19th Century French Rococo Giltwood Mirror with Silver Leaf image 4
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 subsequent to illusionistic quadratura painting by Giovanni Battista Crosato (1753); Chest of drawers by Charles Cressent (1730); Kaisersaal of Wurzburg domicile 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 combine asymmetry, scrolling curves, gilding, white and pastel colors, sculpted molding, and trompe l'oeil frescoes to make the illusions of surprise, leisure interest and drama. It first appeared in France and Italy in the 1730s and move on to Central Europe in the 1750s and 1760s.[1][2][3] It is often descri