rococo vs neoclassicism

ROCOCO ART

Versus

NEOCLASICAL ART

BAROQUE & ROCOCO VERSUS

NEO – CLASSICAL Rococo style (and Baroque) Neoclassical style

- Abundant decoration- Opulence to symbolize political

and religious power- Movement- Curved lines of flat façades- Dynamism- Manipulation of light and colour- Vain (non-important) topics.- Sensuality

- Symmetry- Harmony- Geometrical Proportions- Pure lines- Austere and less decorative- More emphasis on public (civic)

buildings- A return to classical styles- Classical orders –columns- (Doric,

Ionic and Corinthian).

GASPARINI ROOM, ROYAL PALACE IN MADRID

Royal Palace of Madrid

Aranjuez Palace

FRAGONARD, The swing

François Boucher, “Diana leaving the bath”

Pantheon in France

Pantheon in Rome (Roman Art)

British Museum in England

Brandenburg gate in Germany

Roman Arch

Sabatini, Puerta de Alcalá

Villanueva, Prado Museum

CANOVA

CANOVAS

ANTONIO CUBEROS, MONUMENT TO DEFENCE IN ZARAGOZA

DAVID, “OATH OF THE HORATTI”

THE INTERVENTION OF THE SABINE WOMEN