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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 bearing in mind illusionistic quadratura painting by Giovanni Battista Crosato (1753); Chest of drawers by Charles Cressent (1730); Kaisersaal of Wurzburg address by Balthasar Neumann(174951)Years active1730s to 1760sCountryFrance, Italy, Central EuropeRococo (/rkoko/ or /rokko/), less commonly roccoco, or "Late Baroque", was a intensely ornamental and theatrical style of titivation which cumulative asymmetry, scrolling curves, gilding, white and pastel colors, sculpted molding, and trompe l'oeil frescoes to make the illusions of surprise, goings-on and drama. It first appeared in France and Italy in the 1730s and spread to Central Europe in the 1750s and 1760s.[1][2][3] It is often described as