. Paris.
- arabesques and swirls
- silver or gold against white or pastel color
Describe Kaisersaal (Imperial Hall)
Neumann. 1750. Germany.
- illustrates great triumph in planning and decoration
- white gold color scheme and delicately curved forms
Describe The Marriage of the Emperor Frederick and Beatrice of Burgundy
Tiepolo. 1752. Germany.
- architectural painting
- presented as if theater with painted and gilded stucco curtains drawn back
- wedding presented in dazzling light
- characters suggest nobility of purpose
Describe Church of the Vierzehnheiligen
Neumann. 1772. Germany.
- “Fourteen Auxiliary Saints”
- exterior shows Rococo style with gently bulging central pavilion and delicately arche windows
- interior overlays of decoration creates visionary world where flat wall surfaces scarcely exist
- surrounded by clusters of pilasters and engaged columns and clerestory
- foliage of fanciful capitals is repeated in arabesques, wreaths, and ornamented frames of irregular panels that line vault
Describe Pilgrimage to the Island of Cythera
Jean-Antoine Watteau. 1717. Oil on canvas.
- fete galante: elegant outdoor entertainment
- dream world where beautifully dressed couples, with putti, have romantic adventures on island of love sacred to Venus
Describe The Signboard of Gersaint
Watteau. 1721. Oil on canvas.
- actually a signboard for a shop
- elegant ladies and gentlemen seem knowledgeable with paintings
- creates atmosphere of aristocratic sophistication
- left, click positioned directly over king’s portrait, surmounted by allegorical figure of Fame and sheltering pair of lovers, is traditional momento mori (reminder for mortality)
- young women looking at their reflections symbolized fragility of human life
- vanitas theme
Describe The Salon of 1787
Martini. 1787. Engraving.
-freaking paintings and people everywhere
Describe Triumph of Venus
Francois Boucher. 1740. Oil on canvas.
- Venus appears near center, resting on silks and satins in giant shell, pulled through water by dolphins
- putti hover in sky, carrying shiny scarf that billows like huge banner
- robust world of sensual pleasure
Describe The Meeting
Jean-Honore Fragonard. 1773. OIl on canvas.
- From The Loves of the Shepherds.
- shows secret encounter between young man and sweetheart
- rapid brushstrokes
- bright colors
Describe The Invention of the Balloon
Clodion. 1784. Terra-cotta.
- decorated with bands of classical ornament
- rising and assisted by puffing wind god heralded by Victory
- putti stoke fire basket
Describe Charles Sackville, 2nd Duke of Dorset
Carriera. 1730. Pastel on paper.
-British aristocrat
Describe Santi Giovanni E Paolo and the Monument to Bartolommeo Colleoni
Canaletto. 1738. Oil on canvas.
- Venetian square
- shown as if viewer were in gondola on nearby canal
- roofline of church creates powerful orthogonal
Describe The Lion Bas-Relief
Giovanni Battista Piranesi. 1761. Etching and engraving.
- depicts vast, gloomy spaces spanned by remnants of monumental vaults
- motifs: barred windows, dangling ropes and tackle, torture device set sinister mood
Describe Parnassus
Anton Raphael Mengs. 1761. Rome.
- first true Neoclassical painting
- takes place on Mount Parnassus in Greece, which ancients believed to be sacred to Apollo and nine Muses
- center is Apollo holding lyre and laurel branch, symbol of artistic accomplishment
- resting on Doric column is mother of Muses, Mnemosyne
Describe Cupid and Psyche
Antonio Canova. 1793. Marble.
- illustrates loves story between Cupid and Psyche
- eroticism and senses of sight and touch
Describe Chiswick House
Richard Boyle (Lord Burlington). 1729. England.
- bilateral symmetry
- octagonal core and two entrances
- Roman temple front
Describe Rococo features
pastel colors, delicately curving forms, dainty figures, lighthearted mood
Describe Neoclassical features
classical subject matter in a style derived from classical Greek and Roman sources
intended to teach moral lessons
conveyed Enlightenment ideals
Describe The Park at Stourhead
Henry Filtcroft and Henry Hoare. 1765. England.
- mixture of elements from around the world
- nostalgic
- mixture of Neoclassical and Romantic