Rococo art is an early- to late-18th-century style associated above all with France under Louis XV. It began in interior decoration and the decorative arts, then shaped painting, sculpture, furniture, porcelain, and architecture across Europe. Asymmetry, shell-like curves, pale colors, gilding, intimate scale, and themes of pleasure distinguish Rococo from the heavier public drama often … Continue reading Rococo Art – Looking at the Luxurious and Light-Hearted Rococo Period