The Rococo Era: The Art Of Pleasure And Madness

[@abielcotto2392]

I guess it happened to all of us! we all share something similar, I was looking for something on Van Goh and found Waldermar 7 days later I had watched almost every documentary that he's been on KZbin. He makes you feel like a kid on a tour being hosted by a marvellous storyteller... Kudos to Waldermar and the whole Perspective crew for this well arrange art documentary...Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all of you!!

[@sbennett315]

Yes I agree with you. Have you read "Van Gogh the Life"? If not, it's a must read if you love Van Gogh. I've read it twice & now on the 3rd time.

[@ГеоргийЗолин-ц1и]

@@sbennett315 мозг Ван Гога был отправлен токсинами . Он пил спиртное с токсинами. Это шизофрения. Свобода это шизофрения и вседозволенность ? Другой пример . От такой свободы Людовик 14 лишился носа , сифилис сразил его . Свободный секс дал свои плоды ! Ван Гог имел официальный диагноз шизофрения .

[@baylorsailor]

Waldemar laying on the couch while describing Rococo art is the best part 😆

[@missasinenomine]

It's a wonder he managed to get up again!

[@bzxshor67mpts]

Waldemar---one of the most unpretentious and best presenters of Art History. No bullshit about him .Honest and knowledgeable

[@JoelMBarr-hh7vs]

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[@lindabranigan1443]

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[@sheepheard483]

i didnt realize we had mutual friend? you must pop by when im not there. i spend so much time with him, im sure we will bump into one another.

[@Alla.Nikonova.]

This film is a chef-d'œuvre. The bits and pieces of rococo art, history and art history that I've been studying and admiring for dozens of years suddenly became a whole, skillfully narrated and gracefully illustrated, profound and lucid philosophical story. Bravo!

[@granthurlburt4062]

Thank you. Good to hear from a knowledgeable person who appreciates a good presenter

[@merkyw4187]

I have only recently discovered this marvellous person who has truly blown away any cobwebs on my introspective love of art..he is so good and so funny and should be honoured with many an award as an educator to the masses

[@blue2134]

The host of this documentary is really amazing, he really makes me interested in art history, I love how he uses humor to present the stories being the paintings

[@ILoveWoolerbear]

Waldemar is the GREATEST. Love every minute of his productions!

[@danacomstock7598]

I screamed when he splayed himself on the couch. Love this guy!

[@ReallyGottaTap]

Oh, Waldy splayed out on the couch with blue velvet and lurid pink stuff. Omorphia! indeed. Saving me again in these uncertain yet certainly horrid days. A poster would be nice. Thank you for committing wholly.

[@transamgal9]

OMG I saw his bottom🍑 and had to l👀k away...my eyes my eyes

[@45whitedragon]

Anybody else here is a fan of Artsy Waldy? And as much as we love the art for its own value, learning from him adds value to everything we see in his films!

[@melanieohara6941]

Yes! He’s the best, Alf. Bottoms up-watching from Wyoming on Second Lockdown. ugggg😷

[@45whitedragon]

@@melanieohara6941 Seconds are not always great. Hope you're safe and with more than one way of income.

[@melanieohara6941]

@@45whitedragon Thanks, Alf. I am a retired university professor-Engidh snd Art History-with good retiement income. So far, so good. 🙋🏼‍♀️

[@45whitedragon]

@@melanieohara6941 Ha ha! This leads to a question, have you spotted many or any mistakes? or biases?

[@melanieohara6941]

@@45whitedragon First, someday I will learn to spell English-sorry! I typed my previous response in haste. Yes, biases abound, but Waldy is many-sided, and great fun, to boot. Most Art Historians are flat; Waldy is a prism. That’s refreshing to old academic eyes like mine. ☺️

[@kimberlypatton9634]

Just reading the first 20 or so comments ,I am pleased to see such intelligent,appreciative, cultured and well spoken art lovers here! This video is excellent,and maybe an era I might have loved to have lived during! I just bought a cheap knock off "tapestry" depicting the ceiling painting in Versailles..I'm on an art Rocco bender now..I'm in love with the style of all of it! So decadent and hedonistic and beautifully soft and feminine! He cracked me up laying on the bed!

[@alanmccright2282]

Fascinating historical perspective. Waldermar is a fine presenter, with just the right amount of wit and irreverence.

[@viktoriyarts]

Yes, I actually remember something thanks to that

[@zedwms]

You mean, as in a ton of wit and irreverence?

[@Fuliginosus]

I love this documentary, but I think artists like Fragonard (and to a lesser extent Boucher) deserve more credit. They allow troubled people to share their vision of an idyllic life. The world needs more rococo!

