The Rococo emerged in France around 1700 as a playful revolt
against the grandeur of the Baroque and the solemnity of
Classicism. It flourished during the reign of Louis XV and began to
go out of fashion in the second half of the 18th century. During
this brief period of less than a century, it spread throughout the
courts and cities of Europe, with significant regional variations
on the style developing in Bavaria, Potsdam, Venice, and Great
Britain. The period produced an extraordinary number of artistic
innovators, who challenged received conventions, developed novel
subject categories, and eroded hierarchical distinctions between
the arts. The Historical Dictionary of Rococo Art covers all
aspects of Rococo art history through a chronology, an introductory
essay, a review of the literature, an extensive bibliography, and
over 350 cross-referenced dictionary entries on prominent Rococo
painters, sculptors, decorative artists, architects, patrons,
theorists, and critics, as well as major centers of artistic
production. This book is an excellent access point for students,
researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Rococo art.
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