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art aesthetics: coquette
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Venus Discovering the Dead Adonis by François Boucher (18th Century)
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IncubuS, Huile sur Toile,
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Jupiter, in the Guise of Diana, and Callisto
François Boucher, French
1763
Oil on canvas
Oval, 25 1/2 x 21 5/8 in. (64.8 x 54.9 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
#art#greek mythology#flowers#rococo#french art#french artist#francois boucher#diana#artemis#callisto#zeus#roman mythology#rococo art#art history#french rococo
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The Dovecote by Francois Boucher, 1758.
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Madame de Pompadour, François Boucher (1758). National Gallery of Scotland
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Francois Boucher (French, 1703-1770)
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Title: The Chinese Garden
Artist: Francois Boucher
Date: 1742
Style: Rococo
Genre: Genre Painting
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The Lunch
Artist: Francois Boucher (French, 1703-1770)
Date: 1739
Medium: Oil on canvas
Collection: The Louvre, Paris, France
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Mrs Violet M Hammersley
Artist: Phillip Wilson Steer (British, 1860-1942)
Date: 1906-1907
Medium: Oil on canvas
Collection: Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Description
Steer's portrait in the grand tradition of aristocratic British portraiture stretching back to Gainsborough and Reynolds, yet it is painted with a vibrancy learnt from the French impressionists. The pose is taken from a portrait of Madame of Pompadour by Francois Boucher in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. The sitter was sister-in-law Mrs Hugh Hammersley, whose memorable portrait by Sargent is now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
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dresses in art
#portrait of the hon. mrs harold by john collier#unknown i cant find this one#portrait of josephine stieler as a bride by joseph karl stieler#portrait of frances anne vane by alexandre jean dubois#portrait of isabelle antoinette barones sloet van toutenberg by nicaise de keyser#portrait of marguerite de seve by nicolas de largillere#portrait of emilia wlodkowska by jozef simmler#portrait of a lady by adriaen hanneman#mary of modena by willem wissing#esther and ahasuerus by artemisia gentileschi#alexandra feodorovna by a malyukov#don't know the artist but its supposed to be the coronation dress of queen alexandra#woman in turkish dress by paul emil jacobs#portrait of juliane by johann heinrich tischbein#portrait of madame de pompadour by francois boucher#princess isabella of asturias vicente palmaroli#maria christina de borbon-dos sicilas reina de espana by vicente lopez y portana#isabella ii queen of spain by federico de madrazo y kuntz#afternoon tea for three by frederic soulacroix#princess maria carolina augusta of bourbon by franz xaver winterhalter#marie suzanne giroust by alexander roslin#the new bracelet by frans verhas#a lady in a lilac dress by wladysaw czachorski#a gust of wind by gaetano bellei#maria grafin zu munster by harry von hente#retrato de dona antonia roca y mestre by angel maria cortellini#frances courtenay by thomas hudson#i loved colorcoding this and i used some from my last edit#art history#history
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The Triumph of Venus by Francois Boucher (1740)
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What is art?
During the whole semester, we tried to figure out what art is. Is it only for fun, what secrets are hidden under the paintings, colours, smiles of beautiful women, and so on.
"The Three Graces" Francois Boucher (1703-1770). Rococo period
Well, thanks to our discussions, I came to some thoughts. First, art is a universal language. And that is true. Different people, generations understand it. Art can be appreciated by absolutely dissimilar people with their own backgrounds and walks of life. It is wonderful, isn't it? It is a universal language, I would say.
There is no doubt that art is a form of expression that has been present in human civilization for thousands of years. It encompasses a wide range of mediums, such as literature, music, sculpture, architecture, etc.
Italian Baroque
Of course, it plays a significant role in shaping forms, reflecting social values, mirroring life beauty, and proving a means for individuals to communicate their ideas, messages, thoughts, feelings, and emotions.
And, as we have learned, there are two fundamental goals for any art. They are to provoke thoughts and evoke emotions.
"The Last Day of Pompeii", Karl Pavlovich Bryullov
A very interesting thing for me is that absolutely all artists use their imaginations and creativity to convey their worldview, their messages, and their ideas because it may be difficult to express all of it through words alone. Sometimes we have a limited amount of words to describe something because human civilization has not created anything yet. Something beautiful, something that can stir the soul.
So, art is power. It has the ability to change conventional thinking, think outside the box, push boundaries, break stereotypes, and embrace new perspectives.
Well, art is a really powerful and multifaceted part of our lives.
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The Toilet of Venus
Title: The Toilet of Venus
Artist: Francois Boucher
Date: 1751
Movement: French Rococo
Medium: Oil on canvas
Genre: Mythology painting
Again we return to France, and again we return to Boucher.
