Baroque to Neoclassical art in Europe
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Baroque art
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This course contains 4 segments:
Baroque art
This course contains 4 segments:
Baroque art
Brought to you by Smarthistory. Stone becomes flesh and ceilings dissolve into the infinity of heaven—artists such as Bernini, Caravaggio, Rubens, Velazquez and Rembrandt were masters of drama and illusion.
Rococo
Brought to you by Smarthistory. Overgrown gardens heavy with the scent of roses, palaces and luxury; the artists Watteau, Boucher, and Fragonard typify the aristocratic style known as Rococo.
Neo-Classicism
Brought to you by Smarthistory. Jacques Louis David invented a style reflecting Enlightenment ideas by looking back to ancient art. He became a revolutionary and 1st painter to Napoleon.
British art in the 18th century
Brought to you by Smarthistory. Britain and America were at war but shared a common artistic tradition. From Hogarth’s biting satire to Jefferson’s Monticello—here is invention, wit, nobility.
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