Rococo and Neoclassicism
Rococo: 1700-1750 Neoclassicism: 1750-1815 Period of European conquest Armies became too expensive European settlers built Baroque and Rococo inspired homes and imported Rococo fashions and garments in the new world Death of Louis XIV in France: less power in the hands of the king and more in the nobility Rococo departs from the Baroque interest in royalty; aristocratic; Paris became the "hub" instead of Versailles Industrial Revolution brought machinery work and inhumane working conditions; mass production and technological innovation Population boomed The Enlightenment; ideas based on logic rather than spirituality Transformational movements in European politics Rome became a location of inspiration and tradition, but not of progress Historical paintings and portraits were most important Rococo: Shift of power to the aristocrats paralleled in Baroque and Rococo. French Royal Academy set the taste for art in Paris Strong...