ART DURING THE ENLIGHTENMENT

ART DURING THE ENLIGHTENMENT

1. NEOCLASSICISM

   • TIME PERIOD
     • 1760s - 1830s
   • SOCIAL GROUP
     • Middle class Enlightenment thinkers
   • ARCHITECTURE
     • Well-proportioned, classical elements rounded arches, columns, domes.
   • SCULPTURE
     • Marble, mythological themes, famous people.
   • PAINTING
     • Imitates classical sculpture, mythological themes, historical themes, idealised images of famous people.

2. ROCOCO

   • ARCHITECTURE
     • Elaborate decoration,  curves, seashells, floral elements.
   • SCULPTURE
     • Small; joyful and mythological themes
   • TIME PERIOD
     • 1730s - 1760s
   • SOCIAL GROUP
     • Nobility
   • PAINTING
     • Pastel coulours, myhtological themes, roral festivals: domestic scenes.