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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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Young Draughtsman copying an Academy study - Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin - www.rococo-in-art.org
Young Draughtsman copying an Academy study
Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin
Ceiling fresco (detail) 2 - Francisco Bayeu Y Subias - www.rococo-in-art.org
Ceiling fresco (detail) 2
Francisco Bayeu Y Subias
Dresden, the Ruins of the Pirnaische Vorstadt 1762... - Bernardo Bellotto (Canaletto) - www.rococo-in-art.org
Dresden, the Ruins of the Pirnaische Vorstadt 1762...
Bernardo Bellotto (Canaletto)
The Treaty of Penn with the Indians 1771-72 - Benjamin West - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Treaty of Penn with the Indians 1771-72
Benjamin West
Still Life With Carafe  Silver Goblet And Fruit - Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin - www.rococo-in-art.org
Still Life With Carafe Silver Goblet And Fruit
Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin
Effects Of Bad Government On The City Life (detail)... - Ambrogio Lorenzetti - www.rococo-in-art.org
Effects Of Bad Government On The City Life (detail)...
Ambrogio Lorenzetti
A View in the Island of Pulo Condore, from Views in... - John Webber - www.rococo-in-art.org
A View in the Island of Pulo Condore, from Views in...
John Webber
Native Inhabitants of the Friendly Islands Dancing... - John Webber - www.rococo-in-art.org
Native Inhabitants of the Friendly Islands Dancing...
John Webber
A Village Scene with Figures and Ruined Buildings - Thomas Rowlandson - www.rococo-in-art.org
A Village Scene with Figures and Ruined Buildings
Thomas Rowlandson
Portrait of a Singer Holding a Sheet of Music 1769 - Jean-Honore Fragonard - www.rococo-in-art.org
Portrait of a Singer Holding a Sheet of Music 1769
Jean-Honore Fragonard
Study for Elizabeth Warren as Hebe - George Romney - www.rococo-in-art.org
Study for Elizabeth Warren as Hebe
George Romney
Edward III Crossing the Somme 1788 - Benjamin West - www.rococo-in-art.org
Edward III Crossing the Somme 1788
Benjamin West
Cypresses in the Garden Avenue of the Villa c. 1760 - Jean-Honore Fragonard - www.rococo-in-art.org
Cypresses in the Garden Avenue of the Villa c. 1760
Jean-Honore Fragonard
The Piazzetta  Looking Toward The Clock Tower - (Giovanni Antonio Canal) Canaletto - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Piazzetta Looking Toward The Clock Tower
(Giovanni Antonio Canal) Canaletto
The Molo And The Riva Degli Schiavoni From The Bacino... - (Giovanni Antonio Canal) Canaletto - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Molo And The Riva Degli Schiavoni From The Bacino...
(Giovanni Antonio Canal) Canaletto
London Westminster Bridge From The North On Lord Mayors... - (Giovanni Antonio Canal) Canaletto - www.rococo-in-art.org
London Westminster Bridge From The North On Lord Mayors...
(Giovanni Antonio Canal) Canaletto
London The Thames And The City Of London From Richmond... - (Giovanni Antonio Canal) Canaletto - www.rococo-in-art.org
London The Thames And The City Of London From Richmond...
(Giovanni Antonio Canal) Canaletto
The Fast Day Meal - Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Fast Day Meal
Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin
Man Playing An Instrument (The Music) (Monsieur de... - Jean-Honore Fragonard - www.rococo-in-art.org
Man Playing An Instrument (The Music) (Monsieur de...
Jean-Honore Fragonard
Still Life with Rabbits, a Gamebag and a Powder Horn... - Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin - www.rococo-in-art.org
Still Life with Rabbits, a Gamebag and a Powder Horn...
Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin
View of the eight statues of Castellazzo in the topiary... - Marc'Antonio dal Re - www.rococo-in-art.org
View of the eight statues of Castellazzo in the topiary...
Marc'Antonio dal Re
The Molo With The Library And The Entrance To The Grand... - (Giovanni Antonio Canal) Canaletto - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Molo With The Library And The Entrance To The Grand...
(Giovanni Antonio Canal) Canaletto
View of Verona and the River Adige from the Ponte Nuovo... - Bernardo Bellotto (Canaletto) - www.rococo-in-art.org
View of Verona and the River Adige from the Ponte Nuovo...
Bernardo Bellotto (Canaletto)
Warwick Castle  The South Front - (Giovanni Antonio Canal) Canaletto - www.rococo-in-art.org
Warwick Castle The South Front
(Giovanni Antonio Canal) Canaletto
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