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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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Capriccio of a Roman temple with Alexander the Great... - Hubert Robert - www.rococo-in-art.org
Capriccio of a Roman temple with Alexander the Great...
Hubert Robert
Harlequin and Columbine 1716-18 - Jean-Antoine Watteau - www.rococo-in-art.org
Harlequin and Columbine 1716-18
Jean-Antoine Watteau
The Tribuna of the Uffizi 1772-78 - Johann Zoffany - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Tribuna of the Uffizi 1772-78
Johann Zoffany
A Dancer from the Paris Opera - (attr. to) Watteau, Jean Antoine - www.rococo-in-art.org
A Dancer from the Paris Opera
(attr. to) Watteau, Jean Antoine
David Garrick and Mary Bradshaw in The Farmers Return... - Johann Zoffany - www.rococo-in-art.org
David Garrick and Mary Bradshaw in The Farmers Return...
Johann Zoffany
The Stolen Kiss (1) 1787-89 - Jean-Honore Fragonard - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Stolen Kiss (1) 1787-89
Jean-Honore Fragonard
Woman with a Parrot (Donna con un pappagallo) - Giovanni Battista Tiepolo - www.rococo-in-art.org
Woman with a Parrot (Donna con un pappagallo)
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Olympus- The Fall of the Giants 1800 - Francisco Bayeu Y Subias - www.rococo-in-art.org
Olympus- The Fall of the Giants 1800
Francisco Bayeu Y Subias
Returning from Market 1767 - François Boucher - www.rococo-in-art.org
Returning from Market 1767
François Boucher
Flight into Egypt - Francesco Zuccarelli - www.rococo-in-art.org
Flight into Egypt
Francesco Zuccarelli
The Setting of the Sun 1752 - François Boucher - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Setting of the Sun 1752
François Boucher
Dancer with a Tambourine - Jean-Frederic Schall - www.rococo-in-art.org
Dancer with a Tambourine
Jean-Frederic Schall
Colonel St. Leger 1778 - Sir Joshua Reynolds - www.rococo-in-art.org
Colonel St. Leger 1778
Sir Joshua Reynolds
La Fête d'amour (The Festival of Love) - Jean-Antoine Watteau - www.rococo-in-art.org
La Fête d'amour (The Festival of Love)
Jean-Antoine Watteau
A Kick Up at a Hazard Table, pub. by J. Harris, 1787 - Thomas Rowlandson - www.rococo-in-art.org
A Kick Up at a Hazard Table, pub. by J. Harris, 1787
Thomas Rowlandson
Mausoleum with Stone Elephants, 1788 - Colonel Francis Swain Ward - www.rococo-in-art.org
Mausoleum with Stone Elephants, 1788
Colonel Francis Swain Ward
Christs Fall on the way to Calvary, 1772 - Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo - www.rococo-in-art.org
Christs Fall on the way to Calvary, 1772
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo
Portrait of Claude-Joseph Vernet 1779 - Charles-Nicolas II Cochin - www.rococo-in-art.org
Portrait of Claude-Joseph Vernet 1779
Charles-Nicolas II Cochin
Design for a Chandelier - George Maddox - www.rococo-in-art.org
Design for a Chandelier
George Maddox
Gathering in a Park 1718 - Jean-Antoine Watteau - www.rococo-in-art.org
Gathering in a Park 1718
Jean-Antoine Watteau
The Silver Tureen c. 1728 - Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Silver Tureen c. 1728
Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin
The Hypochondriac - Thomas Rowlandson - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Hypochondriac
Thomas Rowlandson
L'Accordée de Village (detail) 1761 - Jean Baptiste Greuze - www.rococo-in-art.org
L'Accordée de Village (detail) 1761
Jean Baptiste Greuze
Portrait Miniature of a Young Man in a Brown Coat,... - Richard Cosway - www.rococo-in-art.org
Portrait Miniature of a Young Man in a Brown Coat,...
Richard Cosway
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