Understanding Art: Baroque & Rococo
Season 1
Ep 6. Rococo before Bedtime: Madness
- TV-NR
- January 1, 2014
- 60 min
A member of England's notorious Hellfire Club, William Hogarth paints scathing attacks on Catholicism. Throughout Europe, masked revelers break taboos in balls inspired by the harlequin. Tiepolo signals Venice's decline with frescoes haunted by a menacing hunchback, and in Spain, Goya's nightmares spill over into haunting paintings.
