Large Silver Leaf Italian Rococo Style Mirror, circa 1820 at 1stdibs
RococoCa' rezzonico, salone da ballo, quadrature di pietro visconti e affreschi di g.b. crosato (caduta di febo e 4 continenti), 1753, 02.jpgCharles Cressent, Chest of drawers, c. 1730 at Waddesdon Manor.jpgKaisersaal Wrzburg.jpgBallroom ceiling of the Ca Rezzonico in Venice in the same way as illusionistic quadratura painting by Giovanni Battista Crosato (1753); Chest of drawers by Charles Cressent (1730); Kaisersaal of Wurzburg quarters by Balthasar Neumann(174951)Years active1730s to 1760sCountryFrance, Italy, Central EuropeRococo (/rkoko/ or /rokko/), less commonly roccoco, or "Late Baroque", was a extremely ornamental and theatrical style of embellishment which collective asymmetry, scrolling curves, gilding, white and pastel colors, sculpted molding, and trompe l'oeil frescoes to create the illusions of surprise, pastime and drama. It first appeared in France and Italy in the 1730s and move ahead to Central Europe in the 1750s and 1760s.[1][2][3] It is often de...