The Painting From

The Roccoco Era

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Amanda Tichenor
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1A
 The Rococo Era
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This Era began on
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It was an Era
the 18th century where the Catholic
and appeared church had a lot of
between the Era influence above the
of Renaissance revolutionary
(this was the cultural
opposed from the movements, this
Rococo Era) and created the
the Neoclassical religious
Era. Reformation.
 The Roccoco in the
Paintings
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It looks for: 
New genres:
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- The perfect realism 
Still lifes
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- Impurity in the behavior 
Pastoral Landscapes
of the playfull subjects 
Portraits
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- Delicate touch of 
Religious Iconography
sensitivity
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Mythology - Love
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It has:
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- An excess of ornaments
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- Decorative art influence
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- Delicate colors
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- Curving forms
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- Freedom of brushwork
 A Roccoco Painting:
Marsyas and Olympus
by Annibale Carracchi

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Why is it from the Roccoco Era?

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It has a Pastoral Landscape
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A touch of impurity in the theme
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The use of very delicate colors
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It is used as decoration
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Predominance of curving forms
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Realistic bodies
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It is very realistic
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Mythological Theme
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 A Roccoco Painting:
Pan and Sirynx by
François Boucher

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Why is it from the Roccoco Era?
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It is a Mythological Theme 
A lot of Curving forms
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Importance of the expression 
A touch of impurity
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Realism of the human bodies 
Sensitive look in the characters
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Very delicate colors