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ART IN THE 18TH CENTURY: FROM BAROQUE TO NEOCLASSICAL
BAROQUE
painting
were daily life, the countryside, life’s pleasures, games
brightness, colours
arquitecture
ornate decoration
curved lines
history
time of religious exaltation, affirmation of the power of absolute monarchies
aimed to represent reality directly
17th century, Europe and America
great freedom in
composition
movement
light
colour
sculpture
love in
porcelain
marble
ROCOCO
history
not develop its own architectural style
Rococo= baroque and rocaille
influenced sculpture, painting and minor art forms
first half of the 18th century
decorative style
France= most important artistic centre
art... same as Baroque
NEOCLASSICISM
sculpture
main theme: human figure
funerary sculpture developed
technical perfection and proportion
marble was used
painting
develop primarily in France
form more important than colour
Jacques-Louis David: greatest exponent
themes from classical antiquity
history
reaction against excesses of the Rococo style
art of the enlightened middle class
second half of the 18th century
characterised by
balanced forms
no ornamentation
functional, practical forms of Ancient Greek, Roman art
arquitecture
inspiration from classical models
public buildings characteristic of the Enlightenment
main focuses of Neoclassical artists
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