ART 104L Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Madame De Pompadour
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Format: pastel on grey blue paper mounted on canvas. Versailles king"s (louis xiv - 14) palace begun 1669. Aerial view all roads lead to king describe rays of the sun baroque style. Massive geometric approach to nature gardens in many shapes. 1715 to 1774 develops in paris very popular focuses on interior organic playful not always structured and symmetrical no two figures look exactly the same thinner and finer forms of decorations combines everything together. Wall, frame, door mixed very wealthy people not king consumed a lot of art. Diderot: art critic disliked boucher too much detail in painting reacted to art form that opposes his political preference didn"t support monarchy. Women shown in rococo interior but surrounded by learning materials shows us understanding of artistic style sheet of the book is shown shows how to carve gems large folio.
