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The Eighteenth Century (Context (Age of Reason (Value of nature, Universal…
The Eighteenth Century
Canon
ROCOCO
Antoine Watteau, Pilgrimage to Cythera, 1st half 18th C.
NEO CLASSICISM
Jean Antoine Houdon, George Washington, 2nd half 18th C.
Jacques-Louis David, Oath of Horatii, 2nd half of 18th C.
Context
Loads of Revolutions, the french revolution being prominent
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Age of Reason
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Freedom, equality, fraternity
The Art World
ROCOCO
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Asymmetry, elegance, airiness and loveliness
Light colours and pastels
Small gestures
Intimate atmosphere, private character
Cheerful, fantasy
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In Germany & England
A different kind of satirical Rococo, showing the stupidity of the aristocracy
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NEOCLASSICISM
The style of enlightenment, the new era
From about 1750-1825
Archeological discoveries, renewed fascination in greek and roman antiquity, aversion of 'decadent' rococo - pure and honest classic art appreciated
Pure, severe, rational and strict
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