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Rococo (less commonly roccoco) is a style of 18th century French art and interior design. Rococo rooms were designed as total works of art with elegant and ornate furniture, small sculptures, ornamental mirrors, and tapestry complementing architecture, reliefs, and wall paintings. It was largely supplanted by the Neoclassic style.

The word Rococo is seen as a combination of the French rocaille, or stone garden (referring to arranging stones in natural forms like shells), and the Italian barocco, or Baroque style. Due to Rococo love of shell-like curves and focus on decorative arts, some critics used the term to derogatively imply that the style was frivolous or merely modish; when the term was first used in English in about 1836, it was a colloquialism meaning "old-fashioned". However, since the mid 19th century, the term has been accepted by art historians. While there is still some debate about the historical significance of the style to art in general, Rococo is now widely recognized as a major period in the development of European art.

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The Sideboard, 1728 - Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Sideboard, 1728
Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin
Bellerophon on Pegasus (detail-1) 1746-47 - Giovanni Battista Tiepolo - www.rococo-in-art.org
Bellerophon on Pegasus (detail-1) 1746-47
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Marie Antoinette (1755-93) after Vigee-Lebrun - Louise Campbell Clay - www.rococo-in-art.org
Marie Antoinette (1755-93) after Vigee-Lebrun
Louise Campbell Clay
Rome   Ruins Of The Forum Looking Towards The Capitol - (Giovanni Antonio Canal) Canaletto - www.rococo-in-art.org
Rome Ruins Of The Forum Looking Towards The Capitol
(Giovanni Antonio Canal) Canaletto
The Punished Son 1778 - Jean Baptiste Greuze - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Punished Son 1778
Jean Baptiste Greuze
Kneeling Male Nude - Jean-Antoine Watteau - www.rococo-in-art.org
Kneeling Male Nude
Jean-Antoine Watteau
Shepherd and Shepherdess Reposing, 1761 - François Boucher - www.rococo-in-art.org
Shepherd and Shepherdess Reposing, 1761
François Boucher
La Bievre 1768 - Hubert Robert - www.rococo-in-art.org
La Bievre 1768
Hubert Robert
The Rape of Europa (detail) 1740-50 - Francesco Zuccarelli - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Rape of Europa (detail) 1740-50
Francesco Zuccarelli
Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, with Lady Elizabeth... - Jean-Urbain Guerin - www.rococo-in-art.org
Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, with Lady Elizabeth...
Jean-Urbain Guerin
Madame Boucher 1743 - François Boucher - www.rococo-in-art.org
Madame Boucher 1743
François Boucher
Effects Of Good Government On The City Life (detail) - Ambrogio Lorenzetti - www.rococo-in-art.org
Effects Of Good Government On The City Life (detail)
Ambrogio Lorenzetti
Venus And Cupid -  - www.rococo-in-art.org
Venus And Cupid
Death of Sophonisba - Giovanni Battista Pittoni the younger - www.rococo-in-art.org
Death of Sophonisba
Giovanni Battista Pittoni the younger
The Broken Jug 1785 - Jean Baptiste Greuze - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Broken Jug 1785
Jean Baptiste Greuze
Bull-Hunting c. 1736 - Francesco Zuccarelli - www.rococo-in-art.org
Bull-Hunting c. 1736
Francesco Zuccarelli
The Pont du Gard 1787 - Hubert Robert - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Pont du Gard 1787
Hubert Robert
Description of a Boxing Match, 1812 - Thomas Rowlandson - www.rococo-in-art.org
Description of a Boxing Match, 1812
Thomas Rowlandson
Lady Reading in an Interior 1795-1800 - Marguerite Gerard - www.rococo-in-art.org
Lady Reading in an Interior 1795-1800
Marguerite Gerard
Louis XVI (1754-93) - Antoine-Francois Callet - www.rococo-in-art.org
Louis XVI (1754-93)
Antoine-Francois Callet
Bacchanal 1740-50 - Francesco Zuccarelli - www.rococo-in-art.org
Bacchanal 1740-50
Francesco Zuccarelli
Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire and her Daughter,... - Sir Joshua Reynolds - www.rococo-in-art.org
Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire and her Daughter,...
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Rumor Erat In Casa (There Was A Commotion In The House)... - Cornelis Troost - www.rococo-in-art.org
Rumor Erat In Casa (There Was A Commotion In The House)...
Cornelis Troost
'La gamme d'amour' (The Love Song) c. 1717 - Jean-Antoine Watteau - www.rococo-in-art.org
'La gamme d'amour' (The Love Song) c. 1717
Jean-Antoine Watteau
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