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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 past 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 intensely ornamental and theatrical style of trimming which amass asymmetry, scrolling curves, gilding, white and pastel colors, sculpted molding, and trompe l'oeil frescoes to make the illusions of surprise, bustle 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 the unqualified fres...