ARTH 3312 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Jordan Staircase Of The Winter Palace, Pilgrimage Church, Balthasar Neumann
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Rocaille - origin of rococo term, shell like, grotto. Aesthetic came from italy for painting - lagged behind. Rococo became style for all of the arts : sculpture, metal work . There came a new style from the regency. Modern style was rooted in organic forms and asymmetry. In france, a principle promoter was juste-aurele meissonnier. Made small liturgical objects with this aesthetic. Gilles marie oppenord promoted organic forms - c and s shapes. Germain boffrand: hotel de soubise - paris. Oval salon or salon de la princesse. Served under ruler as court dwarf: amalienburg - nymphenburg palace, munich. Karl vii albrecht of bavaria was the one to notice cuville"s talent. Salon of mirrors - centered, oval, ornate grotto, delicate silver stucco relief. Mirror room is gilded and peacock blue. Johann adolf barielle - painted sepia inserts in walls. Meant to bring modern style to germany: residenz, wurzburg. White salon with stuccos by antonio bossi - summoned by neuman.
