1. Rococo is also called the style of which French monarch?
2. What happened to Royal patronage upon the death of Louis the 14th?
3. What does the "Age of Enlightenment" refer to?
4. What was the salon?
5. Who were the main patrons of Rococo art?
6. Describe some of the typical attributes of Rococo painting.
7. What was the idea behind Rococo interiors? How did this affect the crafts men of the day (gilders, glassblowers, etc.)?
8. Who was the leading painter of the Rococo? What was the typical subject matter of his works?
9. What were the two Rococo approaches to rendering textures?
10. Describe the Rococo elements of Fragonard's "The Swing".
11. How was the painting of Chardin a reaction against Rococo?
12. How was the influence of Netherlandish painters evident in Chardin's work?
13. Why was Marie-Louise-Elisabeth Vigée-Lebrun still able to receive Royal patronage?
14. How is the work of William Hogarth a reaction to the frivolous, aristocratic Rococo eroticism and playfullness?
15. Describe the commentary Hogarth makes in his series of etching from the "Rake's Progress".
16. Describe a typical painting by Thomas Gainsborough.
17. How is Gainsborough's work different from that of Sir Joshua Reynolds?
18. What does a typical Rococo landscape paintinglook like?
19. Why would Rococo's elaborate detail be appropriate for the interior of a church?
20. What was t he painter Tiepolo known for?
21. What is a veduta painting?