The old Florentine school was reduced to local significance in the final decades of the 17th century, and produced few notable painters during the first half of the 18th century. One of them, Pompe…| The Artistic Adventure of Mankind
Except for the Venetian school, the 18th century marked a period of stagnation in Italian painting. The country—which then lost the leadership it had held since the 15th century as the guiding forc…| The Artistic Adventure of Mankind
The 18th century in France was extraordinarily complex in both thought and art, as it combined a new conception of life with the exaltation of individualism and an incessant analysis of the possibilities of intelligence and sensitivity. In the previous essay, we observed this century from an angle that highlighted one of its aspects—the embellishment … Continue reading French painting during the XVIII Century, I. Jean-Antoine Watteau’s melancholic elegance.| The Artistic Adventure of Mankind
Rococo in Germany was particularly prominent in the southern region of Bavaria, with Munich as a major center, especially in the 18th century. Bavaria, being a largely Catholic region, em…| The Artistic Adventure of Mankind
As typical of the Baroque, the architecture in Vienna from the early 17th century to the mid 18th century was characterized by lavish decorative elements (like sculptures, reliefs and stucco),…| The Artistic Adventure of Mankind
