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Rococo was born in France in the middle of the
18th century.
It was a reaction of nobility against classical
baroque which had been imposed at Versailles by
Louis XIV.
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It is a style of the aristocracy it reveals a
taste for what is clear and elegant, refined and
gallant. It fits to a life without worry,
agreeable and closely related to nature.
Marguerite Gérard
The Happy Household
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The word rococo is a combination of the words
"rocaille" (stones) and "coquille" (shell),
elements which inspire the first designs.
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Its subject matter frequently dealt with the
leisurely pastimes of the aristocracy.
Jean-Antoine Watteau The Pilgrimage to Cythera
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Watteau, Jean-Antoine Gilles 1718 - 1720
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Boucher, Francois Are They Thinking about the
Grape? 1747
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Chardin, Jean-Baptiste Simeon Soap Bubbles
1745
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Fragonard, Jean-Honore The Swing 1768 - 1769
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Fragonard, Jean-Honore Psyche showing her
Sisters her Gifts from Cupid 1753
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Gainsborough, Thomas Mr. And Mrs. Andrews 1748
- 1749
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Greuze, Jean-Baptiste Portrait of Claude-Henri
Watalet 1763
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LABILLE-GUIARD, Adelaide Self Portrait 1785
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Gérard, Marguerite First Steps 1785
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Vigee-Lebrun, Elisabeth Marie Antoinette and Her
Children 1787
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Hogarth, William Marriage A-la-Mode 2. The Tête
à Tête about 1743