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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 trompe...
1 paź 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.
3 sty 2024 · Rococo art developed during the 18th century as a celebration of joy, wealth, and careless pleasure. It dominated the spheres of art, architecture, music, design, and fashion, producing the most lavish pieces Europe has ever seen. The French Revolution put a sudden and dramatic end to the dominance of the excess and decoration of Rococo.
Learn about the rebellious and ornamental design style that originated in France and spread to England in the 18th century. Discover its features, influences, pattern books and examples from the V&A collection.
The French Rococo was an essentially aristocratic style, derived from a society that still carried a rigid social stratification and represented the final phase of the old feudal economic system.
9 sty 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.
Rococo featured grandiose ideals and lust for the aristocratic lifestyle representing France in the 18th century.
