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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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Boxing Match for 200 Guineas between Dutch Sam and... - Thomas Rowlandson - www.rococo-in-art.org
Boxing Match for 200 Guineas between Dutch Sam and...
Thomas Rowlandson
Diana & Cupid, 1761 - Pompeo Gerolamo Batoni - www.rococo-in-art.org
Diana & Cupid, 1761
Pompeo Gerolamo Batoni
The Colossus of Rhodes, second Wonder of the World - Georg Balthasar Probst - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Colossus of Rhodes, second Wonder of the World
Georg Balthasar Probst
Marguerite Gerard 1793 - Francois Dumont - www.rococo-in-art.org
Marguerite Gerard 1793
Francois Dumont
A Fiesta in a Botanical Garden, 1775 - Luis Paret Y Alcazar - www.rococo-in-art.org
A Fiesta in a Botanical Garden, 1775
Luis Paret Y Alcazar
A Group of Antiquaries - Thomas Rowlandson - www.rococo-in-art.org
A Group of Antiquaries
Thomas Rowlandson
Jeroboam Offering Sacrifice for the Idol 1752 - Jean-Honore Fragonard - www.rococo-in-art.org
Jeroboam Offering Sacrifice for the Idol 1752
Jean-Honore Fragonard
The Bolt (Le Verrou) c. 1778 - Jean-Honore Fragonard - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Bolt (Le Verrou) c. 1778
Jean-Honore Fragonard
The Silver Goblet, c.1768 - Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Silver Goblet, c.1768
Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin
The Duchess of Devonshire and her Sister, the Countess... - Thomas Rowlandson - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Duchess of Devonshire and her Sister, the Countess...
Thomas Rowlandson
Venus and Cupid c. 1760 - Jean-Honore Fragonard - www.rococo-in-art.org
Venus and Cupid c. 1760
Jean-Honore Fragonard
Temple at Strawberry Hill, from Sketches from Nature... - Thomas Rowlandson - www.rococo-in-art.org
Temple at Strawberry Hill, from Sketches from Nature...
Thomas Rowlandson
Leda And The Swan 1741 - François Boucher - www.rococo-in-art.org
Leda And The Swan 1741
François Boucher
A Lady c. 1790 - Richard Cosway - www.rococo-in-art.org
A Lady c. 1790
Richard Cosway
Party of Four 1713 - Jean-Antoine Watteau - www.rococo-in-art.org
Party of Four 1713
Jean-Antoine Watteau
A basket of grapes and apple - Jan van Os - www.rococo-in-art.org
A basket of grapes and apple
Jan van Os
Madame Lenoir, Mother of Alexandre Lenoir, the Founder... - Joseph Siffrein Duplessis - www.rococo-in-art.org
Madame Lenoir, Mother of Alexandre Lenoir, the Founder...
Joseph Siffrein Duplessis
Girl Peeling Vegetables - Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin - www.rococo-in-art.org
Girl Peeling Vegetables
Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin
The Return of Olivia, vol. 2, chapter III from The... - Charles Reuben Ryley - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Return of Olivia, vol. 2, chapter III from The...
Charles Reuben Ryley
A Mythological Subject - Richard Cosway - www.rococo-in-art.org
A Mythological Subject
Richard Cosway
St Michael 1330-35 - Ambrogio Lorenzetti - www.rococo-in-art.org
St Michael 1330-35
Ambrogio Lorenzetti
Effects Of Bad Government On The Countryside (detail) - Ambrogio Lorenzetti - www.rococo-in-art.org
Effects Of Bad Government On The Countryside (detail)
Ambrogio Lorenzetti
A Bookmaker and his client outside the Ram Inn, Newmarket - Thomas Rowlandson - www.rococo-in-art.org
A Bookmaker and his client outside the Ram Inn, Newmarket
Thomas Rowlandson
Mezzetin 1717-19 - Jean-Antoine Watteau - www.rococo-in-art.org
Mezzetin 1717-19
Jean-Antoine Watteau
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