Rococo Style

20 August 2022
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What does the word "barraco" mean?
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irregularly shaped pearl
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What Baroque characteristics can you identify in the image above?
What Baroque characteristics can you identify in the image above?
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The dolphins and the frivolous figures, as well the silks and satins.
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Where is the image above located?
Where is the image above located?
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in the Kaisersaal in Germany
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Who had a very successful career as a royal painter, and spent most of his life decorating Versailles and Fountainebleau?
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Francois Boucher
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What are the three forms (shapes) of arabesques used in Rococo architecture?
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S-shapes, C-shapes, and reversed C-shapes
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How is Boucher's style in the painting above different from that seen in works from other Rococo artists? (Triumph of Venus; same picture as 2 term)
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This painting contains robust figures and a sensual feel that is much different than the work of other Rococo painters.
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Who designed the German building seen above? https://media.edgenuity.com/evresources//4002-05-01-01-00_files/i0080000.jpg
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Johann Balthasar Neumann
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What is the name for the type of room shown above, and what was this type of room used for? https://media.edgenuity.com/evresources/4002-05-01-01-00_files/i0330000.jpg
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The room is a salon, a lavish setting for fashionable gatherings.
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What is depicted in the image above? (Triumph of Venus)
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In this painting, the goddess of love, Venus, appears near the center of the composition resting on silks and satins in a giant shell that is being pulled by dolphins. She is accompanied by burly Tritons and sea nymphs who offer her gifts, such as a shell full of pearls.
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What is depicted in the image above? https://media.edgenuity.com/evresources/4002-05-01-01-00_files/i0270000.jpg
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The painting shows a secret encounter between a young man and his sweetheart, who looks over her shoulder anxiously to make sure no one is coming.