[@victorboucher675]

Some people hate others enjoying life.

[@henrydegroff4282]

Please no. No more Rococo

[@thezenboy]

I too will paint my finger nail pink to celebrate our modern depravity. Winter in Canada and in a COVID lockdown. You are taking me around the world and dancing through history. Thank you.

[@laciLaszloM]

lm glad you pointed out that about his finger nail.....l was seriously going to call names

[@wrbowcalifyrobertson5087]

I can not find a pompadour pink Tutu in mens 5xxl anywhere

[@Wee-Snaw]

@@laciLaszloMCalling names over nail polish? What are you, 12? He usually does silly things like that in all his videos.

[@Buggieboo69]

I thought the World Health Organization said NOT to lock down...that they don't work and they cause more harm than good? Canadian socialism has bred dictatorship it seems

[@johnmanley3849]

@@Buggieboo69 My American friend. As a Canadian and speaking for all of my family and friends we would love to know why so many of you folks think we are a socialist country. This could not be further from the truth. We think we know why however. It's because of our paid for medical coverage when we have a medical issue. We are very proud of our Medicare system, it's not perfect but I think it is better than your current system from what all of your country men/women have told me. For example. A guy I met in Michigan a while back was telling me, he and his wife wanted to have there first child. Thankfully he had insurance as if not, it would have cost them $15.000. I almost fell on the floor. WOW I said to him. That's unbelievable. So what if it turns out to be twins ? $30.000 ? In any case, the simple answer/argument is we have a deep believe that as a good human being on this planet, we help another person when they are sick and hurting. I know you guys think the same way. I have visited your great country many, many times for business and for holidays. It has always been a positive trip. For example. A few years ago, my wife and I got caught in a brutal snow storm just past Buffalo NY heading south for holidays. I was barely able to get our car into a motel parking lot where it was buried in 2 feet of snow blocking the in--out lanes. I had no shovel no snow tires. Before I even got out of the car a guy came out of nowhere and started to shovel us out so I could at least move the car further up closer to the parking area. This at least allowed about another 10 cars in and off the road as they were closing the hiway. I could not believe how fast he helped us. The guy didn't even have a winter coat on. I tried to pay him, he said no, I tried to give him a 24 of our high test Canadian 🍺 beer again no thanks. So at the end of the day, call us socialist that's okay, it's all about helping people that are down on their luck and need help with a broken arm or stuck in the snow.

[@jackiecorley8942]

I love how he points things that my teachers did not.

[@TheWarriorprincess09]

I'm addicted to these documentaries! They are marvelous!!

[@BeverlyM52]

WOW! This is amazing. I love the history of the world mixed with the history of art mixed with the pleasure of art. Thank you for this!

[@StephiSensei26]

One year later and I'm still laughing! Thank you Waldemar!🤣 Killer funny!

[@BeverlyM52]

Fragonard's picture, "Young Girl Reading," is one of my VERY favorite pictures (as a retired English teacher/school librarian that makes some kind of sense beyond the aesthetic!). How fun that you've put her into some historical perspective! I had no idea that the artist was so naughty. (I know very little about art or its history: I just know what I like.)

[@garyschraa9508]

"She MUST be Irish ....... cause my penis is Dublin !" (bad joke , just kidding) sorry

[@paulaneary7877]

MY GOD! I love that dining room! The silver against the white tablecloths! WOW!

[@Chris-um3se]

This is beyond BRILLIANT ---Bravo

[@rjones83061]

Waldemar ROCKS!!!....... as an art historian my favorite .........he is cool

[@rubberbrush]

Wow! These films are fantastic; thank you for making them. It looks like a lot of work, but time well spent.

[@BryantPP]

I'm a fashion illustrator, seeing those works by Tiepolo makes my mouth water, literally. He was the precursor for fashion illustration, the economy of line, the complex yet simplistic reduction of shadow, light, and form, the lush almost juicy quality of the figures, not to mention the palpable drama in each figure; It's just an absolute pleasure to see every time. Beyond inspiring.

[@darcymeijer3244]

Waldemar, you're a wonderful teacher!

[@MBY1952]

הגשת המנחה מעולה. הצילום והבימוי מעולים. למדתי ונהנתי. תודה רבה.

[@antagonicohoy]

Wowwww Waldemar es una maravilla!!! Jamás hubiera sospechado eso ni su conección a ese trágico final. Una serie maravillosa. Gracias de veras !!!

