In the first chapter I will discuss Renoir's involvement with the Goncourt brothers and his close interest in the themes of the Rococo. I will show how his connection with the Rococo surpasses superficial imitation and brings Renoir into direct dialogue with eighteenth-century ideas and motifs. In the second chapter I will explore the ideas about women that arose in the eighteenth century as seen in the philosophy of Jean-Jacques Rousseau and how Renoir puts them to use in his paintings of his wife, Aline. I will discuss Renoir's dialogue with Rousseau's natural roles for women, especially the practice of breastfeeding. In the last chapter, we will look at Renoir's career as an Impressionist in Paris and his interaction with the fashion of the day. During the rise of haute couture in Paris, emerging fashion was embraced most famously by Baudelaire, who despised the idealization of nature. Here we will look at Renoir's retort to Baudelaire's ideas. I seek to show that naturalism, as understood by Rousseau, is present in various ways throughout Renoir's Impressionist period, even as financial reasons constrained the artist to represent the busy city life of Paris. In summation this thesis will analyze Renoir's depictions of women, his love of eighteenth century artists, and the ideal of the natural woman he would return to throughout his career. I seek to demonstrate that Renoir was not superficially engaged with the Rococo Revival; rather, we shall see how deeply Renoir is in debt to Rousseau's ideas and Rococo aesthetics.

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My dissertation is a study of paintings with hunting subjects made in France between the 1730s and 1750s, concomitantly with the escalation of Louis XV's (r. 1715- 1774) obsession with hunting. It concentrates on up-close depictions of dying and dead animals by prominent artists such as Jean-Baptiste Oudry (1686-1755), François Boucher (1703-1770), and Jean-François De Troy (1679-1752). Particular attention is paid to how the moments that surrounded the kill of the prey by royal hunters--the hallali and the curée--were conjured up by these painters, and how their canvases were integrated into interiors, particularly those dedicated to the king's after-hunt gatherings. These painted drops of blood, hanging tongues, dislocated bodies, and tortured carcasses complicate the lack of seriousness and alleged playfulness of the discursively and ideologically determined category of the Rococo. / History of Art and Architecture

Bénéficiant d'une relative prospérité, la province de Braga, dans le nord-ouest du Portugal, qu'on appelle traditionnellement le Minho, a vu fleurir, dans la seconde moitié du XVIIIe siècle, un nombre assez considérable et relativement homogène d'œuvres d'art fortement inspirées par l'ornementation rocaille parisienne et augsbourgeoise mais d'une indéniable originalité et d'une remarquable qualité. Loin de l'image d'un art collectif, anonyme et traditionnel, ce «rococo minhote» tire sa vitalité d'individualités créatrices qui peuvent s'exprimer dans la continuité, grâce, d'une part, à la virtuosité de tailleurs de pierre et de sculpteurs sur bois sachant donner vie à leurs projets d'architecture et de retables les plus difficiles, et, d'autre part, à la rivalité de quelques commanditaires soucieux d'actualité et de qualité esthétiques encouragés à l'ostentation par la présence successive de deux archevêques de sang royal à la tête de la province. Aux figures déjà connues mais reconsidérées de l'amateur André Soares (1720-1769) et du moine sculpteur Frère José Vilaça (1731-1809), viennent se joindre, plus ou moins hypothétiquement, celles du père António Soares da Silva (1716-1770), du jeune Carlos Amarante (1748-1815), plus connu pour sa très classique église du Bom Jesus, du sculpteur António da Cunha Correia Vale et d'un anonyme «maître de Labruja», parmi d'autres artistes plus ou moins obscurs ou actifs. / In the second half of the Eighteenth Century, numerous works of art of outstanding quality and of great originality have been created in the province of Braga, traditionally known as Minho, in the North-West of Portugal. Influenced by Rococo prints and books from Paris and Augsburg, their creators could refine continuously their design thanks to the virtuosity of stone and wood carvers who were able to give life to their most difficult projects and thanks to the rivalry of some patrons who were interested by novelty and quality in art, encouraged by the religious rulers of the province, two Archbishops that were sons of successive Kings. The leading figures, André Soares (1720-1769) and the monk sculptor Brother José Vilaça, have been known since long time, but are reconsidered, and new figures emerge: Father António Soares da Silva (1716-1770), the elder brother of André; the young Carlos Amarante (1748-1815), better known for his classical Bom Jesus church; the sculptor António da Cunha Correia Vale; and an anonymous '"Master of Labruja", between more or less obscurs craftsmen and more or Jess actives artists.

