Rococo Art succeeded Baroque Art in Europe. It was most popular in France, and is generally associated with the reign of King Louis XV (1715-1774). It is a light, elaborate and decorative style of art.Art Encyclopedia
Quintessentially Rococo artists include Jean-Honore Fragonard, François Boucher, Jean-Antoine Watteau and Giovanni Battista Tiepolo.
Rococo was eventually replaced by Neoclassicism, which was the signature visual style of Napoleon in France and of the American revolution.
Friday, September 19, 2008
Artists of the Rococo Period
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5 comments:
I remember studying these! ;-)
Beautiful Esther:)
Melissa, we seem to have had the same art history education :-)
Glad you enjoyed it Tracy.
Just Beautiful!
Glad you liked it Mrs. L.
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