What are some differing characteristics of Baroque and Rococo?
Baroque: Splendor/flourish, heavy ornamentation, myriad of colors and textures
Rococo: Lighthearted, playful, sophisticated, ornate, emphasized pleasure and fun
What are some characteristics of this period?
Art that recaptures Greco-Roman grace, New taste for antique simplicity.
Renaissance to the Enlightenment viewed this time period as what?
Dark Ages
What is this clothing item? What is the era?
Pannier - Rococo
Boisere
Define: CHIAROSCURO
The treatment of contrasted light and shade in painting and drawing
What is the name of this style?
Adam Style
List the 5 themes of this era
*Nature
*Childhood
*Emotion
*Mystical
*Nostalgia
What is this hat?
Straw boater hat
Who was the Edwardian era named after? Who was the Victorian era named after?
Reign of Edward VII 1901-1910/ Queen Victoria 1837-1901
What is this picture an example of?
Quadratura: illusionist ceiling paintings, were designed to give the impression that the those entering the room were looking up at the sky, where cherubs and other figures were gazing down at them.
What is this window style?
Sash Window
What did romantics view the enlightenment as?
Era of chivalry
What are these examples of and what era is it from?
Sleeve plumpers - Romantic era (gothic revival)
What is this clothing style? What is the era
Baroque, Mantua
What is this picture an example of?
Trelliage
What are these examples of?
Urns
What palace is this?
Palace of Westminster
What are these examples of?
Gigot sleeves
What is this window style?
Dormer window
What are these paintings examples of?
Fete Galante
What is this an example of?
Festoon
What was the romantic era a reaction against?
Enlightenment and against 18th century rationalism and physical materialism in general
What is this Baroque style of clothing?
Justacorps
When was King Tut's tomb discovered?
Modern Era (1920's)