print email comment close French and Italian Painting of the 18th Century URL: http://www.nga.gov/collection/gallery/french18.shtm Description: Introduction to the evolving artistic styles in 18th century France and Italy, during which time the "taste for rococo -- intimate and charming subjects painted in pastel colors -- gave way by mid-century to the simpler, more restrained forms of neoclassical art." Includes annotated images of works by artists such as François Boucher, Jean-Honoré Fragonard, and Antoine Watteau. From the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Publisher: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC Extra Keywords Francois Honore LII Database Information: Record 22270 created by Maria Brandt on 08/07/2006 Last modification on 08/07/2006 Published: 08/10/2006   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/22270