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17th-century French art is generally referred to as Baroque, but from the mid- to late 17th century, the style of French art shows a classical adherence to certain rules of proportion and sobriety uncharacteristic of the Baroque as it was practiced in most of the rest of Europe during the same period.
The following is a chronological list of French artists working in visual or plastic media (plus, for some artists of the 20th century, performance art). For alphabetical lists, see the various subcategories of Category:French artists. See other articles for information on French literature, French music, French cinema and French culture.
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2.3 17th century. 2.4 18th century. 2.5 19th century. 2.6 20th century. 3 See also. ... Category:French painters; List of French artists – including all visual and ...
Pages in category "17th-century French painters" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 223 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Classicism appeared in French architecture during the reign of Louis XIV.In 1667 the king rejected a baroque scheme for the new east façade of the Louvre by Gian Lorenzo Bernini, the most famous architect and sculptor of the Baroque era, in favor of a more sober composition with pediments and an elevated colonnade of coupled colossal Corinthian columns, devised by a committee, consisting of ...
Compared with the 17th century Baroque, Rococo implies a lighter and more playful decorative art; the nude female is frequently featured; chinoiserie is also fashionable. Some of the artists that are most often grouped as "Rococo" are listed below. See as well Régence, Louis XV of France, Palace of Versailles. Antoine Watteau (1684–1721) painter
17th; 18th; 19th; 20th; 21st; 22nd; Subcategories. This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total. A. ... Pages in category "17th-century French art"