The word Toilet means Dressing room before plumbing was a regular thing. SO this meant to be Venus’ dressing room in case there was any confusion.
Here, we see Venus with her usual symbols of winged babies and doves, but we also see a focus on pearls. More likely than note, because Venus came from the sea, she was likely associated with the jewel that comes from the sea as well.
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The Toilet by Francois Boucher, 1742.
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Wealth & Status in Baroque and Rococo
Having it all must be tough :(
There are never ending decisions to make, about silly things like ideal garden shrubbery height, drapery thread count, ornate frames, silver, or gold? To show it all off or to cover it up? To spend or to save? To invest in the Church or one's own extravagant lifestyle? Virtuous piety or worldly comforts?
To nurture Faith or Ego?
Ceiling painted by Johann Baptist Enderle, 1772
Jean-François de Troy, The Declaration of Love (1731)
All these competing ideals are exactly what set the Baroque and Rococo periods apart.
Let's start at the beginning - well, sort of - with Baroque.
Artemisia Gentileschi, Judith and Holofernes 1612-13
Throughout Europe Catholicism sees a decline in followers going into the 17th century, due to popularization of Marin Luther's Protestant reformation.
Protestantism came as a response to shady behavior within the Catholic Church, which had previously held unchallenged cultural and political power. This 'divine' power within the Church attracted wealth, and wealthy people looking to buy in.
I cannot stress enough how motivated by money the Catholic Church was at this time. Many Popes like Leo X actually sold physical certificates called 'indulgences' which were essentially Fast-passes through Purgatory, should its keeper die before confessing their sins in penance.
Through generous donations to the Catholic Church, one could actually buy themselves a ticket into heaven, circa ~ 1550.
This wasn't great optics to German monk, and founder of Protestantism, Martin Luther. And many people agreed, causing a novel decline in Catholicism. The Roman Catholic Church desperately needed a rebrand.
Caravaggio [?] , The Crowning with Thorns, 1603
Baroque paints Catholicism in a more virtuous, penitent, moody, and modest light. Visual elements like high contrast light and shadows, mostly religious imagery, "normal" looking figures that no longer strive to be the Renaissance's perfect man, nor Rococo's dashing picture of youth and indulgence, they look like us.
It's hard to say if the Baroque art movement really saved the Church from losing followers, but it did spark a global popularization of Baroque and is responsible for subsequent movements in fine art and architecture across the world!
ie. the global Baroque, Rococo, heavy influences on the Dutch golden age of painting.
Church of St. Peter of Andahuaylillas - Peru, 1620s
Rembrant, Lady and Gentleman in Black and Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee, 1633, Dutch [missing from ISG Museum since 1990]
Jean-Honoré Fragonard, The Progress of Love: Love Letters, 1771-72, French
In the century to follow, Baroque artwork would become a status symbol in itself, along with its pious and devout lifestyle.
French aristocrats and artists like Fragonard coming into the 18th century rejected this ideology, along with King Louis XIV's frugal, somewhat Baroque style of ruling. Rococo takes clear visual elements of Baroque and applies them to a generally more frivolous, lighthearted, romantic subject matter, with clear emphasis on material wealth.
Wealth was shown and represented in excess, lifestyles full of lush scenery and architecture like Versailles. Material goods and conspicuous consumption ruled the aristocratic nobility (art buying community) at the time.
In the Rococo period once again, in Renaissance fashion, art patrons are shifting toward a search for aesthetic perfection, beauty, and divinity in humans and on earth.
A harsh contrast from a hundred years prior, in the midsts of Baroque's influence of frugality, devotion to faith, and denouncement of worldly comforts. This shift could have many catalysts, including the continuing spread of Protestant religions, or the rebellion against a previously strict, sometimes oppressive, religious church-state under the reign of Louis XIV.
Tapestry L'Aurore et Céphale, from Les Tentures de François Boucher Series, Painted by Francois Boucher, 1776-77, French
The Studio, Honoré Daumier, 1870, French
Ultimately, today the Rococo period is iconic in reference to the French Revolution.
Similarly to Rococo's start, as a rebellion against a meek and mild social norm, Rococo's end is tied to the death of the French noble class; at the hands of French citizens who were facing the consequences (famine, poverty, poor living conditions) of the French Nobility's over-indulgent, expensive lifestyle.
I can only assume that after the torches, pitchforks, and guillotining of the French Monarchy, Rococo's frills and embellishments probably seemed pretty... cringe.
Portrait of the Marquise de Pompadour by Maurice Quentin de La Tour, 1755 (Rococo)
The Execution of Louis XVI by H. de la Charlerie, 1793 (Neo-classical)
The Death of Marat, Jacques-Louis David, 1793 (Neo-classical)
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