France: Nineteenth-Century Art and Society

In the 19th century France experienced many changes that deeply influenced society. Industrialization changed the French economy from major agricultural economies to major industrial economies. Politically, the 1848 revolution permanently abolished the monarchy and replaced it with a new republic. It itself is replaced by a new empire led by the descendants of Napoleon Bonaparte. Culturally, the rise of Louis Napoleon has rebuilt Paris into a completely modern city, and artists draw from experimental themes and formats depicting bourgeoisie and working stages from classical forms and themes It changed to.

The diversity of art was traditionally thought to originate in the 19th century, but actually proved that the first century of different and even opposite art movements is the 18th century. The 18th century began with the Rococo movement in France and Germany. The name of this sport comes from French rocaille, which means rock music and elaborate seashell work - suggesting twisting, curves, and wonderful effects at the moment of the end of the baroque. In French paintings and architecture, Rococo was an exaggerated cold reaction of French Baroque after Louis XIV died in 1715. Rococo is a vibrant French painting movement until the eve of the revolution and is represented by the amazing freedom of execution and the relaxed theme of painters like Fragonard.

After the death of Louis XIV (1715) and New Louis XV, a new spirit of the times and fresh art was born. French people are prevalent, Baroque art was born in Rome, Rococo art was born in France in the 1720s, then spread throughout Europe and was fascinated by French art and culture. France established the French standards in the complete monopoly of the 18th century, where France was the center of fashion. In this society, they endanger their discomfort and sometimes pursue absurd fashion. Deja Vu Yes, as you walk through the streets of any big city, you are seeing a painful fashion everyday. Consumption of luxury goods is growing rapidly, and aristocrats are seeking a symbol of status in their ridiculous style. Critics and cartoonists of the Rococo era have devoted much effort, but absurd fashion became dominant.