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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 Rest On The Flight Into Egypt - François Boucher - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Rest On The Flight Into Egypt
François Boucher
Bellerophon on Pegasus 1746-47 - Giovanni Battista Tiepolo - www.rococo-in-art.org
Bellerophon on Pegasus 1746-47
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Marie-Madeleine Guimard (Fanciful Figure) 1769 - Jean-Honore Fragonard - www.rococo-in-art.org
Marie-Madeleine Guimard (Fanciful Figure) 1769
Jean-Honore Fragonard
The Contrast 1793 British Liberty and French Liberty... - Thomas Rowlandson - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Contrast 1793 British Liberty and French Liberty...
Thomas Rowlandson
Gothic Bathroom 1810 - Jean-Baptiste Mallet - www.rococo-in-art.org
Gothic Bathroom 1810
Jean-Baptiste Mallet
Market - Alessandro Magnasco - www.rococo-in-art.org
Market
Alessandro Magnasco
Alexander the Great visiting the Tomb of Achilles,... - Hubert Robert - www.rococo-in-art.org
Alexander the Great visiting the Tomb of Achilles,...
Hubert Robert
Hercules and Omphale 1735 - François Boucher - www.rococo-in-art.org
Hercules and Omphale 1735
François Boucher
Blond Odalisque (L'Odalisque Blonde) 1752 - François Boucher - www.rococo-in-art.org
Blond Odalisque (L'Odalisque Blonde) 1752
François Boucher
Offering Of Fruits To Moon Goddess 1757 - Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo - www.rococo-in-art.org
Offering Of Fruits To Moon Goddess 1757
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo
Portrait of Mrs. Siddons as the Tragic Muse  1784 - Sir Joshua Reynolds - www.rococo-in-art.org
Portrait of Mrs. Siddons as the Tragic Muse 1784
Sir Joshua Reynolds
The Ladies Waldegrave, 1780 - Sir Joshua Reynolds - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Ladies Waldegrave, 1780
Sir Joshua Reynolds
La Cascade - (after) Watteau, Jean Antoine - www.rococo-in-art.org
La Cascade
(after) Watteau, Jean Antoine
A Jester - Philipe Mercier - www.rococo-in-art.org
A Jester
Philipe Mercier
The Rising of the Sun 1753 - François Boucher - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Rising of the Sun 1753
François Boucher
Portrait of Benjamin Franklin 1778 - Joseph Siffrein Duplessis - www.rococo-in-art.org
Portrait of Benjamin Franklin 1778
Joseph Siffrein Duplessis
The Music Lesson 1719 - Jean-Antoine Watteau - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Music Lesson 1719
Jean-Antoine Watteau
Diana Bathing 1721 - Jean-Antoine Watteau - www.rococo-in-art.org
Diana Bathing 1721
Jean-Antoine Watteau
Tea Time - Jan Jozef, the Younger Horemans - www.rococo-in-art.org
Tea Time
Jan Jozef, the Younger Horemans
Portrait of Marquise de Pompadour 1756 - François Boucher - www.rococo-in-art.org
Portrait of Marquise de Pompadour 1756
François Boucher
Master Thomas Lister The Brown Boy, 1764 2 - Sir Joshua Reynolds - www.rococo-in-art.org
Master Thomas Lister The Brown Boy, 1764 2
Sir Joshua Reynolds
A Caricature Group 1776 - John Hamilton Mortimer - www.rococo-in-art.org
A Caricature Group 1776
John Hamilton Mortimer
Elizabeth Billington 1768-1818 as St. Cecilia, engraved... - Sir Joshua Reynolds - www.rococo-in-art.org
Elizabeth Billington 1768-1818 as St. Cecilia, engraved...
Sir Joshua Reynolds
The Triumph of Marcus Aurelius AD 121-180 - Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Triumph of Marcus Aurelius AD 121-180
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo
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