Idea of Rococo

This book argues that Rococo was not just a style of interior decoration, or the last gasp of the Baroque, but rather a genuine period style that gave plastic expression to the principles underlying almost all the art and thought of early eighteenth-century Europe. Rococo painting, sculpture, architecture, and the underlying almost all the art and thought of early eighteenth-century Europe. Rococo painting, sculpture, architecture, and the underlying vision of the Rococo aesthetic are examined. Illustrated.Park, William is the author of 'Idea of Rococo', published 1993 under ISBN 9780874134346 and ISBN 087413434X.