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…considered reason and the common good as what should rule, and opposed what was then the established Rococo. A masterpiece of virtue could be seen in Jean-Baptiste Greuze’s painting The Village Bride. This painting, in what appears to be a genre scene…

…Birth of Venus is considered a masterpiece. However, the myth of the goddess would not stop there. Francois Boucher took a liking to Aphrodite and showed her in his painting The Triumph of Venus (1740). This painting led to a new style called Rococo. When…

…dressed conservatively. Women for instance, showed very little skin, but accentuated their figures. Men wore clothes that advertised their trade or occupations. The style of this century was donned the Rocco Period. The Rococo period was marked stylistically…

…was 16 he began studying art at the Académie Royale under the rococo painter J. M. Vien. After many unsuccessful attempts, he finally won the Prix de Rome in 1774, and on the ensuing trip to Italy he was strongly influenced by classical art…

…Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684-1721) was a French Rococo artist. He was probably best known for his fetes galantes paintings, which depicted romanticized, idyllic scenes with elaborately costumed ladies and gentlemen at play, in fanciful outdoor settings…

…of the Rococo period is conveyed through The Interrupted Sleep. This painting is very small in! size like many of the paintings done during this time. The composition itself is very sensual, with the soft pastel colors and the soft, pink bodies of the woman. The use…

…The feminism, and almost gaudiness of the Rococo period is conveyed through The Interrupted Sleep. This painting is very small in size like many of the paintings done during this time. The composition itself is very sensual, with the soft pastel colors and the soft…

…with the many facets of Cubism. Cubism was developed in stages: analytic, synthetic, hermetic, and rococo. These techniques were not only useful in painting but in collages as well. Picasso met Eva Marcelle Humbert, and fell in love with her but the war…

…Rococo style." - From "The Bulfinch Guide to Art History" Books on Baroque Art The Baroque: Architecture, Sculpture, Painting, by Rolf Toman. Published by Konemann, with the usual excellent quality reproductions; covers all aspects of Baroque Art…

…order. The Hellenistic art was a mix between Classical and Baroque or even rococo, which is more ideal, but also realistic. The Hellenistic period was, above anything else, a period of eclecticism. The art was used to glorify athletes and to glorify…