Na Antiguidade Clássica oferendas efêmeras constituídas por guirlandas e festões de flores e frutos foram depositadas em frisos nas antigas construções dando origem aos relevos e esculturas ornamentais que, executados em pedra, foram aplicados sobre os frontispícios dos templos. Esse rico repertório ornamental foi reeditado na Renascença e, na Contra-Reforma, se tornaria representativo de uma estética oficializada pelo Concílio de Trento, dirigida à constituição da igreja enquanto expressão terrena da casa de Deus. No universo laico, a estética estaria subordinada ao poder real, configurando no espaço cortesão uma arte palaciana. No mundo ibérico esses motivos ornamentais seriam transpostos para a madeira, passando a recobrir as superfícies internas dos templos religiosos, também chamados de igrejas cintilantes de ouro, repertório este que chegou ao Brasil pelas mãos de mestres entalhadores, religiosos ou leigos provenientes do Reino. Nos templos construídos em São Paulo, entre os séculos XVII e XVIII, encontram-se exemplares de talha representativa das ocorrências estilísticas que se sucederiam no mesmo período na Europa, assumindo em alguns casos, particularidades regionais. O presente estudo parte dos tratados renascentistas, buscando identificar entre os conjuntos remanescentes do período colonial paulista, alguns dos elementos que teriam contribuído para a formação do repertório ornamental tridentino e palaciano que ocorreram primeiramente nos grandes centros europeus, geradores e difusores de estética, chegando a Portugal, e sendo editados na antiga Província de São Paulo de Piratininga, envolvendo aspectos que em muito ultrapassariam a materialidade dos suportes físicos. / In Classical Antiquity, ephemeral offers of wreaths and embroideries made of flowers and fruits were placed in the friezes of the ancient constructions, thus originating the ornamental engravings and sculptures that, worked in stone, were applied to the frontispiece of temples. This rich ornamental repertoire was reedited in the Renaissance and, in the Counter-Reformation, would become representative of a type of aesthetics made official by the Council of Trent with the intent of constituting the church as the earthly expression of the house of God. In the universe of laity, this aesthetic principle would be under royal power, configuring a palatial art in the court space. In the Iberian world, these ornamental motifs would be transferred to woodwork and cover the inner surfaces of the religious temples, which were also called shinny churches of gold. This repertoire arrived in Brazil through the hands of carving masters, both clergy and laymen coming from the Kingdom. In the temples built in São Paulo, between the seventeenth and the eighteenth centuries, we can find examples of this type of carving that represent the stylistic manifestation which occurred in Europe in the same period, but in some cases presenting regional particularities. This study begins with the Renaissance treaties, seeking to identify among the remaining sets of the colonial period in São Paulo some of the elements that would have contributed to the formation of the palatial and Tridentine ornamental repertoires that occurred firstly in the great European centers, which generated and spread aesthetic trends. These trends would reach Portugal and later the old Province of São Paulo de Piratininga in Brazil, where they found a new expression, involving aspects that greatly surpassed the simple materiality of physical supports.