[@boprzybysz2603]

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐👍💖💖💖Thank you Waldemar Januszczak for outstanding series, please bring more 💞

[@brightgreenfuzzyball3000]

Thank you so much for your passion and labor of lessons on true art , real history and raw humanity . Amazing what we can learn and enjoy is so limitless

[@frozencancukfinearts]

The craft of narration has never been better occasioned. And Waldemar "rocks" some awesome socks!

[@missMagbeth]

47:37 That maybe was a sad story for those times, but in today's world, it wouldn't be so crazy. Some people have turbulent lives but not many have a life-long companion and friend to move in with and support them. So that's a good ending.

[@vaniberi8189]

Love Waldemar Januszczak's humor! What a pleasure to watch his series...

[@sewolawen73]

Thanks for putting up this excellent series and getting me through these tough times. Is Part 3 anywhere on this channel? Would love to see Waldemar talk about Goya and his "Black Paintings".

[@toniemarlow8791]

YES!!

[@Ghost_with_Bow]

House of pleasure remindes me of dopamine decoration i've seen on tiktok (or where i've discovered a similar thing). The purpose of it, beeing that you're decorating your home with things that give you joy.

[@olenabyelkina709]

An adorable moment of the teller laying beautifully as a king's mistress :))) LOL

[@anthonypeters8714]

Art's understanding at it's peak thoroughly enjoyable every bit of it. Thanks Waldemar.

[@coquelicot1521]

I was watching this episode of Waldemar being pleasantly intoxicated with red wine (I recommend this point of view). He seemed to be very persuasive, consistently hilarious, and very roccocan. Including hairstyle.

[@StefanMedici]

I'm watching it from the same perspective, with an added thunderstorm raging outside. Bliss

[@maximusaugustus6823]

Oscar worthy episode of a documentary of arts

[@pgalaxy]

the way the presenter lies on the couch like the paining is totally hilarious

[@triumphmanful]

if he was naked he would have thought to have been gay

[@abbyapacible4803]

Interestingly beautiful.. I love your channel.. Pls keep it up..

[@MalteseKat]

@ 20:26 I fell off of my chair laughing....then I thought 'this isn't just a satirization of the painting'

[@nancywysemen7196]

best hour of my day. lovely art and pacing. thank-you.

[@tammywilks8782]

I absolutely loved this episode, perfection 🇨🇦

[@martinaanagnostou7422]

Absolutely love this series and would love to see the 3rd part, but I cannot find it 😩

[@mannymoseley4005]

Thank you for posting this entertaining, insightful video. I enjoyed it immensely. I learned a great deal and found it fascinating. Waldemar Januszczak is insightful and entertaining. Thank you.

[@MrDXRamirez]

You learn more about history through the art of the ages than you do in the official annals of history.

[@Snagabott]

"Life, Liberty and the Purfuit of Happynefs." Even the lisp was recorde when you dictated back then.

[@tollbridgeahead1034]

🤣👍. U mean “lifp”?

[@brandyaldrighetti6838]

There wasn't an 's' as we know it then... they used the f

[@AmadeuShinChan]

@@brandyaldrighetti6838 i fee.

[@dennisphelps1203]

ROFLOL. I stumbled upon this video by accident. You guys are funny. Please continue.

[@BobStetson]

I love these videos! I am learning so much. Thank you

[@DaveRCollins1]

Him laying on the couch as O'Morphe had me in stitches 🤣

[@easydiddit]

A scapular, the forgotten gospel of Thomas the doubter and shot glass are gifts and my best loving memories of my beloved Grandmother who offered, no, no, no, guaranteed me a path to her heaven. I still love her wonderful heart. Her name is Katherine. R.I.P. ...And she is adamantly German! ...as much as my "pig headed"german mother claimed I was a "stubborn german" and still am to this day. R.I.P. you wonderful, beautiful strong ladies.

[@flyingfoxes.]

What a charming presenter. Bravo!

[@gretchenzwicker338]

....a couple of Bob. I haven’t heard that one for awhile. So lucky to have Waldemar to watch😃

[@jessicasuprunowicz2975]

When he was laying on the couch like the omorphe beauty painting I laughed out loud the Boucher lol I love this man his genius and wit are unparalleled for me ❤

[@geraniaceae4470]

I would listen with rapt attention as Waldermar pontificates for half an hour on the ingredients and punctuation of a box of Cherrios.

[@djohn4904]

Red 40..... then he breaks character... no seriously WHAT is that?

[@adamlane6453]

@@djohn4904 I can hear him saying as much in my head!

[@oaksage3293]

You make a better Boucher than I expected.

[@victorboucher675]

And what did you expect?

[@deliagussefeld8317]

Wahnsinn, Wahnsinn. Sie machen superfilme .. die Sprache auch so excellent. Für mich als Deutsche ein Hochgenuss.

