Rococo art replaced Baroque Art at the beginning of the 18th century. With this new period of art came new subject matter. Artistic techniques, however, as well as style, remained the same for the most part. Instead of painting pictures relating to religion, artists now placed emphasis on the frivolity of life. The Swing (above) is an example of such work. It pictures a well-dressed woman in a carefree mood being pushed by a man assumed to be her husband. Another man who appears to be staring into her eyes (or looking up her dress) is assumed to be her lover. This portrays the themes of love and romance in these works of art. They were thought to be better subjects than history anf religion in this time. Personally, I don't care for this style much, but I think it's cool that the artists had the guts to break away from a strictly religious subject matter.
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