Rococo

Here is a closer look at all the features that distinguish Rococo architecture. — After the majestic and dramatic Baroque period in architecture and art, the artists who were proponents of the Rococo style brought features that distinguished this style from every movement before that. Rococo was a more light, playful, and uplifting style compared to all its forefathers. What features make this style…

Haunting last refrain — The shock of baroque mixed with brandy a rococo revival with scrolls highly ornamental and florid Art and decoration from the Rocailles. The style of rococo is zany and loco. artful Parisian puissant hand me the brandy and biscuits From the hands of a wee tiny infant. Then we’ll retire…

The 18th-century French painter Jean-Honore Fragonard created some of the most recognizable and flamboyant works during the Rococo period. His painting The Swing is one of the artworks that are synonymous with Rococo. A large part of Fragonard’s works were colorful, expressive, and filled with emotion. …

Jean-Antoine Watteau lived a relatively short life and died at the age of 36 in 1721. Still, the French painter managed to write his name in art history, becoming one of the leading artists of the Rococo period. Watteau’s playful and colorful genre scenes were highly valued by the art…

In the past, history presented us with many talented artists that left their mark on the cultural heritage. Most of the modern artists are no match to the masters of the past, who created almost eternal works with great value. Especially, during the Baroque and Rococo periods. Those times were…

A suggestive painting from pre-Revolutionary France — Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732–1806) was an 18th century French painter best known for his works in the Rococo style, although he later turned his attention to Neoclassicism. Rococo was a reaction to the formalism of Baroque, and was typified by excessive ornament and an emphasis on lightness, playfulness and intimacy. …