Art History Survey of Styles Rococo through Romanticism Rococo : Fantasy, frivolity, images of social gatherings – may have Baroque elements or “look” – but overall tone and narrative are lighter. Early Realism: Genre and still life that is concurrent with Rococo but contains none of the typical Rococo stylistic details. Not whimsical in any way – real life Neo-classicism: Late 18 th to early 19th Use of classical themes and details – resurgence in interest as a result of the discovery of Herculaneum and Pompeii Romanticism: Late 18 th to early 19 th Use of nostalgic themes, ruins, but not classic antiquity. Emotion and imagination

ROCOCO ~ Many of the stylistic details of Baroque – but starting to look lighter – not as heavy ~Skies have dramatic clouds but bright blue sky – no storms ~ fluffy, effeminate, lighthearted Antoine Watteau, (L) Gilles, (R) Lady at her Toilet, Oil on canvas

Jean-Honore Fragonard, The Swing, 1766 oil on Canvas Francis Boucher, Venus Consoling Love, 1751 Oil on canvas ~The “Salon” hosted by a wealthy, accomplished woman becomes more important than the court. ~Classical statues lend a serious element

William Hogarth, Marriage a la mode, 1743 oil on Canvas Thomas Gainsborough, Mrs Richard Brinsley Sheridan, 1785Oil on canvas ~In Britain portraiture/landscape and political commentary were part of the Rococo movement ~Identifiable social classes

Jean-Baptiste Simeon Chardin, (L) Pipe and Jug, ( R) La Fontaine, 1733, Oil on canvas ~Moral virtues of everyday work, Middle class work ethic ~Character of everyday object – sense of the people being close by or having just walked away from the scene Bourgeois Realism

Jacques-Louis David, (L) Oath of the Horatii, 1784 (R) The Death of Marat, 1793, Oil on canvas ~ Return to Classic narratives and overwhelming use of classic visual elements ~Uses classical styling to serve political agenda Neo-Classicism

Jean-Auguste Dominique Ingres, (L) Grande Odalisque, 1814 (R) Mdme Riviere, 1805, Oil on canvas ~ Exotic/ethnic details: turbans, feathers, etc…(an odalisque is a harem girl) ~perfectionism in brushwork – like Neoclassic Neo-Classicism and Romanticism

Sir Charles Barry and A.W.N Pugin, (L) Houses of Parliament, London, (R) John Nash, Royal Pavilion , Oil on canvas ~ Revival of historical styles: Gothic Revival ~Use of exotic architecture: Indian and Islamic Romanticism in Architecture

(L) Theodore Gericault, Raft of the Medusa, (R) Eugene Delacroix, Liberty Leading the People, 1830, Oil on canvas ~Over the top drama, active compositions, blatant gore and death ~ Raft of the Medusa – real-life tale of 149 people set adrift on raft after a ship sunk – officers saved themselves first. Only 15 survived. ~ “Romanticized” view of the July 30 th uprising. Spontaneity mixed with nostalgic use of Lady Liberty Romanticism in Painting

(L) Goya, Family of Charles the III, 1800 (R) Goya, Executions of the 3 rd of May, 1808, Oil on canvas ~ Similarities to Las Meninas, yet very specific differences ~ Goya was against oppression and for individual freedoms – his views showed in his paintings Romanticism in Painting

(L)John Constable, Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop’s Garden,, 1820 (R) Joseph Mallord Willima Turner, Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons, 1835, Oil on canvas ~ Nature in control or Nature out of control ~Controlled brushwork vs exuberant brush strokes Romantic Landscape

(L) Thomas Cole, View from Mount Holyoke, 1836 (R) Albert Bierstadt, Sunrise, Yosemite Valley, Oil on canvas ~ Majestic, expansive, WOW factor ~Light effects and layered complex compositions American Romantic Landscape