Flashcards
Rococo art
When and where did the Rococo style begin?
18th century France
19th century France
18th century Italy
19th century Italy
Rococo artists primarily painted what types of scenes?
Hunting and sporting events
Landscapes and floral arrangements
War and politics
Leisure and love
What's the title of the painting by Jean-Honore Fragonard?
A Swinging Lady
The Swinging Lady
The Forest and a Lady
The Swing
Who was the first Rococo painter?
Jean-Honoré Fragonard
Francois Boucher
Jean-Antoine Watteau
Louise Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun
Who is the author of the painting?
Jean Chardin
Francois Boucher
Thomas Gainsborough
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Fêtes galantes, usually small in scale, show groups of elegantly attired men and women, most often placed in a parkland setting and engaged in decorously amorous play.
True
False
The Rococo style began in the reign of which king?
Louis XVIII
Napoleon I
Louis XIV
Louis XV
An 18th-century artistic or architectural style of decoration characterized by elaborate ornamentation with pebbles and shells, typical of grottos and fountains. What is it?
A boudoir
A rocaille
A vaudeville
En grisaille
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George von Knobelsdorff
Sanssouci
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Balthasar Neumann
Basilica of the Fourteen Holy Helpers
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Jean-Honoré Fragonard
A Young Girl Reading
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Jean-Antoine Watteau
The Embarkation for Cythera
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François Boucher
The Birth and Triumph of Venus
What's the title of the painting?
The Stolen Kiss
Although Rococo started in France, its influence quickly spread to artists and architects in England, Italy, and Germany.
False
True
Who is the author of the painting?
Jean-Honore Fragonard
Title?
The Love Letter
Rococo style is also knows as ___________.
Young Baroque
Dark Baroque
Middle Baroque
Late Baroque
She is known as the "godmother of the Rococo". Who is it?
Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun
Rosalba Carriera
Madame de Pompadour
Françoise Duparc
The most famous example of Rococo in architecture is La Salon de la Princesse in the residence of the Prince and Princess de Soubise.
True
False
What's the title of the painting?
The Toilet of Venus
Venus comforts Amor
Venus Restraining Cupid
Mars and Venus
The painting presents "The Abduction of Europe" painted in 1747 by Francois Boucher.
True
False
He's known as Canaletto, was born in 1697. He died in 1768 in Venice. What's his real name?
Antonio Balerstra
Pompeo Batoni
Bernardo Bellotto
Giovanni Antonio Canal
How did English Rococo differ from French Rococo?
Pastel colors were not used in English Rococo.
Curved forms were not used in English Rococo.
The natural motifs were more realistic in French Rococo.
The natural motifs were more realistic in English Rococo.
The natural motifs were more realistic in English Rococo.
One of the most famous examples of Rococo in England is ________________.
St Paul's Cathedra
Apollo Theatre
Seaton Delaval Hall
The Great Witley Church