HUM-2020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Robert Adam, Jean-Antoine Watteau, Absolute Monarchy
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Bastille- storming of prison in popular with autocrats especially. Paris in 1789, bunch of guards in france murdered ornate and decorative, frothy asymmetrical pursuit of love. American revolution is truly bright colors (cream, pink) successful, french revolution was not because it went back. Watteau- first to bring the new into a dictatorship style in. Revolution of france starts with beheading of the king and queen elite, slightly naughty, scandalous. They wanted to get rid of absolute monarch. Neoclassical- new classic with salon) (looking back to roman and greek architecture), Fragonard- paints for madame conservative, symmetrical, du barry simple lines, crisp, not frothy, stable balanced and rational. Robert adam- most credited architect on neoclassical style. Thomas jefferson- people starved, grindstones stopped because of drought. 7 years war between france nad britain, makes britain the absolute strongest power, thought that u. s. should be happy because it would make them more powerful too, they fought native americans.
