This class we learned about the Rococo period, and the ways it defines itself and reflects the circumstances of the time. France in particular felt the Rococo deeply, and in a sense the period began with the death of Louis XIV. Now that nobility no longer was bound to Versailles, noblemen began to live in cities in “Hotel Particulier.” While the palace focuses its expression of power outwardly, new noble residences turn towards fancy decor within the home. Walls begin to be decorated with ornate, organic looking gilded reliefs, and furniture was made to look delicate and airy. Scrolls, shells, and leaves were common shapes to find within a wealthy home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In painting, technique became very painterly and blended. Colors were less pure, and were more seated within the environment. Flowy, elegant composition was favored over rigidity and calculation. A Pilgrimage to Cythera is an example of these, along with the common theme of escapism that was popular among the nobility and those able to commission paintings. For the bourgeoisie, these paintings reflected the moral depravity of the noble classes, so the painting they consumed was much more moralizing and less ornate. Boy Soap Bubble is a painting that acts as a vanitas as well as a genre scene. The boy blows a shiny, pretty, bubble that will inevitably pop–this is how mid and low social classes saw the overindulgent nobility. Eventually, these feelings would culminate in the French Revolution. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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