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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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Bacchus and Ariadne - Jacopo (Giacomo) Amigoni - www.rococo-in-art.org
Bacchus and Ariadne
Jacopo (Giacomo) Amigoni
Miss Constable 1787 - George Romney - www.rococo-in-art.org
Miss Constable 1787
George Romney
The Rape of Helen, c.1740-60 - Johann Georg Platzer - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Rape of Helen, c.1740-60
Johann Georg Platzer
Captain James Cook 1728-79 Sir Joseph Banks 1743-1820... - John Hamilton Mortimer - www.rococo-in-art.org
Captain James Cook 1728-79 Sir Joseph Banks 1743-1820...
John Hamilton Mortimer
The Virgin of Humility 1375-80 - Cenni Di Francesco Di Ser Cenni - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Virgin of Humility 1375-80
Cenni Di Francesco Di Ser Cenni
Winter 1735 - François Boucher - www.rococo-in-art.org
Winter 1735
François Boucher
Queen Charlotte Sophia (1744-1818) wife of King George... - Johann Zoffany - www.rococo-in-art.org
Queen Charlotte Sophia (1744-1818) wife of King George...
Johann Zoffany
George Clive and his Family with an Indian Maid 1765 - Sir Joshua Reynolds - www.rococo-in-art.org
George Clive and his Family with an Indian Maid 1765
Sir Joshua Reynolds
General Sir Banastre Tarleton 1782 - Sir Joshua Reynolds - www.rococo-in-art.org
General Sir Banastre Tarleton 1782
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Indolence (La Paresseuse Italienne) 1756 - Jean Baptiste Greuze - www.rococo-in-art.org
Indolence (La Paresseuse Italienne) 1756
Jean Baptiste Greuze
The Colosseum, Rome - Hubert Robert - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Colosseum, Rome
Hubert Robert
Three Studies of the Head of a Young Negro - Jean-Antoine Watteau - www.rococo-in-art.org
Three Studies of the Head of a Young Negro
Jean-Antoine Watteau
The Rape of Europa 1740-50 - Francesco Zuccarelli - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Rape of Europa 1740-50
Francesco Zuccarelli
Sir Robert Walpole 1676-1745 - Jonathan Richardson - www.rococo-in-art.org
Sir Robert Walpole 1676-1745
Jonathan Richardson
The Fire of Rome, 18 July 64 AD - Hubert Robert - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Fire of Rome, 18 July 64 AD
Hubert Robert
Dancer with a Garland - Jean-Frederic Schall - www.rococo-in-art.org
Dancer with a Garland
Jean-Frederic Schall
The Souvenir 1775-78 - Jean-Honore Fragonard - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Souvenir 1775-78
Jean-Honore Fragonard
Elegant Company Preparing for a Masked Ball 1770s - Luis Paret Y Alcazar - www.rococo-in-art.org
Elegant Company Preparing for a Masked Ball 1770s
Luis Paret Y Alcazar
Dancer with a Feather Hat - Jean-Frederic Schall - www.rococo-in-art.org
Dancer with a Feather Hat
Jean-Frederic Schall
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
The Soap Bubble c. 1739 - Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Soap Bubble c. 1739
Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin
Nancy Parsons in Turkish Dress, c.1771 - George Willison - www.rococo-in-art.org
Nancy Parsons in Turkish Dress, c.1771
George Willison
Venus and Vulcan 1762-66 - Giovanni Battista Tiepolo - www.rococo-in-art.org
Venus and Vulcan 1762-66
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Lady Sunderlin 1786 - Sir Joshua Reynolds - www.rococo-in-art.org
Lady Sunderlin 1786
Sir Joshua Reynolds
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