Directory of Rococo Resources

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The last phase of the Baroque, in which it became lighter in colour and weight. Rococo chiefly refers to a type of 18th-century decoration derived from sinuous natural forms. Chinese motifs may be playfully used.

Resources in This Category

• Rococo Style

  http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13106a.htm
  A discussion of this whimsical style, its origins and uses, from the Catholic Encyclopedia, with a bibliography.

• The Dizzying Grandeur of Rococo

  http://www.jebfoundation.ch/Vertige/english/
  The late Jacques-Edouard Berger described this exuberantly ornate style in art and architecture, and picked out six Bavarian churches as outstanding examples.

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