Rococo
Elegance, playfulness, and refined sensualityBy Victoria Charles, Klaus H. Carl
Length4h 14m
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Deriving from the French word rocaille, in reference to the curved forms of shellfish, and the Italian barocco, the French created the term 'Rococo'. Appearing at the beginning of the 18th century, it rapidly spread to the whole of Europe. Extravagant and light, Rococo responded perfectly to the spontaneity of the aristocracy of the time. In many aspects, this art was linked to its predecessor, Baroque, and it is thus also referred to as late Baroque style. While artists such as Tiepolo, Boucher and Reynolds carried the style to its apogee, the movement was often condemned for its superficiality. In the second half of the 18th century, Rococo began its decline. At the end of the century, facing the advent of Neoclassicism, it was plunged into obscurity. It had to wait nearly a century before art historians could restore it to the radiance of its golden age, which is rediscovered in this work by Klaus H. Carl and Victoria Charles.
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Length4 hrs 14 mins
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Publish dateJan 5, 2012
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Table of contents
1Rococo Rococo
2Text: Victoria Charles and Klaus H. Carl
3Contemporary History 7
4I. Rococo in France 27
5II. Rococo in Italy 87
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6III. Rococo in Germany 129
7IV. The 18th Century in England 167
8V. The 18th Century in Spain 183
9VI. The Transition to the 19th Century 189
10Contemporary History
11Independence and the founding of
12Chelsea in England and Capodimonte near Naples in Italy. In
13I. Rococo in France
14Pierre Alexis Delamair, Hôtel de Soubise, front, courtyard side, 1704-1707. Paris.
15Emmanuel Héré, Place Stanislas, 1751-1755. Nancy.
16II. Rococo in Italy
17Filippo Juvarra, Palazzo Madama, Staircase, 1718-1721. Turin.
18Guarino Guarini, Cappella della Sacra Sindone, 1667-1694. Turin.
19Ferdinand Fuga, Santa Maria Maggiore, 1741-1742. Rome.
20Luigi Vanvitelli, Caserta Palace, begun in 1752. Naples.
21Filippo Juvarra, Palazzina di Caccia, Hunting Residence, 1729-1731. Stupinigi.
22the Church of
23the famous Italian painters of
24III. Rococo in Germany
25B efore and during the Seven Years War (1756-1763)
26the second half of
27Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach, Court Library, 1723-1726. Vienna.
28Johann Arnold Nering, Schloss Charlottenburg, begun in 1695. Berlin.
29Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach, Schloss Schönbrunn, 1696-1699. Vienna.
30Johann Friedrich Nette and Donato Giuseppe Frisoni, Schloss Ludwigsburg, 1704-1733. Ludwigsburg.
31Agostino Barelli (architecture) and Dominique Girard (gardens), Schloss Nymphenburg, 1664-1730. Munich.
32Johann Conrad Schlaun and François de Cuvilliés, Schloss Augustusburg, 1725-1768. Brühl.
33Philippe de La Guêpière, Schloss Monrepos, 1768. Ludwigsburg.
34Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff, Schloss Sanssouci, 1745-1747. Potsdam.
35Nicolas de Pigage, Schloss Benrath, 1755-1770. Düsseldorf.
36IV. The 18th Century in England
37Sir Christopher Wren, Hampton Court Palace, 1689. Surrey.
38the English national school of
39V. The 18th Century in Spain
40VI. The Transition to the
4119th Century
42Bibliography
43Coypel, Noël Nicolas The Birth of Venus
44An Architectural Caprice Venetian Gala Concert
45Still-Life with a Box of Sweets and Bread Twists
46Wilhelmine von Cotta
47Wren, Sir Christopher Hampton Court Palace
Vincent van GoghVictoria Charles3h 41m$15 · $0.00
Vincent van GoghVictoria Charles3h 35m$16 · $0.00
L'Art baroqueVictoria Charles, Klaus H. Carl3h 51m$15 · $0.00
L'Art gothiqueVictoria Charles, Klaus Carl4h 31m$15 · $0.00
L'Art de la RenaissanceVictoria Charles3h 49m$15 · $0.00
L'Art romanVictoria Charles, Klaus Carl4h 24m$15 · $0.00
Renaissance ArtVictoria Charles3h 48m$15 · $0.00
Art DecoVictoria Charles, Klaus H. Carl5h 26m$11 · $0.00
Der Krieg in der KunstVictoria Charles, Sun Tzu8h 58m$18 · $0.00
PicassoVictoria Charles1h 45m$13.50 · $0.00
La Sécession ViennoiseVictoria Charles, Klaus Carl4h 18m$15 · $0.00
Wiener SecessionVictoria Charles, Klaus Carl4h 25m$11 · $0.00
Baroque ArtVictoria Charles, Klaus H. Carl3h 41m$15 · $0.00
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