At the turn of the century, the french academy was divided rather sharply between two doctrines. one taught that form was the most important element in the painting and the other taught that color was the most important element. which doctrine did the rococo artist follow?

The Rococo artist of French Academy followed the doctrine of color.

Explanation:

The Rococo appeared in France in about 1700. Antoine Watteau is the painter the most scholars associate with the French Rococo painting, he was considered a great colorist and beautifully combined elegance and sweetness in his paints. The Rococo style was also established on the colorism of the Flemish painter Rubens, whose doctrine was about the supremacy of color.

Rococó artists, specially french ones, followed the second doctrine taught in the Academy: that color was the most important element.

Explanation:

Rococó art style is characterized by significant use of luminous, bright and soft colors. It is defined, by the artist Ronald Rizzo, as a individualist, anti-formalist and courtly art.