a brief history of Rococo

“Nature is too green and badly lit” -François Boucher

Triumph of Venus by Francois Boucher

Rococo is a style in interior design, the decorative arts, painting, architecture, sculpture, and graphic design that originated in Paris in the early 18th century but was soon adopted throughout France and later in other countries. It is characterized by lightness, elegance, and an exuberant use of curving natural forms in ornamentation.