Rococo Art
Rococo Art
Throughout the 18th century in France, a new wealthy and influential middle-class Paris society was evolving and upon the death of Louis XIV, that Paris society became the purveyors of style.
Shells and stones became the principal motif in Rococo and were used extensively in interior decoration.
This new society woman competed for the most elaborate decorations for her house, hence the Rococo style became dominated by feminine taste and influence.
Francois Boucher was an 18th century painter whose works are regarded as the perfect expression of the Rococo period.
Trained by his father who was a lace designer, Boucher won fame with his sensuous and light-hearted paintings and landscapes. He executed important works for both the Queen of France and as importantly, Madame de Pompadour, Louis XV's mistress.
Characterized by elegant, refined yet playful subject matters, Boucher's style became the epitome of the court of Louis XV. His works typically utilized decorative designs to illustrate stories with shepherds, goddesses and cupids playing against a pink and blue sky.
These works mirrored the frolicsome and ornamented decadence of the French aristocracy of the time.
Rococo is sometimes considered to be the final phase of the Baroque period.
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