Rococco art Introduction Roccoco is a style of art that developed in France between about 1700 and 1780. It flourished after the death of King Louis XIV in 1715. At that time, many nobles and aristocrats were moving from the court of Versailles to Paris. The term 'Roccoco' stems from the French word "Rocaille" meaning fanciful rock or shell design, these designs were prominent during the period and decorated the outdoor parks of the French nobility. Roccoco implies …showed first 75 words of 1221 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1221 total…Roccoco were Boucher, Fragonard and Watteau. Perhaps the most famous Roccoco painting was 'The Swing' by Jean Honore Fragonard which epitomises the style. Contents Introduction pg 1 Painting- generalpg 2 Antoine Watteaupg 3 Francois Boucherpg 4 Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrunpg 4 Jean Honore Fragonardpg 5 Conclusionpg 6 Bibliographypg7 Bibliography "Art through the ages", Helen Gardner, 4th edition (Rococo). "World Book Multimedia Encyclopaedia", 1998, (Rococo, Painting). Internet: www.learningchannel.co.za; History of art; (Rococo) "History of art"; Grade 11 Text book; A. Botha; (Rococo) p14 -17.