Rococo architecture

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Rococo architectural style

Rococo architecture is an 18th-century European style characterized by ornate decoration, light colors, asymmetrical designs, and playful, elegant forms often used in interiors and religious buildings.

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All labels observed (13)

Label	Occurrences
Rococo	34
Rococo architecture canonical	24
French Rococo architecture	3
Austrian Rococo	1
Frederician Rococo	1
French Rococo	1
German Rococo	1
Louis XV style	1
Prussian Rococo architecture	1
Rococo Revival	1
Rococo art	1
Rococo literature	1
Rococo ornamentation	1

Statements (67)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Rococo ⓘ architectural style ⓘ
aestheticGoal	intimacy and comfort ⓘ light-hearted elegance ⓘ visual delight ⓘ
associatedWith	French aristocracy ⓘ Rococo architecture self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Louis XV style court culture ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	France ⓘ
criticism	accused of excessive ornamentation ⓘ accused of frivolity ⓘ
criticizedBy	Neoclassicism ⓘ surface form: Neoclassicists
followedBy	Neoclassical architecture ⓘ
follows	Baroque ⓘ surface form: Baroque architecture
hasCharacteristic	abundant stucco work ⓘ asymmetrical designs ⓘ boiseries ⓘ cartouches ⓘ ceiling frescoes ⓘ curvilinear forms ⓘ delicacy ⓘ elegant forms ⓘ floral ornament ⓘ gilded woodwork ⓘ intimate scale ⓘ lightness ⓘ mirrored walls ⓘ ornamental mirrors ⓘ ornate decoration ⓘ playful motifs ⓘ putti and cherubs ⓘ scrollwork ⓘ shell motifs ⓘ
inception	circa 1700s ⓘ early 18th century ⓘ
influenced	Rococo architecture self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Austrian Rococo Bavarian pilgrimage churches ⓘ Central European church architecture ⓘ Rococo architecture self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: German Rococo
influencedBy	Baroque ⓘ surface form: French Baroque architecture Italian Baroque architecture ⓘ
majorRegion	Austria ⓘ Central Europe ⓘ France ⓘ Germany ⓘ Italy ⓘ
notableExample	Amalienburg, Munich ⓘ Catherine Palace in Tsarskoye Selo ⓘ surface form: Catherine Palace interiors, Tsarskoye Selo Hotel de Soubise interiors, Paris ⓘ Ottobeuren Abbey church ⓘ Wieskirche, Bavaria ⓘ Zwinger Palace, Dresden ⓘ
partOf	Rococo architecture self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Rococo art
typicalColor	light pastel colors ⓘ white and gold ⓘ
typicalElement	elaborate fireplaces ⓘ integrated furniture and decoration ⓘ ornate staircases ⓘ oval and irregular room shapes ⓘ panelled walls ⓘ stucco reliefs ⓘ
usedFor	church interiors ⓘ palace interiors ⓘ religious buildings ⓘ salons ⓘ theatres ⓘ town houses ⓘ

Referenced by (71)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Neoclassical architecture → follows → Rococo architecture ⓘ

Neoclassical architecture → opposedTo → Rococo architecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rococo ornamentation

Baroque → precedes → Rococo architecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rococo

Neoclassicism → reactionAgainst → Rococo architecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rococo

Art Nouveau → influencedBy → Rococo architecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rococo

Joseph-Marie Vien → movement → Rococo architecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rococo

Late Baroque → influenced → Rococo architecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rococo

Stiftsgården, Trondheim → architecturalStyle → Rococo architecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rococo

Anacreontic poets → associatedWith → Rococo architecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rococo literature

Rococo architecture → partOf → Rococo architecture self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rococo art

Rococo architecture → influenced → Rococo architecture self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: German Rococo

Rococo architecture → influenced → Rococo architecture self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Austrian Rococo

Rococo architecture → associatedWith → Rococo architecture self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Louis XV style

Dolmabahce Palace → architecturalStyle → Rococo architecture ⓘ

Nymphenburg Palace → architecturalStyle → Rococo architecture ⓘ

Munich Residenz → architecturalStyle → Rococo architecture ⓘ

Old Masters → associatedWithPeriod → Rococo architecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rococo

Francisco Bayeu → movement → Rococo architecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rococo

José Luzán → movement → Rococo architecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rococo

Antoine Watteau → movement → Rococo architecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rococo

Carle Van Loo → movement → Rococo architecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rococo

Carle Van Loo → style → Rococo architecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rococo

Charles de La Fosse → movement → Rococo architecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rococo

Jean-Baptiste van Loo → movement → Rococo architecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rococo

Sanssouci Palace → architecturalStyle → Rococo architecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rococo

Neues Palais → architecturalStyle → Rococo architecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rococo

Nattier, Jean-Marc → movement → Rococo architecture ⓘ

subject surface form: Jean-Marc Nattier

this entity surface form: Rococo

Sanssouci Park → architecturalStyle → Rococo architecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rococo

Buckingham Fountain → architecturalStyle → Rococo architecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rococo Revival

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin → movement → Rococo architecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rococo

Ulriksdal Palace → architecturalStyle → Rococo architecture ⓘ

Wieskirche, Bavaria → architecturalStyle → Rococo architecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rococo

Hôtel de Rohan → architecturalStyle → Rococo architecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rococo

Robert de Cotte → movement → Rococo architecture ⓘ

Château de Bellevue → architecturalStyle → Rococo architecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: French Rococo

Charlottenburg Palace → architecturalStyle → Rococo architecture ⓘ

Fulda → architecturalStyle → Rococo architecture ⓘ

Würzburg Residence → architecturalStyle → Rococo architecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rococo

Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff → influencedBy → Rococo architecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: French Rococo architecture

Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff → influenced → Rococo architecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Prussian Rococo architecture

François de Cuvilliés the Elder → style → Rococo architecture ⓘ

Linderhof Palace → architecturalStyle → Rococo architecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rococo

Schloss Benrath → architecturalStyle → Rococo architecture ⓘ

Ettal Abbey → architecturalStyle → Rococo architecture ⓘ

Rastrelli → movement → Rococo architecture ⓘ

subject surface form: Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli

Russian Baroque architecture → relatedStyle → Rococo architecture ⓘ

Catherine Palace → architecturalStyle → Rococo architecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Rococo

Nicolaus Pacassi → architecturalStyle → Rococo architecture ⓘ

French Baroque architecture → followedBy → Rococo architecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: French Rococo architecture

French Baroque architecture → influenced → Rococo architecture ⓘ

this entity surface form: French Rococo architecture