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Joshua Reynolds
1723-1792
English
Rococo
Era Painter
George Grenville, Earl
Temple, Mary, Countess
Temple, and Their Son
Richard c.1782
"When the artist is once
enabled to express himself
with some degree of
correctness, he must then
endeavor to collect subjects
for expression; to amass a
stock of ideas, to be
combined and varied as
occasion may require." -
Joshua Reynolds Quote
Key Descriptive Words and
Phrases associated with the Rococo Movement -
Late Baroque, tapestry,
Charlottenburg Palace,
Versailles, 18th
century, France,
colloquialism, 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
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