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Rococo, less commonly Roccoco ( / rəˈkoʊkoʊ / rə-KOH-koh, US also / ˌroʊkəˈkoʊ / ROH-kə-KOH, French: [ʁɔkɔko] or [ʁokoko] ⓘ ), also known as Late Baroque, is an exceptionally ornamental and dramatic style of architecture, art and decoration which combines asymmetry, scrolling curves, gilding, white and pastel colours, sculpted moulding, and trom...
- France, Italy, Central Europe
- 1730s to 1760s
- The Embarkation for Cythera. Artist: Jean-Antoine Watteau. This painting depicts a number of amorous couples in elegant aristocratic dress within an idealized pastoral setting on Cythera, the mythical island where Venus, the goddess of love, birthed forth from the sea.
- Pierrot. Artist: Jean-Antoine Watteau. This painting (formerly known as Gilles) depicts Pierrot, a traditional character in Italian commedia dell'arte. He is elevated on center stage in what appears to be a garden and he faces the viewer with a downcast expression as his white satin costume dominates, its ballooning midsection lit up.
- The Entrance to the Grand Canal. Artist: Canaletto. This noted landscape depicts the entrance to the Grand Canal in Venice, with a number of gondoliers and their passengers maneuvering horizontally across the canvas.
- Soap Bubbles. Artist: Jean-Baptiste Simeon Chardin. This painting depicts two children at play. An older boy, leaning forward, blows through a reed, expanding a luminous soap bubble.
Apr 27, 2024 · Rococo, style in interior design, the decorative arts, painting, architecture, and sculpture that originated in Paris in the early 18th century. It is characterized by lightness, elegance, and an exuberant use of curving natural forms in ornamentation.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Jan 9, 2019 · Rococo describes a type of art and architecture that began in France in the mid-1700s. It is characterized by delicate but substantial ornamentation. Often classified simply as "Late Baroque ," Rococo decorative arts flourished for a short period before Neoclassicism swept the Western world.
- Jackie Craven
Baroque was stiff, sombre and formal, Rococo was airy, warm, frivolous, light-hearted and somewhat tongue in cheek. Another main difference between the two styles is the colours used in Baroque paintings are bold, dramatic and making use of highlights, shadows to create lots of detail, whereas Rococo uses white, gold and softer colours ...
- Would this painting have been considered to be obscene?Yes, however all of the French people loved it when it was unveiled because it was on the scandalous side and affairs were rampant in France during...
- How is Rococo related to the Baroque in art?Rococo was applied to art and to interior decoration and structure whereas Baroque was applied to art, interiors and exteriors, where it was ornate...
- what was the yeart rococo startedThis is a learning site so it deserves a decent answer. The Rococo period began in the early 1700s in Paris as a reaction to/against the formalism...
- DictionaryRo·co·co/rəˈkōkō/
adjective
- 1. (of furniture or architecture) of or characterized by an elaborately ornamental late baroque style of decoration prevalent in 18th-century Continental Europe, with asymmetrical patterns involving motifs and scrollwork: "a rococo carved gilt mirror"
noun
- 1. the rococo style of art, decoration, or architecture: "rococo is alive and living in our hearts"
The Rococo style – an introduction. Rococo was perhaps the most rebellious of design styles. Often described as the final expression of the Baroque movement, it was exceptionally ornamental and theatrical – a style without rules. Compared to the order, refinement and seriousness of the Classical style, Rococo was seen as superficial ...
Rococo style, or Late Baroque, Style in interior design, the decorative arts, painting, architecture, and sculpture that originated in Paris in the early 18th century. The word Rococo is derived from French rocaille, denoting the shell-covered rockwork used to decorate artificial grottoes.
