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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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'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
The Broken Jug 1785 - Jean Baptiste Greuze - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Broken Jug 1785
Jean Baptiste Greuze
View of the Roman Forum, 1747 - Giovanni Paolo Panini - www.rococo-in-art.org
View of the Roman Forum, 1747
Giovanni Paolo Panini
The Pont du Gard 1787 - Hubert Robert - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Pont du Gard 1787
Hubert Robert
Death of Sophonisba - Giovanni Battista Pittoni the younger - www.rococo-in-art.org
Death of Sophonisba
Giovanni Battista Pittoni the younger
Marie-Therese de Savoie-Carignan (1749-92) Princess... - Antoine-Francois Callet - www.rococo-in-art.org
Marie-Therese de Savoie-Carignan (1749-92) Princess...
Antoine-Francois Callet
Diana and Actaeon 1785 - Martin Johann Schmidt - www.rococo-in-art.org
Diana and Actaeon 1785
Martin Johann Schmidt
Girl Reclining (Louise O'Murphy) 1751 - François Boucher - www.rococo-in-art.org
Girl Reclining (Louise O'Murphy) 1751
François Boucher
Master Hare 1788-89 - Sir Joshua Reynolds - www.rococo-in-art.org
Master Hare 1788-89
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Bull-Hunting c. 1736 - Francesco Zuccarelli - www.rococo-in-art.org
Bull-Hunting c. 1736
Francesco Zuccarelli
The Embarkation for Cythera 1717 - Jean-Antoine Watteau - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Embarkation for Cythera 1717
Jean-Antoine Watteau
The Waltz - A. Zoffoli - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Waltz
A. Zoffoli
Brown Odalisque (L'Odalisque Brune) 1745 - François Boucher - www.rococo-in-art.org
Brown Odalisque (L'Odalisque Brune) 1745
François Boucher
The Toilet of Venus 1751 - François Boucher - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Toilet of Venus 1751
François Boucher
Young Woman in a White Hat  1780 - Jean Baptiste Greuze - www.rococo-in-art.org
Young Woman in a White Hat 1780
Jean Baptiste Greuze
The Indifferent Man 1717 - Jean-Antoine Watteau - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Indifferent Man 1717
Jean-Antoine Watteau
Bacchanal 1747 - Charles Joseph Natoire - www.rococo-in-art.org
Bacchanal 1747
Charles Joseph Natoire
The Spoiled Child  1765 - Jean Baptiste Greuze - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Spoiled Child 1765
Jean Baptiste Greuze
Captain John Foote of the Hon. East India Company,... - Sir Joshua Reynolds - www.rococo-in-art.org
Captain John Foote of the Hon. East India Company,...
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Description of a Boxing Match, 1812 - Thomas Rowlandson - www.rococo-in-art.org
Description of a Boxing Match, 1812
Thomas Rowlandson
Bacchanal 1740-50 - Francesco Zuccarelli - www.rococo-in-art.org
Bacchanal 1740-50
Francesco Zuccarelli
Dancer with a Bouquet - Jean-Frederic Schall - www.rococo-in-art.org
Dancer with a Bouquet
Jean-Frederic Schall
Devonshire House, Piccadilly - Thomas Rowlandson - www.rococo-in-art.org
Devonshire House, Piccadilly
Thomas Rowlandson
Mercury, Herse and Aglauros, 1763 - Jean-Baptiste-Marie Pierre - www.rococo-in-art.org
Mercury, Herse and Aglauros, 1763
Jean-Baptiste-Marie Pierre
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