Residenz, Würzburg (Germany, 1719-1780, architect: Balthasar Neumann)

Rococo was a style in fine art and design, developed in Paris during the the first half of the 18th century. It began as a reaction against the Baroque grandeur of Louis XIV's court at the Palace of Versailles. In some ways, it was in contradiction with the Baroque (by using pastel colours, light-hearted subjects in painting and sculpture, and asummetry in design), but it was also a continuation (by using motifs and rules taken from Greco-Roman antiquity in exterior architecture, many surfaces c

As an art style, Rococo was immersed in the mid-1700s and was known for joyful themes of love, wealth, and nature. Rococo followed the Baroque

Ornate baroque and rococo-styled swimming halls are fascinating to imagine.

When I look at the major periods of Western Art History, the one thing that stands out is that artists have been creating art for a long time. Western Artists