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Na Antiguidade Clássica oferendas efêmeras constituídas por guirlandas e festões de flores e frutos foram depositadas em frisos nas antigas construções dando origem aos relevos e esculturas ornamentais que, executados em pedra, foram aplicados sobre os frontispícios dos templos. Esse rico repertório ornamental foi reeditado na Renascença e, na Contra-Reforma, se tornaria representativo de uma estética oficializada pelo Concílio de Trento, dirigida à constituição da igreja enquanto expressão terrena da casa de Deus. No universo laico, a estética estaria subordinada ao poder real, configurando no espaço cortesão uma arte palaciana. No mundo ibérico esses motivos ornamentais seriam transpostos para a madeira, passando a recobrir as superfícies internas dos templos religiosos, também chamados de igrejas cintilantes de ouro, repertório este que chegou ao Brasil pelas mãos de mestres entalhadores, religiosos ou leigos provenientes do Reino. Nos templos construídos em São Paulo, entre os séculos XVII e XVIII, encontram-se exemplares de talha representativa das ocorrências estilísticas que se sucederiam no mesmo período na Europa, assumindo em alguns casos, particularidades regionais. O presente estudo parte dos tratados renascentistas, buscando identificar entre os conjuntos remanescentes do período colonial paulista, alguns dos elementos que teriam contribuído para a formação do repertório ornamental tridentino e palaciano que ocorreram primeiramente nos grandes centros europeus, geradores e difusores de estética, chegando a Portugal, e sendo editados na antiga Província de São Paulo de Piratininga, envolvendo aspectos que em muito ultrapassariam a materialidade dos suportes físicos. / In Classical Antiquity, ephemeral offers of wreaths and embroideries made of flowers and fruits were placed in the friezes of the ancient constructions, thus originating the ornamental engravings and sculptures that, worked in stone, were applied to the frontispiece of temples. This rich ornamental repertoire was reedited in the Renaissance and, in the Counter-Reformation, would become representative of a type of aesthetics made official by the Council of Trent with the intent of constituting the church as the earthly expression of the house of God. In the universe of laity, this aesthetic principle would be under royal power, configuring a palatial art in the court space. In the Iberian world, these ornamental motifs would be transferred to woodwork and cover the inner surfaces of the religious temples, which were also called shinny churches of gold. This repertoire arrived in Brazil through the hands of carving masters, both clergy and laymen coming from the Kingdom. In the temples built in São Paulo, between the seventeenth and the eighteenth centuries, we can find examples of this type of carving that represent the stylistic manifestation which occurred in Europe in the same period, but in some cases presenting regional particularities. This study begins with the Renaissance treaties, seeking to identify among the remaining sets of the colonial period in São Paulo some of the elements that would have contributed to the formation of the palatial and Tridentine ornamental repertoires that occurred firstly in the great European centers, which generated and spread aesthetic trends. These trends would reach Portugal and later the old Province of São Paulo de Piratininga in Brazil, where they found a new expression, involving aspects that greatly surpassed the simple materiality of physical supports.

The aim of this thesis was to write a monograph of the painter František Jakub Prokyš, who lived and worked in 18th century in the south of Bohemia. The first part is text put together from thoroughly examined archival sources and literature. It deals with the painter's private and professional life. The text is separated into compact chapters. The events are arranged chronologically. There are also included notes explaining in more detail the profiles of his customers. The main part of the text is the thorough cataloguing of Prokyš's works of art. The works are separated into groups according to the type of work such as pendant pictures, wall paintings, no longer existing works of art and other attributed works. Each catalogue entry has a unified structure. There is the title, technique, dating and origin at the beginning. Then follows the list of the archival sources and literature. In cases where it was possible, historical information about the works of art is included. An important part of the text is the description of the art piecework of art and its comparison with the painter's other works. There are mentioned the patterns of the works, if they were discovered during the research for this thesis. A separate part deals with the topic of iconography. The appendices contain the collection of...

