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    Neoclassicism This era deals with mostly Greek and Romans in ancient times. Many women who were drawn or used in a piece of art are naked‚ this is a sign that women in that time did not live in a life of luxury. In this era mature Rococo style was used. An example of Rococo style is Francois Boucher’s The Toilet of Venus‚ which a painting is commissioned by Madame de Pompadour. Madame de Pompadour was Louis XV’s mistress. Impressionism This era of art surfaced in the late 1800’s. Claude Monet

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    returning to Paris where she would published her memoirs and paint until she dies on March 30‚ 1842. She was buried in Louveciennes‚ Il-de-France where she owned a home until it was captured by the Prussians in 1814. Madame Le Brun style is considered Rococo (ornate and strong usage of creamy‚ pastel-like colors‚ asymmetrical designs‚ curves and gold) however she is also considered Neoclassical (styles and spirit of classic antiquity inspired directly from the classical period) because almost all of her

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    Dr. Northrop History of Western Art Alex Loewen 3/17/16 Venus at Vulcan’s Forge The painting that I chose to write about is Francois Boucher’s Venus at Vulcan’s Forge. This painting is a collection of four paintings completed for Jean-Francois Bergeret de Frouville. Boucher painted this particular painting in 1769. In the painting Venus is seen presenting her mortal son Aeneas and she wants Vulcan to make a sword for her son. The center of the painting is Venus floating on a cloud with Aeneas

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    The Rococo style was very ornate and extravagant‚ while Neoclassicism was politically correct and serious. The Age of Enlightenment took place in the 18th century‚ where the faith in logic led to orderliness. In 1738‚ an archeology-mania had swept Europe‚ excavations

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    Classical Era was after the Baroque Era. There was a time period between the Classical and Baroque Eras. This time period was call the preclassical time period. In this time period‚ many composers used the Rococo music style. There was a reaction in the second half of the eighteenth century against the Rococo style which led to the development of the classical styles. Wolfgang Ameadeus Mozart was an Austrian composer of the classical era. He was born on January 27‚ 1756 in Salzburg‚ Austria. At a young

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    physical reality of the human form on two-dimensional surfaces (para.1). In this writing‚ I explain the representative example in the relationship between the arts and the growing body of scientific knowledge in each era of Renaissance‚ Baroque‚ and Rococo.

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    world-class symphonic music for audiences around the region for 87 years. On Saturday‚ May 28‚ 2016 they performed their season closing “Finale Bravura”‚ which featured Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Magic Flute Overture”‚ Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s “Rococo Variations”‚ David Popper’s “Hungarian Rhapsody”‚ and Antonin Dvorak’s “Symphony No. 8”‚ at the California Theatre of Performing Arts with the help of Russian cellist Ruslan Biryukov. I had the opportunity to experience this event firsthand and was

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    Page # • Italian Renaissance (1400s-mid1500s)………….1-2 • Northern Renaissance (1500s-late1600s)…………3 • Mannerism (Mid-Late 1500s)………………………..3-4 • Baroque (1600-1750)…………………………………...4-5 • Rococo (1700s)…………………………………………….5-6 • Neoclassicism (1750-1850)………………………..........6 • Romanticism (1800-1850)…………………………........7 • Realism (1850-1900)…………………………………....7-8 • Impressionism (1860-1890)………………………....8-9 • Post- Impressionism (1880-1910)…………………

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    paintings were the most important pieces Even in the hanging pf the art there was a hierarchy Death of Louis XIV in 1715 ended the Baroque period in France Regent‚ Philip of Orleans rules until Louis the XV is old enough Rococo‚ from the French Rocaille‚ meaning shell ornament Rococo has two sides: LIGHT HEARTE & ENLIGHTMENT LIGHT HEARTED JEAN- ANTOINE WATTEAU PILGRIMAGE TO THE ISLANF OF CYTHERIA 1717 Fetegalante Is very whimsical‚ light hearted; shows a want for fantasy and is very fun

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    Comparative matrix Style | Definition | Authors | Constructions | Classical | Classical architecture is a mode of architecture employing vocabulary derived in part from the Greek and Roman architecture of classical antiquity‚ enriched by classicizing architectural practice in Europe since the Renaissance | Kallikrates‚ Iktinos‚ Publius‚ Vespasian | Parthenon‚ Colosseum‚ Pantheon | Early Christian and Medieval | Medieval architecture is a term used to represent various forms of architecture

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