Age of the Rococo, The: From Divine Right to Equality

Year Published: 1964

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Shows the relationship of the elaborate and ornate art of the Rococo Period to social thinking of the time. Discusses transition from the Louis XIV baroque era to the Rococo. Interiors and exteriors of buildings (German and Austrian churches), furniture, porcelain, and painting (Watteau). Describes how the gaiety of the era would soon be eclipsed by the age of revolutions. For more on director Johanna Alemann, visit http://www.afana.org/alemann.htm

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