rococo vs neoclassicism
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ROCOCO ART
Versus
NEOCLASICAL ART
BAROQUE & ROCOCO VERSUS
NEO – CLASSICAL Rococo style (and Baroque) Neoclassical style
- Abundant decoration- Opulence to symbolize political
and religious power- Movement- Curved lines of flat façades- Dynamism- Manipulation of light and colour- Vain (non-important) topics.- Sensuality
- Symmetry- Harmony- Geometrical Proportions- Pure lines- Austere and less decorative- More emphasis on public (civic)
buildings- A return to classical styles- Classical orders –columns- (Doric,
Ionic and Corinthian).
GASPARINI ROOM, ROYAL PALACE IN MADRID
Royal Palace of Madrid
Aranjuez Palace
FRAGONARD, The swing
François Boucher, “Diana leaving the bath”
Pantheon in France
Pantheon in Rome (Roman Art)
British Museum in England
Brandenburg gate in Germany
Roman Arch
Sabatini, Puerta de Alcalá
Villanueva, Prado Museum
CANOVA
CANOVAS
ANTONIO CUBEROS, MONUMENT TO DEFENCE IN ZARAGOZA
DAVID, “OATH OF THE HORATTI”
THE INTERVENTION OF THE SABINE WOMEN