Furniture history is often considered a niche subject removed from the main discipline of art history, and one that has little to do with the output of painters, sculptors and architects. This thesis, however, connects the key intellectual, artistic and architectural debates surfacing in 'the arts' between 1740 and 1840 with the design of British furniture. Despite the expanding corpus of scholarly monographs and articles dealing with individual cabinet-makers, furniture making in geographic areas and periods of time, little attention has been paid to exploring Gothic furniture made between 1740 and 1840. Indeed, no body of research on 'mainstream' Gothic furniture made at this time has been published. No sustained attempt has been made to trace its stylistic evolution, establish stylistic phases, or to place this development within the context of contemporary architectural practice and historiography — except for the study of A.W.N. Pugin's 'Reformed Gothic'. Neither have furniture historians been willing to explore the aesthetic's connection with the intellectual and sentimental position of 'the Gothic' in the period. This thesis addresses these shortcomings and is the first to bridge the historiographic, cultural and architectural concerns of the time with the stylistic, constructional and material characteristics of Gothic furniture. It argues that it, like architecture, was charged with social and political meanings that included national identity in the eighteenth century — around a century before Charles Barry and A.W.N. Pugin designed the Palace of Westminster and prominently associated the Gothic legacy with Britishness.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-27T19:30:33Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Marcos Horacio Gomes Dias.pdf: 72936304 bytes, checksum: d4c6858e7871e463f4e212c10a2d4105 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-05-18 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / ABSTRACT: The objective of this research is regarding the context of the appearance of Minas Gerais s art in the 18th century, marked by the Portuguese colonization and e statement of the Christian Catholic values. The works of that period are defined by the rhetoric and they are conditioned by the economy of the gold and for a society based on canons aristocrats and slavocrats. The history of Minas Gerais is characterized, above all, by a specific religiosity inside the Portuguese colonial territory marked by the secular organization of the orders third, brotherhoods and fraternities. In that sense, an entire artistic apparatus was important to show, to distinguish and to order that society that had been rich quickly, at the same time, that great sections of that same society were poor, enslaved and without perspective of life. The general objective of the research was to promote an analysis of the religious iconography of those different fraternities by analyzing the speech of the power of the monarch instituted at that time through the symbols and allegories crystallized in the artistic works of those groups. The more significant secular associations in Minas Gerais, due to the amount and quality of their temples and chapels, are: Order Third of Nossa Senhora do Carmo, Order Third of São Francisco de Assis, Fraternity of Nossa Senhora do Rosário and Fraternity of Nossa Senhora das Mercês. Specifically, it was aimed at determing the hagiografic narrative located in a colonial context as a result of a narrow relationship between Roman Catholicism and the Portuguese absolutist State / A problemática desta pesquisa é referente ao contexto do surgimento da arte mineira no século XVIII, marcada pela colonização portuguesa e a afirmação dos valores católicos cristãos. As obras desse período são definidas pela retórica e são condicionadas pela economia do ouro e por uma sociedade baseada em cânones aristocratas e escravocratas. A história de Minas Gerais caracteriza-se, acima de tudo, por uma religiosidade específica dentro do território colonial português assinalada pela organização laica das ordens terceiras, confrarias e irmandades. Nesse sentido, todo um aparato artístico foi importante para mostrar, distinguir e ordenar essa sociedade que ficara rica rapidamente, ao mesmo tempo em que grandes setores dessa mesma sociedade estivessem pobres, escravizados e sem perspectiva de vida. O objetivo geral da pesquisa foi promover uma análise da iconografia religiosa dessas diferentes irmandades analisando o discurso do poder instituído nessa época por meio dos símbolos e alegorias cristalizados nas obras artísticas desses grupos. As associações leigas mais significativas em Minas Gerais, por conta da quantidade e qualidade de seus templos e capelas, são: Ordem Terceira de Nossa Senhora Do Carmo, Ordem Terceira de São Francisco de Assis, Irmandade de Nossa Senhora do Rosário e Irmandade de Nossa Senhora das Mercês. Especificamente, objetivou-se determinar a narrativa hagiográfica localizada num contexto colonial fruto de uma relação estreita entre catolicismo romano e o Estado absolutista português