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Rocco Art
Art Ms. Lea-Mord
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Art History
9th Grade
02/13/2012

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Term
Dates of the Rococo period
Definition
1700-1800
Term
This period was the age of _________.
Definition
Age of enlightment: time of extreme corruption
Term
The rococo syle resulted in what country?
Definition
France
Term
Countries that it influenced:
Definition
Europe and English art
Term
Where does the rococo style get its name from
Definition
rock shell-statue of shells made of rocks
Term
Main characteristics of the Rococo Style
Definition
Fantasy and frivolity
Term
elements of satire-
Definition
when you use humor to make a point
Term
Antoine Watteau-
Definition
leading rococo painter
french
picnik like affairs of wealthy
figures he paints are usually in studied poses
stage like
usually elegantly dressed women and men
Term
What painting did Anotoine Watteau do?
Definition
A Pilgrimage to Cythera
- cupids and venus
-painted this reception piece to begin his "career"
had more status cause he was educated
influence by flanders
used swirling brushstokes
this painting depicts a journey of a young couple to island of cythera
theres a golden boat to take them back
the dog represents THE LUST
figures are small compared to large backround behind them
tends to have pointed shapes (shoes,canes,etc.)
Term
His painting of A Pilgrimage to Cythera is similar to what painting by who and why?
Definition
Garden of Love by Rubens
-both depicts young lovers in a beautiful outdoor setting
Term
Jean-Honore Fragonard-
Definition
entergetic brushstrokes and excesses in the court
COURT PAINTER
(French)
Term
What two paintings was he most famous for?(Fragonard)
Definition
Hall of Mirrors
The Swing
Term
Hall of Mirrors-
Definition
Epidemy for the wealthy (royal family)
tried to regain his career but died in poverty
Term
The Swing-
Definition
Most well known painting
-swirling movement and brushstrokes
riskay painting
-women is mistress
-man looking up womens dress
-statues= good example of rococo time period
-statue on left=greek god of discretion
discretion is when you cant keep a secret
-bishop represent the church
-flinging shoe off indicates wild abandon
-foot=symbol of sexuality
Term
Thomas Gainsborough
-painted what?
Definition
1727-1788 English painter
-portrait artist
-loved to paint landcapes
-one of englands finest portrait painters
-influenced by the rococo style
-"fluffy art style"
-----painted The Morning Walk and The Blue Boy
Term
William Hogarth
-painted what?
Definition
1697-1764 (English)
-sold engravings which is a printing process carved into a metal plate
-was able to make duplicates which gave him an advantage because it provided more than one copy and the middle class could afford those
-art was frequently directed towards the upper class
-he found the British school of paintings (school of thought)
-known for narrative paintings which tell stories
-his work critisized the upper class
-showed problems in marriage,politics,alchohol abuse, lose living men and women of the time
------painted Marriage a la Mode and The Lady Death
Term
Marriage a la Mode (6parts)
Definition
painted in the 1740s
(1st scene)
-depicts two fathers who are arranging the marriage of their two children
-lawyer in black on left
the two dogs symbolize marraige together
-man on right has gout which is from eating too much rich food
-sypholus is picked up (spreads)
(scene 2)
-top right--> theres a clock that appears to show its after midnight
-dog sniffing pocket...womans cap...he had been with another woman
-chair=just left abruptly
(scene 3)
-"The Inspection"
-father at the doctor
-everyone in the family has sypholus
-the skull indicates death
-pills arent working
corenettes tells us the father has died
-young couple gets the "title"
-string of coral beads on women (tells us she had a baby)
-"The Bagnio"
--after the ball
--baginos coffee houses and Turkish baths
--wife begging for forgiveness
-"The Ladys Death"
--wife is dying
--pulling gold ring off finger to have gold(her dads finger)
--taken poison to kill herself
--baby has sypholus too...wearing braces on her ankles
--dog is malnourished...(meaning the marriage is malnourished)
Term
John Copley
-painted what?
Definition
1738-1815 (American Painter)
-influenced by european style
-"Paul Revere" (best known portrait)
-Tenebrism is portrayed (he appears from the dark background)
-in a thinking pose (means he is smart and intelligent)
-blocky shape
-triangular shape unites the picture
-"Watso and the Shark"
-this painting was wierd because it did not follow the rules that painters usually went by...
- If you did a narrative painting it was form mythology or biblical scenes
- If you did go of subj. youd depict a battle
- Highly unusual to chose a topic that happened to an individual
- Historic event that happended to a boy on a ship (didn’t affect a lot of people)
- Bcuz it was so dramatic-people loved it and it was accepted
Term
Benjamin West
-painted what?
Definition
1738-1820 (american)
-historical painter
-"Penn's Treaty with the Indians"
--narrative painting BUT historical scene
--expected them to be portryaed in a classical way-->he didnt do that
-"Benjamin Franklin Drawing Electricity from the Sky"
-depicting a historical scene
-moment BF figured out lighting
-done the way it was expected to be
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