[@craigcollings5568]

I love this guy. Stamping around the vanity of centuries like some grand Hephaestos hammering out a grumpy but tender view of ourselves.

[@Artby_Katina]

Don’t you mean Hephaestus?

[@srfrg9707]

He didn't get the Sans, souci. meaning right. Yes it means "Sans virgule souci point" but the meaning of "je ne me soucie point" in 18th century french is not I don't worry but I don't care. In other words the sentence crudely says : "If you don't have a penis I am not interested". In other words 'i am not into women'.

[@rafaeldeoliveira3676]

i guess he (waldemar) preferred his own ridiculous heteronormative version of the story. rather disappointing

[@misstoujoursplus]

But Waldemar gave a hint with the "virgule", which can represent a penis indeed. He even said that Sans Souci was forbidden to women. So...

[@hollycat6152]

Rococo. The word is now VERY familiar and will I'm sure invade my dreams and nightmares.

[@garyhoutz1540]

Rococo Manga, one of the reasons I love these programs.

[@janetpattison8474]

The spanking game takes the ridiculous to a new level of open self-indulgence. So interesting. I’ve never cared for this period of art, & now I know why. Thanks for the entertaining great video!

[@skyqueen1148]

Magnificent!

[@johnofmalta]

Pleasure. Rococo was pursuing pleasure but confused it with love/happiness.

[@jonathaneffemey944]

Thanks for posting

[@danhanqvist4237]

Just to be clear: The Declaration of Independence does not say that it is an inalienable right to BE happy, only that it is such a right to PURSUE happiness (even though that pursuit may fail of its purpose).

[@danielcobbins9050]

"We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal, well you know the rest."-- Joe Biden.

[@craigcollings5568]

Just in case anyone confuses the intention of america with the outcome.

[@christobalcolon6601]

@@craigcollings5568 if your life's intention is to be happy, it's unlikely that you will become happy

[@hannawagenknecht6378]

It's very informative,thank you very much, Waldemar 😊

[@victoriaholmes675]

Where's the last video in the Rococo series? I only see two in the video playlist

[@AlexandrinaVictoria1819]

WE NEED THE NEXT FILM, PLEASE🙏😭🤧

[@TheMajorActual]

21:55 - _Rococo Manga_ is now my go-to term....

[@brannonmcclure6970]

Thanks. I enjoy the things of my interest to be educational.

[@stevenpinkerton777]

I certainly enjoyed this video and learned a lot, some of which I doubt is true. Maybe that's just the interpretative nature of art history. Still, some great art, great locations, and entertaining commentary.

[@MementoMorituri]

Wasn't there a part three? I can't seem to find it here.

[@sgiovanniello1]

You are very good my friend! I enjoyed your presentation of this

[@toniemarlow8791]

I love this man - who else could utter the words "Pink bottomed Goddesses" with such gravitas? Oh MY!!

[@susanmercurio1060]

I read a biography of Mme Pompadour. She was the daughter of the financier and his mistress, who groomed her daughter to be a king's mistress. Her mother used to say of her, "Isn't she (A morsel for a king) Pompadour first met Louis XV in the Bois de Bologne (?) while he was hunting, and she was invited to the masked ball, hence his appearance as a tree. She did have big eyes, almost protruding.

[@BB-un2ts]

Bois de Boulogne, next to Paris

[@massimosquecco203]

Great, great, great!

[@gustavmeyrink_2.0]

18:29 of course when he says 'Voltaire stayed here once' he means for a few years. Voltaire had his own room in Sans Souci and Charlottenburg Palace. And while Frederick was ruthless in war and politics he was also the first European king to allow freedom of religion or as he put it 'as long as they contribute to society all are welcome, if they are jewish we will build the synagouges and if they are muslim we will build them mosques'.

[@adelajdaszulc2295]

In Poland we had the first freedom of religion act (warsaw confederation) implemented in 1573.

[@108Romato]

