Rococo: Before Bedtime

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Following the grandeur of the Baroque in art the Rococo period is often dismissed as frivolous and unserious The famed art historian and British television presenter Waldemar Januszczak disagrees He reexamines the work of Rococo painters like Hogarth and Goya and finds rich themes ranging from satire to the macabre In the Rococo he sees the dramatic early beginning of the modern world

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T1 E1 - Travel
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24 de octubre de 2014
1 h
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Travel in the 18th century greatly impacted some of the finest art ever made. The world was getting smaller and took on new influences shown in the glorious Bavarian pilgrimage architecture, Canaletto's romantic Venice and the blossoming of exotic designs and tastes all over Europe.
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T1 E2 - Pleasure
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24 de octubre de 2014
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Waldemar looks at the pursuit of pleasure in the Rococo age to which a huge amount of cultural energy was devoted For the first time in history pleasure and happiness were seen as unalienable human rights that everyone was free to pursue and is reflected so poignantly in the art
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T1 E3 - Madness
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24 de octubre de 2014
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When you spend as much time as the Rococo did having fun and escaping reality, madness soon sets in. The 18th century is seen as the era of frivolity and enjoyment, but in an age of such decadence there was also the brutish satire of Hogarth, the mysterious masked figures of Longhi, the anguish of Messerschmidt and the depths of Goya's macabre genius.
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