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Compare and contrast the Hall of Mirrors in Versailles with the Mirror Room of the Amalienburg, indicating how aspects of each represent the Baroque and Rococo styles, respectively.
 
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Explain the relationship between Neoclassical art and the revolutionary movements in the 18th century. Support your points with references to specific works of the period.
 
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Answer to Question 1

Baroque architecture favored ornamentation, as rich and complex as possible. The Hall of Mirrors in Versailles, used for the most elaborate state occasions, is an example of this elaborate splendor with its 240 feet of mirrored walls, gilded sculptures, and chandeliers. Where Baroque is large in scale, massive, and dramatic, Rococo has smaller scale and a lighthearted, playful quality. The Mirror Room, located in a small house near Munich, Germany, is a perfect riot of sinuous, twisting, almost visibly growing decorative forms. Large arched mirrors multiply the effect of the playful design. The line between the walls and ceiling is obscured deliberately to create the illusion of a sky above the room.

Answer to Question 2

Responses will vary due to the selection of artwork. Neoclassicism, or new classicism, is an 18th- and 19th-century movement in art and architecture that looked to the civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome for inspiration. Neoclassical art emphasized order, restraint, and clarity. Jacques Louis David was an influential painter in the Neoclassical style and became a supporter of the French Revolution. His style of painting revealed an intellectual approach to depict the political events and people of the Revolution.



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