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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 Ray or, The Kitchen Interior, 1728 - Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Ray or, The Kitchen Interior, 1728
Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin
A Lady seated at a table writing a letter - Richard Cosway - www.rococo-in-art.org
A Lady seated at a table writing a letter
Richard Cosway
Rape of Europa - Francesco Zuccarelli - www.rococo-in-art.org
Rape of Europa
Francesco Zuccarelli
A Caricature Group 1776 - John Hamilton Mortimer - www.rococo-in-art.org
A Caricature Group 1776
John Hamilton Mortimer
Flower-Woman in Red Apron - Jean-Frederic Schall - www.rococo-in-art.org
Flower-Woman in Red Apron
Jean-Frederic Schall
Still Life with a Basket of Peaches, White and Black... - Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin - www.rococo-in-art.org
Still Life with a Basket of Peaches, White and Black...
Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin
Lady Sarah Bunbury Sacrificing to the Graces 1765 - Sir Joshua Reynolds - www.rococo-in-art.org
Lady Sarah Bunbury Sacrificing to the Graces 1765
Sir Joshua Reynolds
The Effects of Good Government in the Countryside (detail... - Ambrogio Lorenzetti - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Effects of Good Government in the Countryside (detail...
Ambrogio Lorenzetti
Mount Vesuvius Erupting - Pierre-Jacques Volaire - www.rococo-in-art.org
Mount Vesuvius Erupting
Pierre-Jacques Volaire
Tiger Screen Japanese 1781 - Maruyama Okyo - www.rococo-in-art.org
Tiger Screen Japanese 1781
Maruyama Okyo
Design for a Chandelier - George Maddox - www.rococo-in-art.org
Design for a Chandelier
George Maddox
Epiphany (Le gateau des rois) 1774 - Jean Baptiste Greuze - www.rococo-in-art.org
Epiphany (Le gateau des rois) 1774
Jean Baptiste Greuze
Campo San Rocco c. 1735 - (Giovanni Antonio Canal) Canaletto - www.rococo-in-art.org
Campo San Rocco c. 1735
(Giovanni Antonio Canal) Canaletto
Girl Peeling Vegetables - Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin - www.rococo-in-art.org
Girl Peeling Vegetables
Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin
Capriccio  Ruins and Classic Buildings 1730s - (Giovanni Antonio Canal) Canaletto - www.rococo-in-art.org
Capriccio Ruins and Classic Buildings 1730s
(Giovanni Antonio Canal) Canaletto
A Boy as Pierrot 1776-80 - Jean-Honore Fragonard - www.rococo-in-art.org
A Boy as Pierrot 1776-80
Jean-Honore Fragonard
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 Rialto Bridge From The South - (Giovanni Antonio Canal) Canaletto - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Rialto Bridge From The South
(Giovanni Antonio Canal) Canaletto
L'Accordée de Village 1761 - Jean Baptiste Greuze - www.rococo-in-art.org
L'Accordée de Village 1761
Jean Baptiste Greuze
Still Life Mixed Flowers and Fruit with Birds Nest - Jan van Os - www.rococo-in-art.org
Still Life Mixed Flowers and Fruit with Birds Nest
Jan van Os
A Catchpenny, or A Penny Slap Bang Shop - Thomas Rowlandson - www.rococo-in-art.org
A Catchpenny, or A Penny Slap Bang Shop
Thomas Rowlandson
Venus Demanding Arms from Vulcan for Aeneas, 1732 - François Boucher - www.rococo-in-art.org
Venus Demanding Arms from Vulcan for Aeneas, 1732
François Boucher
Pastorale (detail) 1761 - François Boucher - www.rococo-in-art.org
Pastorale (detail) 1761
François Boucher
Indolence (La Paresseuse Italienne) 1756 - Jean Baptiste Greuze - www.rococo-in-art.org
Indolence (La Paresseuse Italienne) 1756
Jean Baptiste Greuze
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