Antoine Coypel II: Bridging Classicism and Rococo’s Embrace Antoine Coypel II (1661-1722) stands as a pivotal figure in French Baroque art, marking the transition between the austere grandeur of classicism and the burgeoning exuberance of Rococo. Born into a family steeped in artistic tradition – his father, Noël Coypel, was himself a celebrated painter – Antoine inherited a legacy of meticulous observation and masterful draughtsmansh…