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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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Dancer with a Garland - Jean-Frederic Schall - www.rococo-in-art.org
Dancer with a Garland
Jean-Frederic Schall
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
The Meeting of Vortigern and Rowena - John Hamilton Mortimer - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Meeting of Vortigern and Rowena
John Hamilton Mortimer
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
Diana Resting after her Bath (detail) 1742 - François Boucher - www.rococo-in-art.org
Diana Resting after her Bath (detail) 1742
François Boucher
The Pantheon in Rome - Bernardo Bellotto (Canaletto) - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Pantheon in Rome
Bernardo Bellotto (Canaletto)
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
Wet Nurse Interrupted - Thomas Rowlandson - www.rococo-in-art.org
Wet Nurse Interrupted
Thomas Rowlandson
The Confession of Love 1771 - Jean-Honore Fragonard - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Confession of Love 1771
Jean-Honore Fragonard
Nancy Parsons in Turkish Dress, c.1771 - George Willison - www.rococo-in-art.org
Nancy Parsons in Turkish Dress, c.1771
George Willison
The Rising of the Sun 1753 - François Boucher - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Rising of the Sun 1753
François Boucher
The Doctor is so severely bruised that cupping is judged... - Thomas Rowlandson - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Doctor is so severely bruised that cupping is judged...
Thomas Rowlandson
Monachum Non Facit Cucullus - Monks Unfit for a Friars... - Thomas Rowlandson - www.rococo-in-art.org
Monachum Non Facit Cucullus - Monks Unfit for a Friars...
Thomas Rowlandson
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
Portrait of Francis George Hare, oldest son of Francis... - Sir Joshua Reynolds - www.rococo-in-art.org
Portrait of Francis George Hare, oldest son of Francis...
Sir Joshua Reynolds
A Fiesta in a Botanical Garden, 1775 - Luis Paret Y Alcazar - www.rococo-in-art.org
A Fiesta in a Botanical Garden, 1775
Luis Paret Y Alcazar
La Cascade - (after) Watteau, Jean Antoine - www.rococo-in-art.org
La Cascade
(after) Watteau, Jean Antoine
General Sir Banastre Tarleton 1782 - Sir Joshua Reynolds - www.rococo-in-art.org
General Sir Banastre Tarleton 1782
Sir Joshua Reynolds
The Presentation in the Temple 1342 - Ambrogio Lorenzetti - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Presentation in the Temple 1342
Ambrogio Lorenzetti
A Collector En Deshabille in his Study, 1768 - Venceslao Verlin - www.rococo-in-art.org
A Collector En Deshabille in his Study, 1768
Venceslao Verlin
The Attributes Of Science - Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin - www.rococo-in-art.org
The Attributes Of Science
Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin
Attributes of the Arts, 1765 - Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin - www.rococo-in-art.org
Attributes of the Arts, 1765
Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin
Death on a Pale Horse 1796 - Benjamin West - www.rococo-in-art.org
Death on a Pale Horse 1796
Benjamin West
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
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