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Definitions of rococo in various dictionaries:
noun - fanciful but graceful asymmetric ornamentation in art and architecture that originated in France in the 18th century
adj - having excessive asymmetrical ornamentation
A style of art, especially architecture and decorative art, that originated in France in the early 18th century and is marked by elaborate ornamentation, as with a profusion of scrolls, foliage, and animal forms.
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| This ornate 18th century style noted for its ornamental shellwork evolved from the Baroque |
| Fragonard, painter of "The Swing", is considered one of the greatest artists of this ornate style |
| This company specializes in delicate, ornate 18th century artwork featuring shells & foliage |
| The audience hall of Lubeck's Rathaus dates from 1754 to 1761, a superb example of this light, ornamental style |
| Fragonard was an 18th C. exponent of this style whose name is related to barocco, Italian for "Baroque" |
| The name of this heavily decorated & frothy 18th century style was coined by Maurice Quai as a term of ridicule |
| The name of this ornate style of Baroque architecture probably comes from the French for "rockwork" |
| (Alex reports from the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, California.) Everything about Fragonard's "Happy Lovers," from the pastel colors to the playful subject matter & the abundant use of flowers, exemplifies this frothy art style |
| Baroque led to this style exemplified here by a Francois Boucher painting |
| This decorative style originated in France in the early 18th century |
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| Rococo ( or ), less commonly roccoco, or "Late Baroque", was an exuberantly decorative 18th-century European style which was the final expression of the baroque movement. It pushed to the extreme the principles of illusion and theatricality, an effect achieved by dense ornament, asymmetry, fluid curves, and the use of white and pastel colors combined with gilding, drawing the eye in all directions. The ornament dominated the architectural space.The Rococo style of architecture and decoration began in France in the first part of the 18th century in the reign of Louis XV as a reaction against the more formal and geometric Style Louis XIV. It was known as the style rocaille, or rocaille style. It quickly spread to other parts of Europe, particularly Bavaria, Austria, Germany and Russia. It also came to influence the other arts, particularly painting, sculpture, literature, music, and theatre. Rococo artists and architects used a more jocular, florid, and graceful approach to the Baroqu |