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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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Wedding Breakfast of Empress Maria Theresa of Austria... - Martin II Mytens or Meytens - www.rococo-in-art.org
Wedding Breakfast of Empress Maria Theresa of Austria...
Martin II Mytens or Meytens
Devonshire House, Piccadilly - Thomas Rowlandson - www.rococo-in-art.org
Devonshire House, Piccadilly
Thomas Rowlandson
An Avalanche in the Alps  1803 - Philip Jacques de Loutherbourg - www.rococo-in-art.org
An Avalanche in the Alps 1803
Philip Jacques de Loutherbourg
Portrait of Dr. Samuel Johnson 1709-84 - Sir Joshua Reynolds - www.rococo-in-art.org
Portrait of Dr. Samuel Johnson 1709-84
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Plunder of the King's Wine Cellar, 10th August 1792 - Johann Zoffany - www.rococo-in-art.org
Plunder of the King's Wine Cellar, 10th August 1792
Johann Zoffany
Lady Sarah Bunbury Sacrificing to the Graces 1765 - Sir Joshua Reynolds - www.rococo-in-art.org
Lady Sarah Bunbury Sacrificing to the Graces 1765
Sir Joshua Reynolds
The Progress of Love: The Pursuit 1773 - Jean-Honore Fragonard - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Progress of Love: The Pursuit 1773
Jean-Honore Fragonard
Alexander the Great visiting the Tomb of Achilles,... - Hubert Robert - www.rococo-in-art.org
Alexander the Great visiting the Tomb of Achilles,...
Hubert Robert
Brown Boy - Sir Joshua Reynolds - www.rococo-in-art.org
Brown Boy
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Portrait of Marquise de Pompadour 1756 - François Boucher - www.rococo-in-art.org
Portrait of Marquise de Pompadour 1756
François Boucher
Venus and Adonis - Charles Joseph Natoire - www.rococo-in-art.org
Venus and Adonis
Charles Joseph Natoire
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, c.1725 - Jonathan Richardson - www.rococo-in-art.org
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, c.1725
Jonathan Richardson
Lady Elizabeth Delme and her Children 1777-80 - Sir Joshua Reynolds - www.rococo-in-art.org
Lady Elizabeth Delme and her Children 1777-80
Sir Joshua Reynolds
La Gouvernante (The Governess) 1739 - Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin - www.rococo-in-art.org
La Gouvernante (The Governess) 1739
Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin
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
Bouquet of Flowers in a Sculpted Vase - Jan Frans Eliaerts - www.rococo-in-art.org
Bouquet of Flowers in a Sculpted Vase
Jan Frans Eliaerts
Group Portrait of the Colmore Family - Johann Zoffany - www.rococo-in-art.org
Group Portrait of the Colmore Family
Johann Zoffany
Bacchanal 1740-50 - Francesco Zuccarelli - www.rococo-in-art.org
Bacchanal 1740-50
Francesco Zuccarelli
The Nightwatchman - Thomas Rowlandson - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Nightwatchman
Thomas Rowlandson
The Scullery Maid, 1738 - Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Scullery Maid, 1738
Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin
The Birth of Venus (detail) 1740 - François Boucher - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Birth of Venus (detail) 1740
François Boucher
Venus and Adonis 2 - Jacopo (Giacomo) Amigoni - www.rococo-in-art.org
Venus and Adonis 2
Jacopo (Giacomo) Amigoni
Illustration from LEmile by Jean-Jacques Rousseau 1712... - Jean-Michel Moreau - www.rococo-in-art.org
Illustration from LEmile by Jean-Jacques Rousseau 1712...
Jean-Michel Moreau
Septimius Severus and Caracalla 1769 - Jean Baptiste Greuze - www.rococo-in-art.org
Septimius Severus and Caracalla 1769
Jean Baptiste Greuze
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