Baroque & Rococo: France, Austria & Germany

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Rococo

Style from early 18th c. Paris, marked by elegance, lightness, curving forms, and shell-like ornamentation (rocaille). A reaction against Versailles’ heaviness.

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Rococo Characteristics

  • Light, elegant, intimate scale

  • Curving, asymmetrical forms

  • Pastel colors and gilded decoration

  • Nature-inspired motifs (shells, vines, flowers)

  • Designed for private pleasure, not public power

Themes

  • Love, Romance & Flirtation

  • Leisure & Aristocratic Pleasure

  • Nature, elegance, intimacy, performance

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Baroque

An artistic and architectural style that developed in Europe during the late 16th and 17th centuries. Its main goal was to evoke emotion, awe, and drama, using art as a powerful tool to communicate religious faith, political authority, and grandeur.

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Characteristics of Baroque

  • Intense emotional expressions

  • Strong contrasts between light and dark (chiaroscuro and tenebrism)

  • Light used to guide attention and heighten emotion

Themes:

  • Religion & Faith

  • Power, Authority & Glory

  • Drama, Violence, Conflict

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Baroque Architecture in France

Louis XIV, Palace of Versailles & Palace of the Louvre

  • Grand scale, symbol of absolutism, Hall of Mirrors, Salon de la Guerre. Louvre: Galerie d’Apollon, richly decorated interiors

Church of Val-de-Grace, Paris

  • Baroque church with a domed structure; Bernini-inspired baldacchino by Gabriel Le Duc. Commissioned by Queen Anne of Austria.

<p><strong>Louis XIV, Palace of Versailles &amp; Palace of the Louvre</strong></p><ul><li><p>Grand scale, symbol of absolutism, Hall of Mirrors, Salon de la Guerre. Louvre: Galerie d’Apollon, richly decorated interiors</p></li></ul><p><strong>Church of Val-de-Grace, Paris </strong></p><ul><li><p>Baroque church with a domed structure; Bernini-inspired baldacchino by Gabriel Le Duc. Commissioned by Queen Anne of Austria.</p></li></ul><p></p>
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Rococo Architecture in France

Hôtel de Soubise, Paris

Designed by Germain Boffrand, with interiors by Charles-Joseph Natoire. Salon de la Princesse epitomizes Rococo—delicate stuccoes, pastel colors, curved lines.

Molding: A long, narrow, decorative strip in relief; generally used to cover transitions between surfaces in aesthetically pleasing ways.

<p><strong>Hôtel de Soubise, Paris</strong></p><p>Designed by Germain Boffrand, with interiors by Charles-Joseph Natoire. Salon de la Princesse epitomizes Rococo—delicate stuccoes, pastel colors, curved lines.</p><p></p><p><strong><u>Molding</u></strong>: A long, narrow, decorative strip in relief; generally used to cover transitions between surfaces in aesthetically pleasing ways.</p>
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Baroque & Rococo Architecture in Austria & Germany

St. Florian Monastery (Austria) BAROQUE

  • A monumental Baroque monastic complex blending architecture, painting, and sculpture into a unified spiritual experience

Basilica of Vierzehnheiligen (Germany) BAROQUE-ROCOCO

  • A pilgrimage church, known for its complex spatial geometry.

Amalienburg (Munich, Germany) ROCOCO

  • A Rococo pleasure pavilion built as a hunting lodge, representing the peak of Rococo luxury.

<p><strong>St. Florian Monastery (Austria) BAROQUE</strong></p><ul><li><p>A monumental Baroque monastic complex blending architecture, painting, and sculpture into a unified spiritual experience</p></li></ul><p><strong>Basilica of Vierzehnheiligen (Germany) BAROQUE-ROCOCO</strong></p><ul><li><p>A pilgrimage church, known for its complex spatial geometry.</p></li></ul><p><strong>Amalienburg (Munich, Germany) ROCOCO</strong></p><ul><li><p>A Rococo pleasure pavilion built as a hunting lodge, representing the peak of Rococo luxury.</p></li></ul><p></p>
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Baroque Painting in France

Georges de La Tour – Joseph the Carpenter

  • A quiet, spiritual Baroque painting focused on candlelight and human emotion. Known for its strong chiaroscuro and realism.

Nicolas Poussin – The Abduction of the Sabine Women

  • A classical Baroque painting inspired by ancient Rome, emphasizing reason and order.

<p></p><p><strong><span>Georges de La Tour</span> – <em>Joseph the Carpenter</em></strong></p><ul><li><p>A quiet, spiritual Baroque painting focused on candlelight and human emotion. Known for its strong chiaroscuro and realism.</p></li></ul><p><strong><span>Nicolas Poussin</span> – <em>The Abduction of the Sabine Women</em></strong></p><ul><li><p>A classical Baroque painting inspired by ancient Rome, emphasizing reason and order.</p></li></ul><p></p>
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Rococo Painting in France

Jean-Antoine Watteau – A Pilgrimage to Cythera

  • A defining Rococo painting showing aristocrats in a dreamlike landscape of love.

Jean-Antoine Watteau – Mezzetin

  • A melancholic Rococo portrait blending theatrical costume with emotional vulnerability.

<p><strong><span>Jean-Antoine Watteau</span> – <em>A Pilgrimage to Cythera</em></strong></p><ul><li><p>A defining Rococo painting showing aristocrats in a dreamlike landscape of love.</p></li></ul><p><strong><span>Jean-Antoine Watteau</span> – <em>Mezzetin</em></strong></p><ul><li><p>A melancholic Rococo portrait blending theatrical costume with emotional vulnerability.</p></li></ul><p></p>
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Rococo Painting in France pt.3

 François Boucher, Portrait of Madame de Pompadour

  • A portrait glorifying Louis XV’s mistress as cultured, refined, and powerful.

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, The Swing

  • An iconic Rococo painting celebrating flirtation, pleasure, and aristocratic excess.

<p><strong><span>&nbsp;</span>François Boucher, Portrait of Madame de Pompadour</strong></p><ul><li><p>A portrait glorifying Louis XV’s mistress as cultured, refined, and powerful.</p></li></ul><p><strong>Jean-Honoré Fragonard, The Swing</strong></p><ul><li><p>An iconic Rococo painting celebrating flirtation, pleasure, and aristocratic excess.</p></li></ul><p></p>