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Art History Resource Guide: 18th Century

The study of art in different cultural periods.

18th Century

Selected E-Books

Rococo by Victoria Charles; Klaus H. Carl
Call Number: eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)
ISBN: 9781844847402
Publication Date: 2010
Baroque Art by Klaus H. Carl; Victoria Charles
Call Number: eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)
ISBN: 9781844846214
Publication Date: 2009

18th Century Artists

William Blake (1757 - 1827): Topic Page
William Blake, born in London where he spent all but three years of his life, was both poet and visionary artist.

François Boucher (1703 - 1770): Topic Page
French rococo painter. He was court painter to Louis XV from 1765, and was popular for his light-hearted, decorative scenes which often convey a playful eroticism.

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin (1699 - 1779): Topic Page
French painter. He took as his subjects naturalistic still lifes and quiet domestic scenes that recall the Dutch tradition. His work is a complete contrast to that of his contemporaries, the rococo painters.

Jean Fragonard (1732 - 1806): Topic Page
Jean-Honoré Fragonard was the last of the French Rococo painters. He outlived the movement, and died poor and unnoticed during the heyday of Neoclassicism.

Giovanni Tiepolo (1696 - 1770): Topic Page
Italian painter. He was one of the first exponents of Italian rococo and created monumental decorative schemes in palaces and churches in northeastern Italy, southwestern Germany, and Madrid.

Antoine Watteau (1684 - 1721): Topic Page
The outstanding painter of the French Rococo, and artist beside whom the talents of his contemporaries and successors are measured.

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Subjects: Art, History

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