ART 1750-1950(Project 4ESO)

SECTION 1 (ROCOCO) SUBMITTING DEADLINE: OCTOBER 23th

Name of student:
Group:

ROCOCO
1. Visit these websites: http://all-that-is-interesting.com/seventeenth-eighteenth-centuryart-the-rococo-movement and http://www.identifythisart.com/art-movements-styles/premodern-art/rococo-art-movement/ and copy the definition of this style:

2. What is the origin of the term Rococo?

3. What did Rococo seek to express? Was it showing the society of the time?

4. What is the main characteristic of the Rococo architecture? What materials did it use?

5. What kind of themes is depicted in Rococo paintings?

6. The most famous realist painters were French. We should remark two names:
- A. Watteau
- J.H. Fragonard
Look for one painting of each. Analyze the scenes represented and justify why these art
pieces are Rococo style.
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