CHANGES IN 18TH CENTURY
EUROPEAN ART
Rococo Declines 1. Now seen as too frivolous 2. People influenced by the ideas of the
Enlightenment
Joseph Wright of Derby 1. Work demonstrates increasing interest in
science
Two most important French female artists Admitted to Royal Academy in Paris
Elisabeth Vigee-Le Brun
and Adelide Labille-Guiard
• Father of English painting • Satirized the foibles of the English aristocracy • Created engravings to accompany paintings
William Hogarth
• First president of the British Royal Academy
• Famous for portraits of contemporary leaders
Joshua Reynolds
Benjamin West The Death of General West • American painter who moved to England• Grand historical painting • Composition resembles Van der Weyden's
Deposition