Rococo Art
>> Monday, February 15, 2010
The Rococo painting style developed in France and was a very relaxed, rather playful style of art. In it, showing brightness was very important as were curves, colors and other tiny details. Rococo artists were particularly concerned with properly depicting things like slippers and ribbons. Also, they created landscapes that looked like they were straight out of fairy tales. Basically, this style was full of fun. Plain and simple.
Important Artists (selected list):
- Fragonard, Jean-Honore
- Watteau, Jean-Antoine
Baroque & Rococo: Art & Culture
Rococo to Revolution: Major Trends in Eighteenth-Century Painting (World of Art)
Image:
Jean-Antoine Watteau
Mezzetin
Oil on canvas
MOMA, New York
By Andrea Mulder-Slater
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