Europe, 1715 to 1774
The Rococo style succeeded
Baroque Art
in Europe. It was centered in France, and is generally associated with the
reign of King Louis XV (1715-1774). It is a light, elaborate and decorative
style of art, particularly concerned with tiny details such as properly
depicting the curve of a ribbon. Quintessentially Rococo artists include
Watteau,
Fragonard,
François Boucher, and
Tiepolo.
Rococo was eventually replaced by
Neoclassicism,
which was the popular style of the American and French revolutions.