CAS AH 112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Classical Antiquity, English Landscape Garden, Nicolas Poussin

• School: Boston University
• Department: History of Art & Architecture
• Course: CAS AH 112
• Professor: Jonathan Ribner

Document Summary

Regency- phillip the duke of orleon, king was too young; some- one who loved art. Watteau- fette gallion- fancily dressed people- pilgrim cos- tumes gathered for conversation, irting, whispering, no great event or political propaganda, just made for sheer pleasure and delight. Island that"s dedicated to aphrodite; love and sex. Wilting landscape where gures follow the curves of the lanscapes and everything is very light and airy; playful in nature. Heavy weight; poussin represents what was adored in the french academy. He came back to france and made the teachings of poussin more rigid. Poussin represents the height of achievement in the academy. With the death of louis the 14th, shift to paris, people doing much smaller paintings for elegant town houses. Rise of selling of paintings; hard sharp contour that poussin drew. Watteau brings sense of rich color; gentle movement and looking at real people. Not much happened in rococo art; facial expression that takes place is very subtle.