DSDN 171 - Blog 2

For my annotated bibliography I have chosen the research field of French Rococo.

1. Book with a single author

Holloway, O. (1969). French Rococo: Book Illustration. London, England. Tiranti.

I have chosen this book as a source because it deals with many time periods and change in the style of my field throughout history. I thought this would be a helpful source, as well as having information it also has a lot of references to go with the examples that it states to certain pieces of art work which can be found in the second half of the book.

2. A scholarly journal article

Van Rensselaer, M.G. (1879). Rococo. The Art Journal, 5, 293-298.

I have chosen this as a source because it looks at the Rococo style and more closely at its delicate beauty and historical importance on the design world. I thought this would be a helpful source as it looks at the Rococo style at a different angle rather than the background dates and people who were involved but rather its physical aspects.

3. An edited book

Bremer-David, C. (2011). A New Interior. DeJean, J. Paris: Life & luxury in the eighteenth century. (pp. 33-53). Los Angeles, America. J. Paul Getty Museum. 

I have chosen this as a source because it talks about objects within their original context and usefulness. i thought this would be helpful because it shows how these certain objects that were made in this period and style were used in daily routines within society. 

4. A website

Introduction to the artistic style of Rococo. (2009). Referenced from: www.arthistory.net/artstyles/rococo/rococo1.html

I have chosen this site as a source because it contains a good brief overlook of the Rococo

style and how it came about from the beginning. It also looks at how this style was used by the German's and the Italian's in their own unique way. I thought this would be helpful as a source because it also gives examples about the different Rococo styles and what they specifically

brought to the design world that made them different.

5. An image

Fig 1. Cezanne, P (ca. 1876). Flowers in a Rococo Vase, (oil on canvas). Retrieved http://arthistory.about.com/od/from_exhibitions/ig/chester_dale_collection

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I have chosen this image as a source because it shows characteristics of a Rococo design and

the type of works that were produced in this time. It shows the curvilinear and feminine characteristics and would be helpful as an example to show the exuberance of the type of style.