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L’Indifférent ANTOINE WATTEAU
Rubenisme vs. Poussinisme
• Rubenisme- natural supremacy of color and the coloristic style should be used as the artist’s guide (Watteau)• Poussinisme- form is the most important element in painting; color should only be used to fascinate the eye (Le Brun)
Art in Arcadia Ego PoussinPays attention to structure and is about an intellectual subject
Arrival of Marie de Medici at Marseilles RubensAbout movement and making sure it appeals to emotions
Return From Cythera• Antoine Watteau 1717-1719• Rubenisme• Cythera is the birthplace of
Venus; they are celebrating love• Flowing, diagonal, looping feel
with difficult movement and poise portrayals of figures • Darker up front and lighter in
back• Feminine
Cupid a Captive• François Boucher 1754• Took after Watteau• Mythological subjects• Love and “erotic frivolity”• Based on Baroque diagonals and curves, but made it delicate
The Swing• Jean-Honoré Fragonard 1766• Sensual• Cupid is warning against frivolity, but the woman kicks her shoe off at it• Man in the corner is the patron
Grace at Table• Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin 1740• Natural• Lessons• Ordinary people, especially mothers
and children• Simplicity• Back to light to dark • Earth tone colors • Not affected by bad society