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Rococo - Wikipedia Rococo features exuberant decoration, with an abundance of curves, counter-curves, undulations, and elements modeled on nature The exteriors of Rococo buildings are often simple, while the interiors are dominated by ornamentation
Rococo | Definition, Art, Painting, Architecture . . . Rococo, style in interior design, the decorative arts, painting, architecture, and sculpture that originated in Paris in the early 18th century It is characterized by lightness, elegance, and an exuberant use of curving natural forms in ornamentation
Rococo Movement Overview | TheArtStory Summary of Rococo Centuries before the term "bling" was invented to denote ostentatious shows of luxury, Rococo infused the world of art and interior design with an aristocratic idealism that favored elaborate ornamentation and intricate detailing
Rococo - National Gallery of Art The light-hearted style we know as rococo emerged around 1700 in France First popularized in the decorative arts, it emphasized pastel colors and patterns based on natural forms like flowers and shells Painters favored intimate mythological scenes, views of daily life, and portraits
Rococo Art Architecture: Definition, Characteristics, Artists Rococo art was invented by eighteenth-century artists who strived to free art from drama and emotional intensity, looking for pure aestheticism and hedonism The Rococo period was a direct descendant of the era of Baroque but devoid of political subtext
Rococo art, an introduction - Smarthistory In the early years of the 1700s, at the end of the reign of Louis XIV, there was a shift away from the classicism and “Grand Manner” (based on the art of Nicolas Poussin) that had governed the art of the preceding 50 years in France, toward a new style that we call Rococo
The Rococo style – an introduction · V A Rococo was perhaps the most rebellious of design styles Often described as the final expression of the Baroque movement, it was exceptionally ornamental and theatrical – a style without rules