Flashcards
Rococo art
When and where did the Rococo style begin?
19th century Italy
18th century France
19th century France
18th century Italy
Rococo artists primarily painted what types of scenes?
Leisure and love
Hunting and sporting events
War and politics
Landscapes and floral arrangements
What's the title of the painting by Jean-Honore Fragonard?
The Swing
The Forest and a Lady
The Swinging Lady
A Swinging Lady
Who was the first Rococo painter?
Louise Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun
Francois Boucher
Jean-Honoré Fragonard
Jean-Antoine Watteau
Who is the author of the painting?
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Thomas Gainsborough
Francois Boucher
Jean Chardin
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
Louis XV
Napoleon I
Louis XIV
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 vaudeville
A boudoir
A rocaille
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 ___________.
Late Baroque
Dark Baroque
Young Baroque
Middle Baroque
She is known as the "godmother of the Rococo". Who is it?
Rosalba Carriera
Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun
Françoise Duparc
Madame de Pompadour
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?
Giovanni Antonio Canal
Pompeo Batoni
Antonio Balerstra
Bernardo Bellotto
How did English Rococo differ from French Rococo?
The natural motifs were more realistic in French Rococo.
Curved forms were not used in English Rococo.
The natural motifs were more realistic in English Rococo.
Pastel colors were not used in English Rococo.
The natural motifs were more realistic in English Rococo.
One of the most famous examples of Rococo in England is ________________.
Seaton Delaval Hall
Apollo Theatre
St Paul's Cathedra
The Great Witley Church
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