The document summarizes Rococo and Neoclassicism in European art between 1710-1810. It describes Rococo art as emphasizing elegance, frivolity and decorative charm. Neoclassicism was inspired by classical Greek and Roman art and emphasized order, clarity and noble simplicity. It reacted against the frivolity of Rococo art. The document also discusses how colonial American art was influenced by these European styles and how the new American nation stimulated portraiture and history painting of political heroes like George Washington.

1. Art Appreciation Topic VI: Rococo and Neoclassicism c.1710-c.1810

2. The Rococo style dominated European art for most of the 18th century. Superseding the Baroque movement, it emphasized elegance, frivolity, and decorative charm. It developed initially in France, but spread to most other parts of Europe. Rococo painters retained many of the themes that had been in vogue during the Baroque era, but treated them in a more light-hearted, playful and decorative manner. The Rococo style had a major impact on architecture, interior design, and the decorative arts, as well as painting.

3. GillesbyWatteau

6. Soap BubblesbyChardin

8. Girl with a KittenbyPerronneau

11. Portrait of the Marquise de PompadourbyBoucher

15. The BatherbyFalconet

20. The Broken MirrorbyGreuze

23. The SwingbyFragonard

27. VoltairebyPigalle

33. George WashingtonbyHoudon

39. Demolition of the Bastille by Robert

43. Apotheosis of Emperor Charles VI by Troger

51. ChronosbyGünther

53. The Stonemason’s Yard by Canaletto

57. Roma Antica by Panini

60. Woman with a MandolinbyTiepolo

64. Young Woman with a ParrotbyTiepolo

67. The Colosseum by Piranesi

69. William Gordon of FyviebyBatoni

71. Marriage à la Mode by Hogarth

74. Mr. and Mrs. Andrews by Gainsborough

77. The Blue BoybyGainsborough

81. Statue of ShakespearebyRoubiliac

86. Portrait of George IIIbyRamsay

90. Snowdon from LlynNantlleby Wilson

93. An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump by Wright of Derby

97. Mrs. Siddons as the Tragic MusebyReynolds

101. PinkiebySir Thomas Lawrence

104. Sir Walter ScottbyRaeburn

107. Neoclassicism, meaning “new classicism,” was inspired by the art of classical Greece and Rome—specifically its qualities of “noble simplicity and calm grandeur.” It was the dominant style of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Neoclassical artists were often inspired by Greek and Roman history, literature, and myth, but they also treated many subjects, including portraits and landscapes, as well as themes from the political and social events of the time. In its purest form, Neoclassical art is severe and high-minded, but it also has more intimate and decorative aspects. It emphasizes order and clarity. It is often characterized as a stern reaction against the frivolity of the preceding Rococo idiom.

108. Pope Clement XIIIbyMengs

109. Parnassus by Mengs

111. Cupid and PsychebyCanova

117. Marie AntoinettebyVigée-Lebrun

121. The Sleep of Endymion by Girodet

125. The Death of MaratbyDavid

129. Napoleon Crossing the AlpsbyDavid

133. The Valpinçon BatherbyIngres

136. Horse Attacked by a Lion by Stubbs

139. The White House at Chelsea by Girtin

143. Greta Bridge by Cotman

145. As the population of the British colonies grew and colonists amassed greater wealth, the demand for consumer and luxury goods surged. The desire for fine furniture, prints, and paintings not only spurred a rich overseas trade, but it also increasingly supported the work of local artists. Many colonial American artists were European-born and –trained, but European art centers also remained important destinations for aspiring American-born artists long after the War of Independence. The birth of the nation stimulated greater interest in public sculpture and history painting. Portrait painting flourished, and political heroes, such as George Washington, offered ready material.

146. Rachel WeepingbyPeale

149. George WashingtonbyPeale(1772)

150. George WashingtonbyPeale(1776)

152. The Cabinet Room (and Reggie Bush)

153. GeorgeWashington at PrincetonbyPeale(1779)

156. Thomas JeffersonbyPeale(1791)

157. Thomas JeffersonbyPeale(1790s)

159. Benjamin FranklinbyPeale

161. Watson and the SharkbyCopley

165. The Declaration of Independence by Trumbull

168. Benjamin FranklinbyTrumbull