Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocaille
Description: WEBRocaille (US: / r oʊ ˈ k aɪ, r ɒ ˈ k aɪ / ro(h)-KY, French:) was a French style of exuberant decoration, with an abundance of curves, counter-curves, undulations and elements modeled on nature, that appeared in furniture and interior decoration during the early reign of Louis XV of France.
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Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rococo
Description: WEBThe Rococo style began in France in the 1730s as a reaction against the more formal and geometric Louis XIV style. It was known as the "style Rocaille ", or "Rocaille style". [2] It soon spread to other parts of Europe, particularly northern Italy, Austria, southern Germany, Central Europe and Russia. [3]
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Link: https://www.britannica.com/art/rocaille
Description: WEBrocaille, in Western architecture and decorative arts, 18th-century ornamentation featuring elaborately stylized shell-like, rocklike, and scroll motifs. Rocaille is one of the more prominent aspects of the Rococo style of architecture and decoration that developed in France during the reign of King Louis XV (1715–74).
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Link: https://mymodernmet.com/rococo-art/
Description: WEBApr 29, 2018 · The term Rococo is derived from rocaille, a special method of decorating fountains and grottoes that dates back to the Italian Renaissance. Using this technique, artisans would mix seashells, pebbles, and other organic materials with cement, culminating in a naturalistic, under-the-sea-inspired medium.
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Link: https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/the-rococo-style-an-introduction
Description: WEBRococo takes its name from the French word 'rocaille', which means rock or broken shell – natural motifs that often formed part of the designs, along with fish and other marine decorations. The acanthus leaf ( Acanthus mollis ), or rather a heavily stylised version of it, was also a signature motif.
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Link: https://artincontext.org/rococo-art/
Description: WEBFeb 26, 2021 · The Rococo style of decorative art, architecture, interior design, sculpture, and painting originated in early 18th century Paris. This exuberant and elegant movement spread throughout France and other European countries like Austria and Germany. The Rococo style is luxurious, extravagant, and light-hearted.
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Link: https://allthatsinteresting.com/rococo-art-movement
Description: WEBDec 4, 2011 · The Confession of Love. The Rococo movement was an artistic period that emerged in France and spread thrartisticoughout the world in the late 17th and early 18th century. The word is a derivative of the French term rocaille, which means “rock and shell garden ornamentation”.
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Link: https://www.encyclopedia.com/literature-and-arts/art-and-architecture/architecture/rocaille
Description: WEBRocaille. 1. System of decoration derived from rock-work, ornamented with pebbles and shells found in follies and, especially, grottoes, often associated with water, fountains, cascades, etc. 2. Type of Rococo scroll-like ornament, not unlike Auricular forms, arranged asymmetrically, notably around frames etc., suggesting seaweed and other ...
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Link: https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Art/Herstory%3A_A_History_of_Women_Artists_(Gustlin)/05%3A_1700_CE_-_1800_CE/5.04%3A_Rococo_(1715_-_1789)
Description: WEBRococo originates from the French word "rocaille" and is characterized by flowing lines, curves, and counter curves that change direction. This ornate style, filled with sensuality and fantasy, emerged in 1715 as a rejection of the dark and overly ornate Baroque style popularized at Versailles.
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Link: https://www.nga.gov/features/slideshows/rococo-decorative-arts-of-the-mid-1700s.html
Description: WEBDuring the reign of Louis XV (1723-1774), the arts were marked by an intricate grace. Later named rococo, after rocaille (shells and pebbles encrusted on garden grottoes), this style used iridescent pastel tints and natural motifs such as flowers, vines, and seashells.
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