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What is Rococo?

  • Rococo is a style of art characterized by an elaborately ornamental late Baroque style of decoration prevalent in 18th. Century Europe.
  • This style fits into the Age of Enlightenment because the artists were able to express themselves and explore art and ideas like other minds in the Enlightenment
  • Rococo didn't challenge the beliefs of this time because everyone was open to new ideas, though some thought that the designs were superficial and ridiculous.

Art and Architecture

Society for or against Rococo?

  • They were for the idea- many aristocrats filled their homes with Rococo style art and architecture.

Paintings:

  • delicate colors & pastels
  • landscapes
  • themes of love and courtship
  • (Francois Boucher

Sculptures:

  • porcelain
  • themes of love & elements of nature
  • (Etienne-Maurice Falconet)

The Age of Enlightenment:

Rococo

Architecture:

  • light & graceful
  • elaborate
  • light-hearted themes
  • pastels
  • asymmetry
  • curves

Interior Design:

  • leafy or shell-like fixtures
  • asymmetrical designs
  • mirrors
  • gold leaf
  • pastels
  • ivory whites
  • carved wood
  • stucco

Music

How did this idea originate?

Elegant with extremely elaborate and refined forms.

  • Early 18th. century Paris after the death of Louis XIV, the French aristocracy strayed away from the heavy, rich Baroque style and created a lighter version of it called Rococo.

Rococo Today

Rococo is still prevalent in many interior design themes/styles.

Baroque

Rococo

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