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Rococo painting represents the expression in painting of an aesthetic movement that flourished in Europe between the early and late 18th century, migrating to America and surviving in some regions until the mid-19th century. The painting of this movement is divided into two sharply differentiated camps.
Paintings and Theater. Boucher’s most original contribution to Rococo painting was his reinvention of the pastoral, a form of idealized landscape populated by shepherds and shepherdesses in silk dress, enacting scenes of erotic and sentimental love.
Madame de Pompadour, born Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson, has been called the "godmother of the Rococo," due to her centrality in promoting the style and establishing Paris as the artistic capital of Europe.
29 maj 2018 · What follow are 10 iconic artworks that exemplify Rococo in its varied iterations, from mythological scenes to historical portraits, and lush landscapes to lavish interiors. Jean-Antoine Watteau, Pilgrimage to Cythera (1717)
1 paź 2024 · Rococo, style in interior design, the decorative arts, painting, architecture, and sculpture that originated in Paris in the early 18th century. It is characterized by lightness, elegance, and an exuberant use of curving natural forms in ornamentation.
16 lis 2021 · Boucher’s portrayals of Madame de Pompadour demonstrated the quintessential Rococo style painting. Madame de Pompadour propelled the Rococo movement forward due to her influence. The Bathers (1765) by Jean-Honoré Fragonard
17 paź 2023 · This famous Rococo artwork features several passionate lovers clothed in fine aristocratic costume in an idyllic pastoral landscape on Cythera, the mythological island where the goddess of love, Venus, arose from the sea.
