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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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Hercules Protects Painting from Ignorance and Envy... - Andries Cornelis Lens - www.rococo-in-art.org
Hercules Protects Painting from Ignorance and Envy...
Andries Cornelis Lens
Ancient sacrifice - Luis Paret Y Alcazar - www.rococo-in-art.org
Ancient sacrifice
Luis Paret Y Alcazar
Joseph and his Brothers 1745-50 - Franz Anton Maulbertsch - www.rococo-in-art.org
Joseph and his Brothers 1745-50
Franz Anton Maulbertsch
Daniel Carl Solander, Swedish Botanist, accompanied... - Johann Zoffany - www.rococo-in-art.org
Daniel Carl Solander, Swedish Botanist, accompanied...
Johann Zoffany
The Feast Day Of St Roch - (Giovanni Antonio Canal) Canaletto - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Feast Day Of St Roch
(Giovanni Antonio Canal) Canaletto
Hunt for the Bull, c.1732 - Giuseppe Zais - www.rococo-in-art.org
Hunt for the Bull, c.1732
Giuseppe Zais
Self-Portrait at the Age of 58, 1794 - Anton Graff - www.rococo-in-art.org
Self-Portrait at the Age of 58, 1794
Anton Graff
Dutch Boat Putting to Sea, 1801 - Charles Martin Powell - www.rococo-in-art.org
Dutch Boat Putting to Sea, 1801
Charles Martin Powell
The Artist's Family before the Portrait of Johann Georg... - Anton Graff - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Artist's Family before the Portrait of Johann Georg...
Anton Graff
The Kreuzkirche in Dresden 1747-56 - Bernardo Bellotto (Canaletto) - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Kreuzkirche in Dresden 1747-56
Bernardo Bellotto (Canaletto)
Still life: Fast Day Menu, 1731 - Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin - www.rococo-in-art.org
Still life: Fast Day Menu, 1731
Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin
Countess Fuchs Governess of Maria Theresa Empress of... - Martin II Mytens or Meytens - www.rococo-in-art.org
Countess Fuchs Governess of Maria Theresa Empress of...
Martin II Mytens or Meytens
The Plantain Tree in the Island of Cracatoa, from Views... - John Webber - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Plantain Tree in the Island of Cracatoa, from Views...
John Webber
Still Life with Grapes and Pomegranates, 1763 - Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin - www.rococo-in-art.org
Still Life with Grapes and Pomegranates, 1763
Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin
Basket of Grapes, 1765 - Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin - www.rococo-in-art.org
Basket of Grapes, 1765
Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin
View of the Grand Canal at San Stae - Bernardo Bellotto (Canaletto) - www.rococo-in-art.org
View of the Grand Canal at San Stae
Bernardo Bellotto (Canaletto)
Still Life With Jar Of Apricots - Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin - www.rococo-in-art.org
Still Life With Jar Of Apricots
Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin
A view of Christmas Harbour in Kerguelens Land, 1781... - John Webber - www.rococo-in-art.org
A view of Christmas Harbour in Kerguelens Land, 1781...
John Webber
Study of St. Joan of Arc - Richard Cosway - www.rococo-in-art.org
Study of St. Joan of Arc
Richard Cosway
A princely palace, from Admirandorum Quadruplex Spectaculum... - Pieter Schenk - www.rococo-in-art.org
A princely palace, from Admirandorum Quadruplex Spectaculum...
Pieter Schenk
Still-Life with Pheasant c. 1750 - Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin - www.rococo-in-art.org
Still-Life with Pheasant c. 1750
Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin
Adoration of the Shepherds 1758 - Franz Anton Maulbertsch - www.rococo-in-art.org
Adoration of the Shepherds 1758
Franz Anton Maulbertsch
The Bride, 1828 - Edward Calvert - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Bride, 1828
Edward Calvert
A Snug Cabin or Port Admiral - Thomas Rowlandson - www.rococo-in-art.org
A Snug Cabin or Port Admiral
Thomas Rowlandson
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