The Rococo Revolution And The Rise Of Neoclassicism | Landmarks Of Western Art | Perspective

This documentary explores the rise the Rococo, it's many icons, and the rise of European Neoclassicism in opposition. Rococo art emphasizes grace, ornamentation and asymmetry; Neoclassical art is based on the principles of simplicity and symmetry, which were seen as virtues of the arts of Rome and Ancient Greece, and were more immediately drawn from 16th-century Renaissance Classicism. Featuring artists: Jean-Antoine Watteau, François Boucher, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, William Hogarth, Thomas Gainsborough, Joshua Reynolds, Jacques Louis David and John Singleton Copley. Subscribe and click the bell icon to get more arts content every week: Perspective is YouTube's home for the arts. Come here to get your fill of great music, theatre, art and much, much more! Discover the past on History Hit with ad-free exclusive podcasts and documentaries released weekly presented by world renowned historians Dan Snow, Suzannah Lipscomb, Matt Lewis and more. Get 50% off your first 3 months with code PERSPECTIVE: 📺 It's like Netflix for history... Sign up to History Hit, the world's best history documentary service and get 50% off using the code 'PERSPECTIVE' Any queries, please contact us at: perspective@ #Painting #Art #History