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a style that appeared in France around 1700 for about 60 years, after the death of the Sun King
lavish decoration, mirrors, whimsicle, curved lines |
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| a type of Rococo painting depicting the outdoor amusements of French upper-class society |
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Jean-Antoine Watteau
Pilgrimage to the Island of Cythera
Oil on canvas
1717 |
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Francois Boucher
Triumph of Venus
Oil on canvas
1740 |
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| a style of art and architecture that emerged in the late 18th century as part of a general revival of interest in classical cultures |
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| people going on cultural/educational vacations to explore the rest of Europe, specifically Italy |
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the Western philosophy based on empirical evidence that dominated the 18th century
a new way of thinking critically about the world and about humankind, independently of religion, myth or tradition |
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William Hogarth
The Marriage Contract (from Marriage a la Mode)
Oil on canvas
1743-45 |
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Joseph Wright
An Experiment on a Bird in the Air-Pump
Oil on canvas
1768 |
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Anton Raphael Mengs
Parnassus
Ceiling fresco in Villa Albani
1761 |
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Jacques-Louis David
Oath of the Horatii
Oil on canvas
1784-85 |
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