ARTHIST 110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Madame De Pompadour, Art Of Europe, Stoneware
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Patronage: paid commissions for art objects by wealthy and or influential persons. Would employ painters to create portraits of her. Married her way up and eventually became a primary political advisor for the king. Very aware to the power of art. Bird comes from engraving from natural history of birds in france. Link between scientific knowledge and art production. Only 12 were ever successfully fired, only 10 exist today. Wedgewood wanted to become the best vase maker in the world. They experimented mainly with stoneware to create something that is called jasper. Neoclassical: artistic movement and style that develops in the late 18th century across. Neoclassicism was a return to classical forms of art. First to utilize the idea of window displays. The most famous object of antiquity at this time. He spent 3 years developing techniques to recreate this vase so it would look like the original. Most important product of all is the anti slavers medallion.
