ART H 112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Cupid, Impasto, Nymphenburg Palace
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Vermeer, view of delft, 1658: camera obscura - it looks like he did it by tracing outlines of the city seen through a camera obscura. Germain boffrand, salon del la princesse, hotel de soubise,, paris, 1737-40: rococo, mansion in paris, differences in patronage, compare to versailles. In versailles, every surface is covered with ornate gilded decoration. Asymmetry: panels of a lighter character, organic forms of decoration (typical of rococo) Cuvillies, amalienburg, schloss nymphenburg, munich, 1734-9: pavilion is airy, sort of a retreat area, private, hall of mirrors inside. Asymmetry of the ceiling decorations - rococo. Rubens, garden of love, 1640: allegory, whispering and gallant behavior. Emphasis on shiny fabrics: light, s curve. Wattea, the scales of love, 1717: fete galante. Watteau, l"indifferent, 1716: actor from an acting troupe. Watteau, gilled or pierrot, 1717-19: figure is a personification of an artist who is appealing to the public, rather than performing for the king, melancholy and ambiguous message.
