DSDN171 Blog Assignment 2 - Hand In

For this assignment I have researched various resources that give information on the Rococo movement.

Works Cited

Website

ArtHistory.Net. (2009). Retrieved from ArtHistory.Net: http://www.arthistory.net/sitemap.html

This website contains information at an introductory level for people wanting to gain knowledge about the history of the Rococo movement. It describes how the movement began and the various areas of Europe that were influenced by Rococo. It also is informative on how the movement was captured through objects.

Photo

Coulson, C. (Photographer). (1996). Rococo-style chapel. [Print Photo]. Retrieved from http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/germany-photos/

This photo gives insight to the elaborate styling that was essential to the Rococo movement. The source shows the significance of colour and ornamentation in the Rococo period.

Book

Blunt, A. (1975). Neopolitan, Baroque and Rococo Architecture. London: A. Zwemmer.

Touches on the transformation from the Italian Baroque to Rococo architecture styles. This would be a useful source as it has more extensive information in terms of building architecture and the contrast between the two movements. 

Journal

Lockwood, B., Owens, R., Severyn, G. Modernism and the Rise of Post-Modernism. William and Mary Bill of Rights Journal, 2 (1), 175-177.

This source would be useful as it explains the rebellion of the Rococo movement against Baroque style. It also elaborates how Rococo made people revaluate the simplistic way that the world was viewed at that time.

Edited Book

Bassagli, M., & Reiche, M. (2009) Leading Figures. G. Fossi (Ed). Baroque & Rococo (6-184) New York, America: Sterling Publishing.

This text would be useful as it highlights many of the essential contributors within the Rococo movement and also supplies visual examples of both craftwork and paintings influenced by the Rococo movement.