ART PERIODS
SEMESTER 1
Rococo (1700-1775) click on works to see a larger image
Subjects: aristocrats, love, pleasure, sensuality, cherubs, Orientalism
Techniques: playful, light-hearted, decorative, pastel colors, curved lines, asymmetry
Notable Artists: Fragonard, Boucher, Watteau, Gainsborough, Le Brun
Etc.: in interiors, white walls with curvy, asymmetrical gold decoration
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The SwingJean-Honoré Fragonard
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Portrait of Madame de PompadourFrançois Boucher
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Embarkation to CytheraJean-Antoine Watteau
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Blue BoyThomas Gainsborough
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Portrait of Marie AntoinetteÉlizabeth Vigée Le Brun
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Marriage à la Mode 2 – Tête-à-TêteWilliam Hogarth
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The Musical ContestJean-Honoré Fragonard
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The Allegory of MusicFrançois Boucher
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Perfect HarmonyJean-Antoine Watteau
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Portrait of Colonel John BullockThomas Gainsborough
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Self-Portrait in a Straw HatÉlizabeth Vigée Le Brun
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Gin LaneWilliam Hogarth
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The Stolen KissJean-Honoré Fragonard
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Nude on a SofaFrançois Boucher
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Pleasures of the DanceJean-Antoine Watteau
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Portrait of Frances BrowneThomas Gainsborough
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Portrait of Madame GrandÉlizabeth Vigée Le Brun
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Satire on False PerspectiveWilliam Hogarth