I think we need to pay attention to two points about style:

1? You can't jump between different styles

Two adjacent styles are often not an either-or relationship, but you have me and I have you.

2? Style is the product of the social environment at that time.

Dana once said in Philosophy of Art: To understand a work of art, an artist and a group of artists, we must correctly imagine the spirit and customs of the times to which they belong.

So it is not surprising that there are similarities between styles. In addition, we should also review the characteristics of each style, which is the soil for the style.

It should be noted that the style features mentioned below do not exclude the existence of counterexamples, but due to limited space, they cannot be taken into account one by one.

Look at baroque and rococo first, because these two styles are close in time and magnificent, and many people can't tell the difference between them.

Simply divided from time, when French King Louis XIV was in power (1638- 17 15), that is, almost the whole 17th century, the popular style was called "Baroque";

During the reign of Louis XV (17 15- 1774), that is, almost the whole18th century, the popular style was called "rococo" (although neoclassicism gradually prevailed from1760s, rococo style was not fade away. Although this division is not particularly strict, it is easy to remember.

Visually speaking, baroque and rococo are both rigid and flexible, and the difference between yang and yin.

Rococo style is particularly obvious in interior decoration. Compared with baroque style, the painting style is abrupt, and pink, white, cyan and gold can be seen everywhere, which is exquisite and delicate. At first glance, it looks like a sweet little girl's boudoir.

Finally, the Byzantine style.

The once powerful Roman Empire was torn by barbarians and divided into East Rome and West Rome. In 476 AD, West Rome perished, while the Eastern Roman Empire lasted for 1000 years.

The Eastern Roman Empire is also called Byzantine Empire, and all people believe in Christianity, so the most interesting material heritage left by this empire to the world is the magnificent church. Byzantine churches love domes, and the cathedrals that see domes when traveling are probably Byzantine's, such as Hagia Sophia in Istanbul.

At this time, almost all jewelry is religious, and gold inlaid with enamel has become the most distinctive feature. Filling enamel and cloisonne is the most common technique.