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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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La Gouvernante (The Governess) 1739 - Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin - www.rococo-in-art.org
La Gouvernante (The Governess) 1739
Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin
Summer Stroll 1757 - Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo - www.rococo-in-art.org
Summer Stroll 1757
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo
The Procession of the Trojan Horse in Troy 1773 - Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Procession of the Trojan Horse in Troy 1773
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo
Venus and Adonis 2 - Jacopo (Giacomo) Amigoni - www.rococo-in-art.org
Venus and Adonis 2
Jacopo (Giacomo) Amigoni
The Presentation in the Temple 1342 - Ambrogio Lorenzetti - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Presentation in the Temple 1342
Ambrogio Lorenzetti
Boxing Match Between Thomas Johnson and Isaac Perrins - Conrad Martin Metz - www.rococo-in-art.org
Boxing Match Between Thomas Johnson and Isaac Perrins
Conrad Martin Metz
A Lady with a Dog - Jean-Frederic Schall - www.rococo-in-art.org
A Lady with a Dog
Jean-Frederic Schall
Portrait of George John Spencer, Viscount Althorp,... - Sir Joshua Reynolds - www.rococo-in-art.org
Portrait of George John Spencer, Viscount Althorp,...
Sir Joshua Reynolds
A Fencing Duel, probably depicting The Chevalier dEon... - Thomas Rowlandson - www.rococo-in-art.org
A Fencing Duel, probably depicting The Chevalier dEon...
Thomas Rowlandson
A Lady 1782 - John Smart - www.rococo-in-art.org
A Lady 1782
John Smart
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
The Banquet of Cleopatra 1743-44 - Giovanni Battista Tiepolo - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Banquet of Cleopatra 1743-44
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Venus and Cupid 1785 - Pompeo Gerolamo Batoni - www.rococo-in-art.org
Venus and Cupid 1785
Pompeo Gerolamo Batoni
The Rage of Achilles 1757 - Giovanni Battista Tiepolo - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Rage of Achilles 1757
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Peasants At Rest 1757 - Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo - www.rococo-in-art.org
Peasants At Rest 1757
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo
Heads of Angels  1787 - Sir Joshua Reynolds - www.rococo-in-art.org
Heads of Angels 1787
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Still Life of Kitchen Utensils - Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin - www.rococo-in-art.org
Still Life of Kitchen Utensils
Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin
Portrait of Dr. Samuel Johnson 1709-84 - Sir Joshua Reynolds - www.rococo-in-art.org
Portrait of Dr. Samuel Johnson 1709-84
Sir Joshua Reynolds
George, 3rd Earl Cowper, with the Family of Charles... - Johann Zoffany - www.rococo-in-art.org
George, 3rd Earl Cowper, with the Family of Charles...
Johann Zoffany
Nude on a Sofa (or Reclining Girl) - François Boucher - www.rococo-in-art.org
Nude on a Sofa (or Reclining Girl)
François Boucher
Peasants Eating out of Doors, from the Foresteria Guesthouse... - Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo - www.rococo-in-art.org
Peasants Eating out of Doors, from the Foresteria Guesthouse...
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo
Attributes of the Arts, 1765 - Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin - www.rococo-in-art.org
Attributes of the Arts, 1765
Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin
Wedding Breakfast of Empress Maria Theresa of Austria... - Martin II Mytens or Meytens - www.rococo-in-art.org
Wedding Breakfast of Empress Maria Theresa of Austria...
Martin II Mytens or Meytens
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
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