ARH 132 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Venus Consoling Love, Aerial Perspective, Nicolas Poussin
28 Apr 2016
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For aristocracy in france so will focus on courtly stuff, romantic interests and sexual delights: all this stuff became more attainable for everyone around end of 18 th century (french. Watteau: soft painting touch different from poussin and french academy which wanted tight brushwork. By placing her in right middle ground, taking template from venetians where they would place little vignette in right middle ground. Makes sense since he is copying rueben"s who studied in italy and studied titian (venetian painter) Venus consoling love: arm across body like galatea by raphael, soft pastels, use aerial perspective with grove of trees in upper right = rococo themes, commissioned by king"s mistress. Odalisque (means a sex slave: kind of things king wanted to have painted, reclining nude from perspective we haven"t seen before, pastel colors. The swing: slipper off the foot suggests she is easy, see the themes the 1% wanted to see.
