Rococo. Discover the beauty of Rococo

Grace, intimacy, and the art of pleasure in 18th centuryBy Klaus H. Carl, Victoria Charles
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Deriving from the French word rocaille, in reference to the curved forms of shellfish, and the Italian Barocco, the French created the term Rococo. Appearing at the beginning of the 18th-century, it rapidly spread to the whole of Europe. Extravagant and light, Rococo responded perfectly to the spontaneity of the aristocracy of the time. In many aspects, this art was linked to its predecessor, Baroque, and it is thus also referred to as late Baroque style. While artists such as Tiepolo, Boucher and Reynolds carried the style to its apogee, the movement was often condemned for its superficiality. In the second half of the 18th-century, Rococo began its decline. At the end of the century, facing the advent of Neoclassicism, it was plunged into obscurity. It had to wait nearly a century before art historians could restore it to the radiance of its golden age, which is rediscovered in this work by Klaus H. Carl and Victoria Charles.

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Length1 hr 23 mins
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Table of contents

1Introduction
9Painting
2INTRODUCTION
10Sculpture
3ROCOCO IN FRANCE
11ROCOCO IN GERMANY AND AUSTRIA
4Architecture
12Architecture
5Painting
13Painting
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6Sculpture
14Sculpture
7ROCOCO IN ITALY
15THE 18th CENTURY IN ENGLAND: Painting
8Architecture
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