Rococo
Rococo is a French word meaning "baroque" in the sense of "excessively ornate" Rococo art emerged as an international style by around 1720 and remained popular until the mid-1760s. It is characterized by asymmetrical compositions, luxuriant decoration, and the depiction of sensual delight in aristocratic subjects. The style was pioneered by artists like François Boucher (1703-1770) and Nicolas Lancret (1690-1743) in France; Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696-1770) and Giovanni Battista Piazzetta (1682-1754) in Italy; and Sir William Beechey (1753-1839), John Flaxman, and Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788) in England. Rococo emerged as a style shortly after the Baroque period had ended. While the two styles share characteristics, Rococo artists reduced the intensity and drama of Baroque compositions. They also tended to focus on themes that were more secular than religious or mythological like portraiture, still-life and landscape. Rococo preceded Neoclassicism in France but was later replaced by it during the mid-to-late 18th century. Prior to this, Rococo had also been spreading across Europe for some time, and although it never became as popular in Northern European countries such as Germany and Poland as it did elsewhere, it nonetheless strongly influenced the art of those regions. The intention of Rococo artists was to depict intense emotion and feelings in their paintings. They also wanted to provide a pleasant experience for the observer so they often included small jokes or hidden details that could only be seen from certain angles or that looked different depending on the light or shade. Rather than taking a literal approach to subjects, Rococo artists portrayed scenes that were suggestive of emotions and ideas with the use of color and imagination. More specifically, Rococo artists applied lighter colors to their paintings and often used pastel hues. They also preferred less-detailed areas so that the color could stand out even more. Their goal was never to depict idealized scenes but rather to create pleasant works of art.
François Boucher - Danaë and the Shower of Gold. Study - fine art print
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Giacomo Guardi - Piazza San Marco in Venice - fine art print
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Pierre-Jacques Volaire - Shipwreck - fine art print
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Alexander Roslin, 1756 - Baroness Neuburg-Cromière - fine art print
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Antoine Watteau - The Love Lesson - fine art print
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Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée, 1767 - Cupid and Psyche - fine art print
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François Boucher, 1747 - Think he raisin? - fine art print
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Thomas Gainsborough - Thomas Haviland - fine art print
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Alexander Roslin, 1775 - Portrait of Carl Linnaeus, 1707-1778 - fine art print
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Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée, 1767 - Mercury, Herse and Aglaura - fine art print
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Pompeo Batoni, 1761 - Atis and Galathea - fine art print
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Alexander Roslin - Baron Neuburg-Cromière - fine art print
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Alexander Roslin, 1777 - Gustav III, 1746-1792, King of Sweden - fine art print
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Carl Gustaf Pilo, 1765 - Sofia Magdalena, Queen of Sweden - fine art print
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Anne Vallayer-Coster, 1773 - Portrait of a violinist - fine art print
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Alexander Roslin, 1753 - Portrait of a Lady - fine art print
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Alexander Roslin, 1775 - Portrait of Carl Linnaeus, 1707-1778 - fine art print
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Alexander Roslin, 1784 - Christoffer Bogislaus Zibet - fine art print
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Jean-Urbain Guérin - General Jean Baptiste Kléber - fine art print
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Peter Adolf Hall - Hubert Robert - fine art print
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Jean-Honoré Fragonard - The Rest on the Flight into Egypt - fine art print
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Jean-Baptiste Greuze - The Nymf Callisto - fine art print
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François Boucher, 1746 - The Toilet of Venus - fine art print
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Giovanni Battista Tiepolo - The Continence of Scipio - fine art print
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Giuseppe Nogari - Girl with Vegetables - fine art print
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Alexander Roslin - Self portrait - fine art print
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Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée, 1768 - Bacchus and Ariadne - fine art print
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Alexander Roslin - The Duke of Chartres, later Duke of Orléans - fine art print
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Hubert Robert - View of the Park of Méréville - fine art print
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Johann Salomon Wahl, 1725 - Unknown woman - fine art print
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François Boucher - View of Tivoli with the Temple of Vesta - fine art print
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Alexander Roslin, 1785 - Self Portrait - fine art print
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Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée, 1768 - Diana and Endymion - fine art print
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Pierre-Jacques Volaire - Bathing Men - fine art print
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Alexander Roslin, 1777 - Gustav III, 1746-1792, King of Sweden - fine art print
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Alexander Roslin, 1766 - Portrait of a Cavalier - fine art print
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Thomas Gainsborough - Maria, Lady Eardley (1743-1794) - fine art print
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François Boucher, 1746 - The Milliner - fine art print
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Carl Gustaf Pilo, 174 - Louise, Queen of Denmark - fine art print
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Carl Gustaf Pilo - Frederick V, King of Denmark - fine art print
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Giuseppe Nogari - Young Girl - fine art print
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Antoine Watteau - The Italian Serenade - fine art print
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