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"A room hung with pictures is a room hung with thoughts." -Sir Joshua Reynolds Rocco paintings feature handsome nobles decked out in velvet, elegant laces and rich golden embroideries. The figures are tall and graceful, tasteful and enchanting. The faces are presented as soft and rosy, effeminate and eternally young. Noblemen are depicted wearing feminine coiffeurs, rouged lips and cheeks, often sporting high heels. Family portraits are dreamy and light hearted. Servants are depicted happily serving their aristocratic employers and were often included in family portraits. The Rocco female figures are delicate and light; the faces, are childish and sentimental. The lines of the mouth curve in soft mischief or in a delicate enchanting smile. The Rococo movement was initially restricted to France, later spreading to all of Europe and above all to England. The movement continued to develop until the arrival of Neoclassicism which attempted to return to the purism of classical antiquity. Rococo art themes centered around carefree aristocrats at play in make-believe settings. Cherubs were often included in the mix to give the work a touch of delightful whimsy. Romantic scenes depict luxuriously costumed ladies and gentlemen flirting, picnicking and playing music at gallant country parties. The background scenery is often a serene natural setting with delicate trees and sprays of roses. Colors are a profusion of soothing, light pastels. Famous Rocco painter, Joshua Reynolds stated "Raphael and Titian seem to have looked at Nature for different purposes; they both had the power of extending their view to the whole; but one looked only for the general effect as produced by form, the other as produced by colour." |
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Key Descriptive Words and
Phrases associated with the Rococo Movement -
Late Baroque, tapestry,
Charlottenburg Palace,
Versailles, 18th
century, France,
colloquialism,
musicians, Louis XV's reign, frills,
powdered wigs, masks,
whimsy, garish
makeup, men in high heels, cherubs, elaborate recipes, pre-revolution,
rediscovery of the classical world, Château
de Chantilly,
ethereal
background scenery,
melodramatic, decorative,
Age of Discovery, axonometric drawing, curiosity about
the natural world, pastel colors,
romanticized landscapes, courtship
themed paintings
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