Chapter 29 18th Century Art In Europe And The Americas

Chapter 29: 18th Century Art in Europe and the Americas
Magister Ricard
Art History

Major Developments
The Enlightenment
Rococo Style emerges in Europe
Italy and its Classical Revival
Revivals in Britain – Classical and Gothic
Neoclassicism and Romanticism in Britain
Neoclassicism response in France to Rococo

The Enlightenment
Europe started the 18th century in a semi-feudal state
Economic and political power was centrally-based
Aristocratic class held most of the power
By the end, industrial manufacturing would shift the economic paradigm
The Enlightenment pushed thinkers, philosophes, to improve the institutions of mankind
Nature is both rational and good
Observation of natural laws could lead to happiness for mankind

Rococo Style in europe
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Rococo Style in Europe
Portugesebarroco – irregularly shaped pearl
French rocaille – shell or rock ornament used in gardens
Elegant designs and pastel color base
Frivolous, playful subjects
Curves and dainty figures
Favored by aristocratic class which were more concerned with pursuit of pleasure
Mainly developed in France in wake of Louis XIV

Italy and Classical Revival
The Grand Tour – the completion of an aristocratic education was a tour of the major cultural sites of Europe
Paris, Venice, Florence, Naples, and Rome
This heavily inspires the growth of Neoclassicism during the Enlightenment
Pleased the senses and taught moral lessons
Was a reaction to frivolity of Rococo
Pompeii and Herculaneum discovered in 1738

Neoclassicism in England
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Neoclassicism in England
Alexander Pope translated the Homer into English
Wrote his own poetry in iambic pentameter
Women started to wear white muslin gowns to look “classical”

Early Romanticism in England
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Romanticism in Britain
Challenged the Enlightenment’s focus on scientific observation, intellect
Stressed the emotions and the subjective existence of the irrational side of human nature

Later 18th Century Art in France
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French NeoClassicism
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18th Century Art of the Americas
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Chapter 29 18th Century Art In Europe And The Americas

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