ARTH 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Classical Antiquity, Patmos, Germain Boffrand
25 Aug 2016
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Arth 1101 france baroque classicism to rococo. France in the 17th century under louis xiv: baroque classicism poussin, claude, rococo rococo interiors, watteau, boucher, fragonard. France emerging as the greatest empire strongest military, cultural center: paris taking over. Rome as the center of the art world. Full body portrait: his position forces viewers to look up to him, drapes over the column, column: classical antiquity, colour of his ropes is the same as the throne, connecting himself with power, timelessness. Academie royale de peinture et sculpture / royal academy of painting and sculpture: art produced in the academy had to follow a strict set of rules, all art produced in the academy goes to the royal collection. Nicolas poussin (1594 1665: paintings are mostly from myths, history and landscape, everything in the painting not only pleases the eye but also the mind, aesthetic style, emphasis on line over colour.
