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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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The Piazzetta Looking Towards The Torre Dell Orologio - (Giovanni Antonio Canal) Canaletto - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Piazzetta Looking Towards The Torre Dell Orologio
(Giovanni Antonio Canal) Canaletto
The Piazzetta Looking North The Campanile Under Repair - (Giovanni Antonio Canal) Canaletto - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Piazzetta Looking North The Campanile Under Repair
(Giovanni Antonio Canal) Canaletto
London seen through an arch of Westminster Bridge,... - (Giovanni Antonio Canal) Canaletto - www.rococo-in-art.org
London seen through an arch of Westminster Bridge,...
(Giovanni Antonio Canal) Canaletto
The Grand Canal Seen From Rialto Toward The North - (Giovanni Antonio Canal) Canaletto - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Grand Canal Seen From Rialto Toward The North
(Giovanni Antonio Canal) Canaletto
The House of Cards 1737 - Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin - www.rococo-in-art.org
The House of Cards 1737
Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin
The Piazza della Signoria in Florence c. 1742, Oil... - Bernardo Bellotto (Canaletto) - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Piazza della Signoria in Florence c. 1742, Oil...
Bernardo Bellotto (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 Pandreitje in Bruges 1778 - Jan Antoon Garemijn - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Pandreitje in Bruges 1778
Jan Antoon Garemijn
Garrick between Tragedy and Comedy 1761 - Sir Joshua Reynolds - www.rococo-in-art.org
Garrick between Tragedy and Comedy 1761
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Portrait of Madame de Sevigne, early 19th century - Ennemond-Alexandre Petitot - www.rococo-in-art.org
Portrait of Madame de Sevigne, early 19th century
Ennemond-Alexandre Petitot
The Macdonald Boys Sir Alexander Macdonald 1745-95... - William Mosman - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Macdonald Boys Sir Alexander Macdonald 1745-95...
William Mosman
Winter, rococo music sheet depicting a fancy dress... - Jeremias Wachsmuth - www.rococo-in-art.org
Winter, rococo music sheet depicting a fancy dress...
Jeremias Wachsmuth
Still-Life with Two Rabbits 1750-55 - Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin - www.rococo-in-art.org
Still-Life with Two Rabbits 1750-55
Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin
The House of Cards 2 - Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin - www.rococo-in-art.org
The House of Cards 2
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
Self-Portrait - Antonio Gonzalez Velazquez - www.rococo-in-art.org
Self-Portrait
Antonio Gonzalez Velazquez
Dresden from the Right Bank of the Elbe, above the... - Bernardo Bellotto (Canaletto) - www.rococo-in-art.org
Dresden from the Right Bank of the Elbe, above the...
Bernardo Bellotto (Canaletto)
New Market Square in Dresden from the Jüdenhof 1749... - Bernardo Bellotto (Canaletto) - www.rococo-in-art.org
New Market Square in Dresden from the Jüdenhof 1749...
Bernardo Bellotto (Canaletto)
Landscape with Roman Ruins - Giovanni Paolo Panini - www.rococo-in-art.org
Landscape with Roman Ruins
Giovanni Paolo Panini
River Landscape - Jean-Baptiste Pillement - www.rococo-in-art.org
River Landscape
Jean-Baptiste Pillement
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