Inspired by Rococo

Painting, Blue king, Red Highs

Blue king

Red Highs

Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch

$2,710

Photography, Philippe IV, Dominique Agius

Philippe IV

Dominique Agius

Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 inch

$2,259

Sculpture, Connected, Mehnoush Modonpour

Connected

Mehnoush Modonpour

Sculpture - 25.2 x 15.7 x 18.1 inch

$4,178

Painting, La comtesse, Edmond Li Bellefroid

La comtesse

Edmond Li Bellefroid

Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,355

Painting, Pause clope, Edmond Li Bellefroid

Pause clope

Edmond Li Bellefroid

Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$1,355

Painting, Celestial Map of the Heavens, Marco Araldi

Celestial Map of the Heavens

Marco Araldi

Painting - 20.1 x 26 x 1.6 inch

$2,765

Painting, Double skull, Adrien Conrad

Double skull

Adrien Conrad

Painting - 36.2 x 25.6 x 1 inch

$2,033

Painting, Chandelier 1, Pip Dickens

Chandelier 1

Pip Dickens

Painting - 16.1 x 20.2 inch

$948 $835

Photography, Tomates con Limones. From Bodegon series, Dora Franco

Tomates con Limones. From Bodegon series

Dora Franco

Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch

$1,750

Photography, Still life with a shell and a rope, Paris, Michael James O'Brien

Still life with a shell and a rope, Paris

Michael James O'Brien

Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch

$5,000

Photography, Still Life with a Coral Branch and a Crystal Globe, NYC, 2002, Michael James O'Brien

Still Life with a Coral Branch and a Crystal Globe, NYC, 2002

Michael James O'Brien

Photography - 36 x 24 x 0.1 inch

$5,000

Painting, Carmin, Sophie Dumont

Carmin

Sophie Dumont

Painting - 24 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$2,654

Photography, Vanité au lin bleu, Iconographia

Vanité au lin bleu

Iconographia

Photography - 13.8 x 9.8 inch

$508

Photography, Muscas, la reine des mouches, Mathilde Oscar

Muscas, la reine des mouches

Mathilde Oscar

Photography - 35.4 x 23.6 x 0.4 inch

$2,259

Inspired by Rococo

Rococo, also known as Roccoco or Late Baroque, is an uniquely ornamental and theatrical style of architecture, art and decoration that combines asymmetry, scrolling curves, gilding, whitish and pastel colors, carved moldings and trompe l'oeil frescoes to create the illusion of movement and drama. It is often described as the final expression of the Baroque movement. The Rococo style originated in France in the 1730s as a reactionary movement to the more formal and geometric Louis XIV style. It was known as the "Rocaille style". 

Rocaille was originally a method of decoration, using pebbles, shells and cement, which was often used to decorate grottoes and fountains since the Renaissance period. In the late 17th and early 18th centuries, rocaille became the term for a type of decorative pattern or ornament that appeared in the late Louis XIV style, in the form of a shell interlaced with acanthus leaves. In 1736, the designer and jeweler Jean Mondon published the Premier Livre de forme rocaille et cartel, a collection of designs for furniture ornaments and interior decoration. The carved or molded shell motif was combined with palm leaves or twisted vines to decorate doors, furniture, wall panels and other architectural elements. It quickly spread to other parts of Europe, including northern Italy, Austria, southern Germany, central Europe and Russia. 

As an artistic movement, it also influenced other arts, including sculpture, furniture, silverware, glassware, painting, music and theater. Unlike the Baroque style, Rococo contains the partial abandonment of symmetry, everything being composed of graceful lines and curves, as in Art Nouveau. Explore artworks by Su YuEdmond Li Bellefroid, and more, inspired by Rococo!

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