FAH245H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Jasperware, Joseph-Marie Vien, Villa Albani
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We are going to examine the responses to the courtly established art. Everyone was upset about the political situation about the france government / monarchy. Rococo not quite a style or a movement. It"s a little bit all of those things. It"s the house" style of the french court. Hall of mirrors, chateau de versailles (begun 1669) To give us a sense the visual form of the splendid life of the. A society that is obsessed with its own image, like building monuments for itself. Using their wealth that was available for them, used to project an image of the court, an image of what they had of themselves. Shows of the life and luxury the court had, what was meant to be valued and to be displayed. It was understood to be part of a decorative ensemble, not meant to be seen by itself. They seem to be complimenting, not challenging the space they"re in.
