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Jean-Antoine Watteau


Watteau was a French rococo artist that created many beautiful pieces of artwork. He is best known for his fetes galantes (romantic scenes). The artwork that I chose from his collection is called the Gersaint’s Shop Sign created in the 1720. 



This oil painting was to be his final piece. This painting captures a lot of emotions such as joy and celebration. The people in the painting had discovered some kind of treasure to bring back to their home. More information about this painting in the link below.

https://www.aaronartprints.org/watteau-gersaintsshopsign.php


I chose this painting by Watteau because of the different things going on in the painting. In one spot there are people looking at a mirror, there is a man poling down a painting of King Louis XIV and a lady speaking to it seems to be a salesman. I like how this moment is captured. It is like you can walk into that scene without skipping a beat. I probably would not own this painting but that does not take away from how interesting it is.




Franasois Boucher


Boucher was a rococo artist that worked with different types of materials that ranged from porcelain to tapestries. When he first started out he mainly created printmaking for book illustrations. He created etching from Jean-Antoine Watteau. After a while his main focus of art was mythological paintings. He was hired by the Royal Academy in 1734. His art was in many high class people such as King Louis XV. He was later appointed to be the king's painter and the director of the royal academy. 


The painting above is called The Toilette of Venus. This piece was created in 1751 and it was created from oil paint. This painting was created for king Louis XV's official mistress, Madame de Pompadour. I chose this painting created by Boucher because I love the soft pastel colors. The painting seems so delicate and light. You can feel the happiness/joy coming from it. The details in this painting are also very spectacular. From the angels to the metal containers on the ground. I would probably own this painting. I love pastel painting, I could definitely see this in my home. 



Elisabeth Louise Vigee Le Brun 


Elisabeth was an incredible portrait artist in her time. She had done over 700 portraits in her lifetime. She was a member of the Academics of Florence, Rome, Bologna, St Petersburg, and Berlin. She had to flee France because she was a royalist during the revolution. She was friends with Marie Antoinette and created paintings for her. She started young with her paintings and by the age of 15 she already had many clientele for portraits. 



This painting above is a self portrait of Elisabeth called Self Portrait in a Straw Hat. This painting was created in 1782. This portrait shows a beautiful young woman on one hand and an artist on the other. The way this is painted makes you see how happy she is. The fine details in every part of the painting is just amazing. The ruffles in the dress and in the shawl just adds the perfection in details. I chose this painting mainly from the back story. Elisabeth created this portrait because she wanted to mimic Peter Paul Ruben painting, Portrait of Susannah Lunden. She wanted to ‘correct’ her old master's mistake because he did not add a straw hat in the portrait. I do not think I would own this piece but overall it is still an awesome self portrait.


I chose these three artists because they all have the rococo style of art. These three artist had some contact with the kings and other higher people during their time. 


Comments

  1. Iona S.October 25, 2021 at 1:43 PM

    Hello Taylor, I enjoyed viewing all three of your selected portraits for this assignment. I loved the simplicity and light, pastel colors of the paintings. I also think it is interesting that Ms. Le Brun had so many portraits done throughout her lifetime; it reveals the beauty standards in that time period and what people considered beautiful. In regard to the King and other reputable individuals, I believe your chosen prompt was, 'Revolution and Art in the 1700s' since they are all connected by royalty. Great job!

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  2. Eric's BlogOctober 25, 2021 at 3:47 PM

    Hello Taylor,
    These are a good choice of rococo paintings, these do a good job of encapsulating the 'rose petals in milk' aesthetic that is often described in this art style. While its not my favorite style of artwork from the era, it's still striking how soft it all feels, the artists who originally painted them did a great job at. It is notable how often many of these artists found themselves working with members of the royal families of the time or those who were close to them. I believe that was one of the things we read about, one of the forces that caused rococo to fall out of favor was not just how it reflected the tastes of the nobility, but also how intertwined many of the artists were with the nobility at a time when they were being heavily shunned by the common folk.

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