One Kings Lane Best Of 2016 Sale Home Essentials, Furniture and Decor!
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 when illusionistic quadratura painting by Giovanni Battista Crosato (1753); Chest of drawers by Charles Cressent (1730); Kaisersaal of Wurzburg habitat by Balthasar Neumann(174951)Years active1730s to 1760sCountryFrance, Italy, Central EuropeRococo (/rkoko/ or /rokko/), less commonly roccoco, or "Late Baroque", was a terribly ornamental and theatrical style of prettification which total asymmetry, scrolling curves, gilding, white and pastel colors, sculpted molding, and trompe l'oeil frescoes to make the illusions of surprise, endeavor and drama. It first appeared in France and Italy in the 1730s and develop to Central Europe in the 1750s and 1760s.[1][2][3] It is often described as the supreme e