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2011年8月4日星期四

What is the comparison of enlightenment art and rococo art?

-a good thorough answer would help me a lot :)From the book, The Annotated Mona Lisa by Carol Strickland



ROCOCO



Mood: Playful, superficial, alive with energy

Interior Decor: Gilded woodwork painted panels, enormous wall mirrors

Shapes: Sinuous S- and C-curves, arabesques, ribbonlike scrolls

Style: Light, graceful, delicate

Colors: White, silver, gold, light pinks, blues, greens

French Buzzwords: la grace (elegance), le gout (refined taste)



NEOCLASSICISM



Values: Order, solemnity

Tone: Calm, rational

Subjects: Greek and Roman history, mythology

Technique: Stressed drawing with lines, not color; no trace of brushstrokes

Role of Art: Morally uplifing, inspirational

Founder: David [Jacques-Louis David]

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