This document discusses several Rococo paintings and the artists that created them. It contrasts the styles of Rubenisme and Poussinisme, with Watteau embracing Rubenisme's emphasis on color and movement. Key paintings mentioned include Watteau's Return From Cythera, Boucher's Cupid a Captive which took after Watteau's style, and Fragonard's The Swing which depicted a sensual scene. Chardin's Grace at Table is also summarized as depicting ordinary scenes with simplicity and light/dark contrasts.

1. Rococo
Paintings You
Should Know
About
L’Indifférent
ANTOINE WATTEAU

2. Rubenisme vs.
Poussinisme
• Rubenisme- natural
supremacy of color and the
coloristic style should be
used as the artist’s guide
(Watteau)
• Poussinisme- form is the
most important element in

3. Art in Arcadia Ego
Poussin
Pays attention to
structure and is about an
intellectual subject
Arrival of Marie de Medici at
Marseilles Rubens
About movement and making
sure it appeals to emotions

4. Return From Cythera
• Antoine Watteau 1717-1719
• Rubenisme
• Cythera is the birthplace of
Venus; they are celebrating love
• Flowing, diagonal, looping feel
with difficult movement and
poise portrayals of figures
• Darker up front and lighter in
back

6. Cupid a Captive
• François Boucher 1754
• Took after Watteau
• Mythological subjects
• Love and “erotic frivolity”
• Based on Baroque diagonals
and curves, but made it
delicate

8. The Swing
• Jean-Honoré Fragonard 1766
• Sensual
• Cupid is warning against
frivolity, but the woman
kicks her shoe off at it
• Man in the corner is the
patron

10. Grace at Table
• Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin
1740
• Natural
• Lessons
• Ordinary people, especially
mothers and children
• Simplicity
• Back to light to dark