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07 ART IN THE 18TH CENTURY: FROM BAROQUE TO NEOCLASSICAL
1 BAROQUE AND ROCOCO
Baroque art spread throughout Europe and America during the 17th century
Was a time of great religious exaltation and affirmation of the power of absolute monarchies
The Rococo style was a decorative style
Influenced sculpture and painting, as well as minor art forms such as porcelain,...
The name Rococo is derived from the words baroque and rocaille, a style of ornamentation that uses stone and shell motifs
The Rococo style spread during the first half of the 18th century
BAROQUE AND ROCOCO
SCULPTURE
Their works had outstanding brightness and delicate pastel colours
ARCHITECTURE
Characterised by ornate decoration with curved lines
PAINTING
The preferred themes of Rococo painters were daily life, the countryside, life’s pleasures and games
Their works had outstanding brightness and delicate pastel colours
2 NEOCLASSICISM
Neoclassicism was a return to the simpler, more functional and practical forms of classical art
It developed in the second half of the 18th century
Against the excesses of the Rococo styl
NEOCLASSICISM
PAINTING
Neoclassical painting developed primarily in France
History paintings, where form was more important than colour, were an important genre
Jacques-Louis David was the greatest exponent of pictorial Neoclassicism.
ARCHITECTURE
Architecture was one of the main focuses of Neoclassical artists
Taking their inspiration from classical models
SCULPTURE
Neoclassical sculpture was characterised by technical perfection and the use of proportion,
Reminiscent of the works of the sculptors of Ancient Greece and Rome
The main theme was the human figure, often naked
