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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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A Game of Billiards, c.1720-26 - Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin - www.rococo-in-art.org
A Game of Billiards, c.1720-26
Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin
Introducing the Heir - A. Zoffoli - www.rococo-in-art.org
Introducing the Heir
A. Zoffoli
A Lady 1782 - John Smart - www.rococo-in-art.org
A Lady 1782
John Smart
The Sleep of Venus and Cupid 1806 - Marie-Constance Mayer - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Sleep of Venus and Cupid 1806
Marie-Constance Mayer
The Rape of Europa 1740-50 - Francesco Zuccarelli - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Rape of Europa 1740-50
Francesco Zuccarelli
The Pleasures of the Ball 1717 - Jean-Antoine Watteau - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Pleasures of the Ball 1717
Jean-Antoine Watteau
Minuet 1756 - Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo - www.rococo-in-art.org
Minuet 1756
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo
Marquise de Pompadour at the Toilet-Table 1758 - François Boucher - www.rococo-in-art.org
Marquise de Pompadour at the Toilet-Table 1758
François Boucher
The Soap Bubble c. 1739 - Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Soap Bubble c. 1739
Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin
Gothic Bathroom 1810 - Jean-Baptiste Mallet - www.rococo-in-art.org
Gothic Bathroom 1810
Jean-Baptiste Mallet
Hercules and Omphale 1735 - François Boucher - www.rococo-in-art.org
Hercules and Omphale 1735
François Boucher
The Rape of Europa - Francesco Zuccarelli - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Rape of Europa
Francesco Zuccarelli
A Banquet in the House of Nanni in the Jewish Quarter - (after) Longhi, Pietro - www.rococo-in-art.org
A Banquet in the House of Nanni in the Jewish Quarter
(after) Longhi, Pietro
Anastasia Ivanovna, Countess of Hessen-Homberg, Princess... - Alexander Roslin - www.rococo-in-art.org
Anastasia Ivanovna, Countess of Hessen-Homberg, Princess...
Alexander Roslin
A colonnaded thermal building, the roof partly open... - Hubert Robert - www.rococo-in-art.org
A colonnaded thermal building, the roof partly open...
Hubert Robert
Nursing Madonna  1320-30 - Ambrogio Lorenzetti - www.rococo-in-art.org
Nursing Madonna 1320-30
Ambrogio Lorenzetti
A college green with a group of damsels and young gentlemen... - Thomas Rowlandson - www.rococo-in-art.org
A college green with a group of damsels and young gentlemen...
Thomas Rowlandson
The Visit Of Venus To Vulcan - François Boucher - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Visit Of Venus To Vulcan
François Boucher
A Little Tighter, pub. by S.W. Fores, 1791 - Thomas Rowlandson - www.rococo-in-art.org
A Little Tighter, pub. by S.W. Fores, 1791
Thomas Rowlandson
Simplicity Dawson - Sir Joshua Reynolds - www.rococo-in-art.org
Simplicity Dawson
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Miss Franks c. 1790 - Richard Cosway - www.rococo-in-art.org
Miss Franks c. 1790
Richard Cosway
Boxing Match for 200 Guineas between Dutch Sam and... - Thomas Rowlandson - www.rococo-in-art.org
Boxing Match for 200 Guineas between Dutch Sam and...
Thomas Rowlandson
Bacchanalian Scene 1710s - Alessandro Magnasco - www.rococo-in-art.org
Bacchanalian Scene 1710s
Alessandro Magnasco
La Cascade - (after) Watteau, Jean Antoine - www.rococo-in-art.org
La Cascade
(after) Watteau, Jean Antoine
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