Intro to Art History West - Test 2 Vocabulary

Ancien Régime

Absolutist Rule

French Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture Hierarchy of Genres

History Painting

Portraiture

Genre Scenes

Landscape

Animal Painting

Still Life

Reception piece (Royal Academy)

admitted same day

fête galante

courtly scene in an idyllic country setting.

Hôtel particulier

townhouse

Rococo

Predominantly a style of interior design Rococo culture was based in townhouses of Paris where aristocrats and intellectuals gathered for witty conversation in salons featuring delicate colors, sinuous lines, gilded mirrors, elegant furniture and small paintings and sculptures. Fanciful

Reason as the Primary Source of Knowledge

Human beings can understand the world through rational inquiry. Tradition, superstition, and unquestioned authority should be subjected to critical examination. Thinkers such as René Descartes, Voltaire, and Immanuel Kant promoted independent thinking.

Liberty and Individual Freedom

Freedom of speech, press, religion, and thought were increasingly defended. Individuals should be free to pursue their own interests within the bounds of law.

Education and the Spread of Knowledge

Education was viewed as a means of improving individuals and society. Projects such as Denis Diderot's Encyclopédie sought to collect and disseminate human knowledge.

Kate Hackabout

Contemporary realism

NEOCLASSICISM

THE PAST INFORMS THE PRESENT (EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN)

Grand Tour

Capriccio

Prix de Rome

1775 — 3-5 year stay in Rome