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.
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1740 - The Apotheosis of Saint Roch - fine art print
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Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1754 - The Triumph of Pulcinella - fine art print
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Bernardo Bellotto, 1744 - Vaprio dAdda - fine art print
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Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1760 - The Chariot of Aurora - fine art print
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Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo - America - fine art print
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Gaspare Traversi - Portrait of a Man - fine art print
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Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1760 - Virtue and Abundance - fine art print
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Giacomo Guardi - Island of the Blessed Virgin of the Rosary - fine art print
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Bernardo Bellotto, 1750 - Pirna: The Obertor from the South - fine art print
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Pompeo Batoni - Achilles and the daughters of Lycomedes - fine art print
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Pietro Longhi - Interior Scene - Masked Party - fine art print
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Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1740 - A Female Allegorical Figure - fine art print
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Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1750 - The Adoration of the Magi - fine art print
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Giuseppe Nogari - Young Girl - fine art print
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Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1740 - A Female Allegorical Figure - fine art print
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Giacomo Guardi - Capriccio of an Island in the Venetian Laguna - fine art print
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Bernardo Bellotto, 1740 - Piazza San Marco, Venice - fine art print
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Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1760 - Geometry - fine art print
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Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1767 - The Flight into Egypt - fine art print
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Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1760 - Temperance - fine art print
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Antonio Guardi, 1739 - Head of a Woman - fine art print
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Giovanni Battista Tiepolo - Neptune and the Winds - fine art print
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Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo - The Presentation in the Temple - fine art print
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Bernardo Bellotto, 1745 - The Lock at Dolo - fine art print
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Gaspare Traversi, 1758 - Saint Margaret of Cortona - fine art print
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Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1760 - A Virtue, Possibly Patriotism - fine art print
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Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1750 - Sketch for a Ceiling - fine art print
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Giacomo Guardi - View of the Island of San Cristoforo di Murano - fine art print
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Alessandro Longhi, 1770 - Portrait of a Young Woman - fine art print
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Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1770 - The Triumph of Pulcinella - fine art print
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Alessandro Longhi, 1750 - Portrait of a Musician - fine art print
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Pompeo Batoni, 1746 - Study forAntiochus and Stratonice - fine art print
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Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1750 - The Sacrifice of Isaac - fine art print
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Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1770 - Portrait of a Woman - fine art print
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Giuseppe Baldrighi, 1750 - Lion - fine art print
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Francesco Zugno, 1750 - Abraham with the three Angels - fine art print
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