History Week Meme |Day 6: one art/literary movement or one piece of art/literature →
Rococo (Late Baroque)
“In the first quarter of the 18th century, in a barely noticeable transition, Baroque gave way to Rococo, also known as the late Baroque period. The unstoppable victory parade of the Age of Enlightenment, which began with the Reformation and the Renaissance, continued its unwavering march until the end of the 17th century in England, inching inexorably toward its climax, and throughout the 17th century formed the intellectual and cultural life of the entire 18th century. With this, the educated and prosperous bourgeoisie began to discuss works of art which had hitherto been largely left up to the nobility, and the royal courts. If up until that point clientele for architecture or paintings was drawn predominantly from the church and to a lesser extent from the nobility, and the artists were regarded rather as artisans organized into guilds, they now became individuals with independent professions. At the same time the artist was no longer obligated to create portraits or works based on mythology in accordance with never-changing, prescribed themes and commissions.” – Victoria Charles & Klaus H. Carl; Rococo
This is fucking outrageous. She’s insane. Like nuts. Fucking genius. Also, this bitch is from Hawaii, which sort of explains her water photo obsession, I guess?
A study of Evelyn Nesbit, a model and actress who was popular at the turn of the century. She had a heartbreaking life, I learned about it from the podcast Criminal (episode 91 called ‘the “it” girl’). Can’t stop thinking about it, so I had to draw her!
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