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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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Mezzetin 1717-19 - Jean-Antoine Watteau - www.rococo-in-art.org
Mezzetin 1717-19
Jean-Antoine Watteau
Morning Coffee - François Boucher - www.rococo-in-art.org
Morning Coffee
François Boucher
Psyche and Cupid ceiling panel from the Salon de la... - Charles Joseph Natoire - www.rococo-in-art.org
Psyche and Cupid ceiling panel from the Salon de la...
Charles Joseph Natoire
The Rape of Europa - Francesco Zuccarelli - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Rape of Europa
Francesco Zuccarelli
Lady Sealing A Letter - Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin - www.rococo-in-art.org
Lady Sealing A Letter
Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin
Abraham and the Three Angels - Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo - www.rococo-in-art.org
Abraham and the Three Angels
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo
A college green with a group of damsels and young gentlemen... - Thomas Rowlandson - www.rococo-in-art.org
A college green with a group of damsels and young gentlemen...
Thomas Rowlandson
Pygmalion and Galatea 1767 - François Boucher - www.rococo-in-art.org
Pygmalion and Galatea 1767
François Boucher
Death on a Pale Horse 1796 - Benjamin West - www.rococo-in-art.org
Death on a Pale Horse 1796
Benjamin West
Apollo and Daphne 1744-45 - Giovanni Battista Tiepolo - www.rococo-in-art.org
Apollo and Daphne 1744-45
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
View of Ripetta 1766 - Hubert Robert - www.rococo-in-art.org
View of Ripetta 1766
Hubert Robert
John Charles - Sir Joshua Reynolds - www.rococo-in-art.org
John Charles
Sir Joshua Reynolds
A Boxing Match - Thomas Rowlandson - www.rococo-in-art.org
A Boxing Match
Thomas Rowlandson
Georgiana, Countess Spencer with Lady Georgiana Spencer... - Sir Joshua Reynolds - www.rococo-in-art.org
Georgiana, Countess Spencer with Lady Georgiana Spencer...
Sir Joshua Reynolds
The Cardinal's first visit - Victor Caccidrelli - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Cardinal's first visit
Victor Caccidrelli
La Place des Victoires, Paris, c.1789 - Thomas Rowlandson - www.rococo-in-art.org
La Place des Victoires, Paris, c.1789
Thomas Rowlandson
L'Enseigne de Gersaint (detail-1) 1720 - Jean-Antoine Watteau - www.rococo-in-art.org
L'Enseigne de Gersaint (detail-1) 1720
Jean-Antoine Watteau
Votive Offering to Cupid 1767 - Jean Baptiste Greuze - www.rococo-in-art.org
Votive Offering to Cupid 1767
Jean Baptiste Greuze
Love Me  Love My Dog - Sir Joshua Reynolds - www.rococo-in-art.org
Love Me Love My Dog
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Georgiana, Countess Spencer and her Daughter Lady Georgiana... - Sir Joshua Reynolds - www.rococo-in-art.org
Georgiana, Countess Spencer and her Daughter Lady Georgiana...
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Captain Robert Orme 1756 - Sir Joshua Reynolds - www.rococo-in-art.org
Captain Robert Orme 1756
Sir Joshua Reynolds
A Good Meal - Thomas Rowlandson - www.rococo-in-art.org
A Good Meal
Thomas Rowlandson
The Widow and Her Priest 1784 - Jean Baptiste Greuze - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Widow and Her Priest 1784
Jean Baptiste Greuze
A gentleman playing the violin while a lady dances - (after) Le Clerc, Pierre Thomas - www.rococo-in-art.org
A gentleman playing the violin while a lady dances
(after) Le Clerc, Pierre Thomas
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