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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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Self-Portrait with Eyeshade 1775 - Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin - www.rococo-in-art.org
Self-Portrait with Eyeshade 1775
Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin
Portrait Of Joseph Aved - Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin - www.rococo-in-art.org
Portrait Of Joseph Aved
Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin
The Piazzetta Towards S  Giorgio Maggiore - (Giovanni Antonio Canal) Canaletto - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Piazzetta Towards S Giorgio Maggiore
(Giovanni Antonio Canal) Canaletto
Still Life with a Rib of Beef, 1739 - Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin - www.rococo-in-art.org
Still Life with a Rib of Beef, 1739
Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin
The Attributes of the Arts with a Bust of Mercury c... - Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Attributes of the Arts with a Bust of Mercury c...
Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin
Riva Degli Schiavoni   Looking East - (Giovanni Antonio Canal) Canaletto - www.rococo-in-art.org
Riva Degli Schiavoni Looking East
(Giovanni Antonio Canal) Canaletto
Dublures of Characters 1798 - James Gillray - www.rococo-in-art.org
Dublures of Characters 1798
James Gillray
Colonel Mordaunt's Cock Match 1784-86 - Johann Zoffany - www.rococo-in-art.org
Colonel Mordaunt's Cock Match 1784-86
Johann Zoffany
Returning from Market  1785 - Julius Caesar Ibbetson - www.rococo-in-art.org
Returning from Market 1785
Julius Caesar Ibbetson
Dresden, the Ruins of the Pirnaische Vorstadt 1766 - Bernardo Bellotto (Canaletto) - www.rococo-in-art.org
Dresden, the Ruins of the Pirnaische Vorstadt 1766
Bernardo Bellotto (Canaletto)
Judge Thumb - or Patent Sticks for Family Correction... - Thomas Rowlandson - www.rococo-in-art.org
Judge Thumb - or Patent Sticks for Family Correction...
Thomas Rowlandson
Piazza San Marco   Looking East From The South West... - (Giovanni Antonio Canal) Canaletto - www.rococo-in-art.org
Piazza San Marco Looking East From The South West...
(Giovanni Antonio Canal) Canaletto
Grand Canal- from Santa Maria della Carità to the... - (Giovanni Antonio Canal) Canaletto - www.rococo-in-art.org
Grand Canal- from Santa Maria della Carità to the...
(Giovanni Antonio Canal) Canaletto
Dresden from the Left Bank of the Elbe, below the Fortifications... - Bernardo Bellotto (Canaletto) - www.rococo-in-art.org
Dresden from the Left Bank of the Elbe, below the Fortifications...
Bernardo Bellotto (Canaletto)
A View of Part of St. Thome Street, Fort St. George... - Colonel Francis Swain Ward - www.rococo-in-art.org
A View of Part of St. Thome Street, Fort St. George...
Colonel Francis Swain Ward
A Sailing Canoe of Otaheite, from Views in the South... - John Webber - www.rococo-in-art.org
A Sailing Canoe of Otaheite, from Views in the South...
John Webber
The Colosseum and other Monuments, 1735 - Giovanni Paolo Panini - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Colosseum and other Monuments, 1735
Giovanni Paolo Panini
Andromache and Astyanax 1789 - Richard Cosway - www.rococo-in-art.org
Andromache and Astyanax 1789
Richard Cosway
Perspective view of the ballroom constructed in the... - Charles-Nicolas II Cochin - www.rococo-in-art.org
Perspective view of the ballroom constructed in the...
Charles-Nicolas II Cochin
A Scene in the Channel, from The Grand Master, or Adventures... - Thomas Rowlandson - www.rococo-in-art.org
A Scene in the Channel, from The Grand Master, or Adventures...
Thomas Rowlandson
George IV as Prince Regent, c.1790 - Richard Cosway - www.rococo-in-art.org
George IV as Prince Regent, c.1790
Richard Cosway
King Frederick II of Prussia (1712-86) reviewing the... - Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki - www.rococo-in-art.org
King Frederick II of Prussia (1712-86) reviewing the...
Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
View Of A River Perhaps In Padua - (Giovanni Antonio Canal) Canaletto - www.rococo-in-art.org
View Of A River Perhaps In Padua
(Giovanni Antonio Canal) Canaletto
Rio Dei Mendicanti   Looking South - (Giovanni Antonio Canal) Canaletto - www.rococo-in-art.org
Rio Dei Mendicanti Looking South
(Giovanni Antonio Canal) Canaletto
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