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Paul Sandby
1730-1809
English
Landscape
Rococo
Painter and co-founder of the Royal Academy
Stylistically Influenced by
the following Painters:
Thomas Hudson,
William Hogarth,
Canaletto
and
Jean Antoine Watteau
Paul
Sandby's
style reveals a taste
for what is charming and
elegant.
He specialized in
dreamy landscapes and
accurate renderings of
historical architecture.
Early in his career he
succeeded in breaking
away from the stuffiness
of his instructors, and
his dreamy Rocco
landscape paintings are
magnificent evocations
of the England
countryside. His rich,
velvety application of
paint and skillful
depiction of nature
possess a sparkle and
liveliness unequaled in
the work of any of his
contemporaries.
About the Rocco Movement
'The Art of the
Aristocracy'
The
word is derived from
"rocaille" (pebble), but
the term referred in
particular to the small
stones and shells used
to adorn the interiors
of grottoes. Such shells
or shell forms were the
primary motifs in Rococo
ornament.
The
Rococo style began as a
backlash against
Baroque formality
and stuffiness. Unlike
Baroque, Rococo is not
concerned with religious
matters or dramatic
expression. The highly
decorative art and
design movement began in
Paris, France in the
early 1700s and is
sometimes called the
style of Louis XV (15th) . The style
is profoundly symbolic
of the hedonism
of the European
upper-classes. Rocco
manner is characterized by graceful, enchanting,
lighthearted themes of
flirting and unrequited,
melancholic love among
the aristocracy.
Sentiment was expressed
over reason and
emotionalism was
expressed over
intellect.
Paintings are
animated and clever,
reflecting an impishly
sensual daydream.
Rococo Landscape
Painting
Rocco
artists used their art
to represent their love
and bond with nature.
Their painting
techniques generally
pastels that do not
provide contrast within
the painting, but are
rather blended and
create a delicate
composition. The
painter’s brush strokes
do not create precise
lines, but are vague and
provide a “softened”
perception.
Rococo Portraiture
Rocco
paintings feature
beautiful aristocrats
decked out in velvet,
elegant laces and rich
golden embroideries. The
figures are tall and
willowy, stylish and
charming. 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.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.
Characteristic of Rococo
art was paintings of
carefree aristocrats at
play in make-believe
settings. These 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.
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.
Principle Artists of the
Rococo Period
Pompeo Batoni
Italian,1708-1787
Bernardo Bellotto
Italian,1720-1780
Francois Boucher
French, 1703-1770
Canaletto Italian,
1697-1768
Jean-Baptiste Simeon
Chardin French,
1699-1779
Jean-Honoré Fragonard
French,
1732-1806
Thomas Gainsborough
English, 1727-1823
Francisco de Goya
Spanish, 1746-1828
Thomas Hudson
English,1701-1779
Jean-Marc Nattier
French, 1685-1766
Joshua Reynolds
English, 1723-1792
Paul Sandby English,
1730-1809
Jean Antoine Watteau
French,
1684-1721
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