I can appreciate the way you usually make an effort to loosen up the teaching of art history to make it accessible to all. I like your casual style, your humor, even your posing as Miss O'Murphy has a certain "charm". BUT, I happen to know a thing or two about French Rococo. And I have to say that this was a very reductive presentation of what the Rococo movement really meant in France. Lascivious, scandalous love. It will no doubt comfort the whole Anglo-Saxon holier-than-thou attitude towards 18th Century French art. (O yes, of course, they love what that stiff of Diderot had to say about Boucher!!) And yet, that is not what made me stop at 27 minutes +. I could also have dealt with the off-the-cuff comments on the "infamous" Madame de Pompadour (as if no other king in world history had had powerful mistresses), and the rest of the sensationalism around Miss O'Murphy's rear-end, and the limited understanding of the art of Watteau and Boucher, and the status of women in Rococo art (Why even suggest that they may have been submissive, only to rightfully negate it in the next sentence?). The one thing that threw me over the edge is at 27:41 when you mention the encounter of the Madame de Pompadour with Louis XV in Feb. 1745, and you show a very well-known bust of Louis XIV (Louis XV's great-grandfather) done in 1679 by Antoine Coysevox, and which can be seen in the King's Bedroom in Versailles. There are dozens of busts of Louis XV. Sorry, this is no way to explain great art. If you really want to know what Boucher and rococo art meant to France in the 18th c. and still does to people who know it, you should read the works of Pierre Rosenberg, the ultimate world authority in all things French 18th century, as well as the former Director of the Louvre, and of the Réunion des Musées Nationaux, and a wonderful writer who knows how to communicate with his audience, without dry lingo.

[@orangeandslinky]

Wow, I really loved this. No idea if any of it is true, but I couldn't stop watching. Thanks.

[@franlamb409]

Waldemar cracks me up posing as the blonde odalisque🙃😄

[@TheNinnyfee]

Rococo Manga is my new favourite term.

[@Sister325]

I wish the cc was better. I enjoy this channel and refer others to it.

[@kennlumley]

wow thanks .. well presented and appreciated! i had no idea of the period. i'm 65 year old... i learned something new today!!!!

[@loralita5837]

Thanks!

[@kerry7932]

Millions of southern California residents were introduced to rococo style portraits through the Huntington collection. I would love to hear WJ's take the iconic Blue Boy.

[@davidsilverhawk3732]

Wonderful!

[@bxbank]

Love is a battlefield.

[@jodalinkus5538]

It is your delectable ability to compare and contrast the state of art , it's spot in various periods of history. Across different places that make your documentaries remarkably stand out from the rest. It's always multifarious imbued with entropy yet able to impact socio economics of societies across the board. On it's own it is far less defining not as perpicacious unless underpinned by the history as a corollary. Censorious this blend is averred to give the art/historic analysis credence it's due.

[@crayolaclouds2696]

As an American who loves Rococo, having my country's declaration of independence be called a "Rococo Manifesto" was just brilliant. It does make sense that we would love Rococo as well, especially since we were allied with France and they helped us become independent just to spite Britain.

[@videoloopproject]

"inside this church there are beautifull paintings but we are not going to see them..." hahaha this guy is hilarious,,,

[@MendocinoSpirits]

Fantastic!

[@bobmateljan6986]

Damn I haven't laughed so hard in a while, I needed that. 22:25

[@roniquebreauxjordan1302]

To see the 🎨 "in person"...🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@roniquebreauxjordan1302]

These 🎨 docs. are GREAT fun!

[@Johannes_Brahms65]

Waldemar is rococo himself!

[@mirafisher4087]

27:30 "Madame de Pompadour is supposed to have met the French king Louis XV at a fancy dress ball...She came as a sexy shepherdess while the king bizarrely dressed as a tree. So he didn't even have to lure her into the bushes to have his wicked way with her... he WAS the bushes"

[@Artby_Katina]

Love your personal touch

[@markevans2814]

Waldemar, have you ever done an episode of the big three, compare and contrast of Sargent, Sorolla, and Zorn? Also, you need to do an episode on Nicolai Fechin! It would also be really cool to see an episode on Rico LeBrun, Lorser Feitleson and Harry Carmean and the Los Angeles Art Scene in the 40's and 50's! Maybe even the great draftsmen who were amazing with the figure...but their medium of choice was Comic books! Artists like Neal Adams, Sal Buscema, Joe Madureira? Or the Great MAD magazine artists like Jack Davis, Wally Wood or Mort Drucker? There are also some really amazing emerging artists, like Dominic Philbert, one of the new wave of fabulous draftsmen/ Painters. Waldemar, you are, without a doubt, THE world's most famous and imminently important Art Historian in the World, bar none. Since Perspective is also starting to get into more modern Pop Culture, I think it would be reallllly cool if you did an episode on compare contrast Jeff Back, Jimmy Page, and Ritchie Blackmore in 60's/70's London! Or the magic that happened when a guitarist named Steven Bruce Schneider met Micheal Albert Broad, whose collaboration became Billy Idol and Steve Stevens.

[@luisgalleguillos4868]

I think art gains if someone thinks it is improper. Watch the movie Valmont. It goes well with all of this french stuff.

[@llh6910]

Well, he can’t help but keep posing on the couch…such an entertainment!