Rococo architecture

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Rococo architecture is an 18th-century European style characterized by ornate decoration, light colors, asymmetrical designs, and playful, elegant forms often used in interiors and religious buildings.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Rococo
architectural style
aestheticGoal intimacy and comfort
light-hearted elegance
visual delight
associatedWith French aristocracy
Louis XV style
linked to: Rococo architecture

court culture
countryOfOrigin France
criticism accused of excessive ornamentation
accused of frivolity
criticizedBy Neoclassicists
linked to: Neoclassicism
followedBy Neoclassical architecture
follows Baroque architecture
linked to: Baroque
hasCharacteristic abundant stucco work
asymmetrical designs
boiseries
cartouches
ceiling frescoes
curvilinear forms
delicacy
elegant forms
floral ornament
gilded woodwork
intimate scale
lightness
mirrored walls
ornamental mirrors
ornate decoration
playful motifs
putti and cherubs
scrollwork
shell motifs
inception circa 1700s
early 18th century
influenced Austrian Rococo
linked to: Rococo architecture

Bavarian pilgrimage churches
Central European church architecture
German Rococo
linked to: Rococo architecture
influencedBy French Baroque architecture
linked to: Baroque

Italian Baroque architecture
majorRegion Austria
Central Europe
France
Germany
Italy
notableExample Amalienburg, Munich
Catherine Palace interiors, Tsarskoye Selo
Hotel de Soubise interiors, Paris
Ottobeuren Abbey church
Wieskirche, Bavaria
Zwinger Palace, Dresden
partOf Rococo art
linked to: Rococo architecture
typicalColor light pastel colors
white and gold
typicalElement elaborate fireplaces
integrated furniture and decoration
ornate staircases
oval and irregular room shapes
panelled walls
stucco reliefs
usedFor church interiors
palace interiors
religious buildings
salons
theatres
town houses

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Neoclassical architecture follows Rococo architecture
Neoclassical architecture opposedTo Rococo ornamentation
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Baroque precedes Rococo
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Neoclassicism reactionAgainst Rococo
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Art Nouveau influencedBy Rococo
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Joseph-Marie Vien movement Rococo
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Late Baroque influenced Rococo
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Stiftsgården, Trondheim architecturalStyle Rococo
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Anacreontic poets associatedWith Rococo literature
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Rococo architecture partOf Rococo art
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Rococo architecture influenced German Rococo
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Rococo architecture influenced Austrian Rococo
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Rococo architecture associatedWith Louis XV style
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Dolmabahce Palace architecturalStyle Rococo architecture
Nymphenburg Palace architecturalStyle Rococo architecture
Munich Residenz architecturalStyle Rococo architecture
Old Masters associatedWithPeriod Rococo
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Francisco Bayeu movement Rococo
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José Luzán movement Rococo
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Antoine Watteau movement Rococo
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Carle Van Loo movement Rococo
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Carle Van Loo style Rococo
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Charles de La Fosse movement Rococo
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Jean-Baptiste van Loo movement Rococo
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Sanssouci Palace architecturalStyle Rococo
linked to: Rococo architecture
Neues Palais architecturalStyle Rococo
linked to: Rococo architecture
Jean-Marc Nattier movement Rococo
subject linked to: Nattier, Jean-Marc
linked to: Rococo architecture
Sanssouci Park architecturalStyle Rococo
linked to: Rococo architecture
Buckingham Fountain architecturalStyle Rococo Revival
linked to: Rococo architecture
Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin movement Rococo
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Ulriksdal Palace architecturalStyle Rococo architecture
Wieskirche, Bavaria architecturalStyle Rococo
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Hôtel de Rohan architecturalStyle Rococo
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Robert de Cotte movement Rococo architecture
Château de Bellevue architecturalStyle French Rococo
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Charlottenburg Palace architecturalStyle Rococo architecture
Fulda architecturalStyle Rococo architecture
Würzburg Residence architecturalStyle Rococo
linked to: Rococo architecture
Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff influencedBy French Rococo architecture
linked to: Rococo architecture
Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff influenced Prussian Rococo architecture
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François de Cuvilliés the Elder style Rococo architecture
Linderhof Palace architecturalStyle Rococo
linked to: Rococo architecture
Schloss Benrath architecturalStyle Rococo architecture
Ettal Abbey architecturalStyle Rococo architecture
Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli movement Rococo architecture
subject linked to: Rastrelli
Russian Baroque architecture relatedStyle Rococo architecture
Catherine Palace architecturalStyle Rococo
linked to: Rococo architecture
Nicolaus Pacassi architecturalStyle Rococo architecture
French Baroque architecture followedBy French Rococo architecture
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French Baroque architecture influenced French Rococo architecture
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