Emerging out of Baroque as a more relaxed style, Rococo was dominant in interiors, decorative art, & painting throughout Europe in the 18th century. With sentiment & emotion prevailing over reason, Rococo was a dramatic & theatrical style. In the Parisian art world, gallant scenes by Watteau, Boucher & Fragonard predominated, along with the delicate still lifes & genre paintings of Chardin. In Venice, we find the magnificent cityscapes & veduta of Canaletto & Guardi, along with Tiepolo's brilliantly illuminated ceiling frescos. London society celebrated portraitists of stature such as Hogarth, Gainsborough, & Reynolds, while in Southern Germany & Austria, pious images of celestial serenity created by Asam & Troger spanned the church ceilings. About TASCHEN's " Basic Art movement & genre" series: Each book
Includes:: a detailed introduction with Approx. 35 photographs, plus a timeline of the most important events (political, cultural, scientific, etc.) that took place during the time period. The body of the book contains a selection of the most important works of the epoch; each is presented on a 2-page spread with a full-page image &, on the facing page, a description/interpretation of the work, a reference work, portrait of the artist, "es, & biographical information.