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Historical dictionary of Rococo art /
The Rococo emerged in France around 1700 as a playful revolt against the grandeur of the Baroque and the solemnity of Classicism. It flourished during the reign of Louis XV and began to go out of fashion in the second half of the 18th century. During thisbrief period of less than a century, it sprea...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Published: |
Lanham, Md. ; Toronto ; Plymouth, UK :
Scarecrow Press,
2011.
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| Series: | Historical dictionaries of literature and the arts.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | The Rococo emerged in France around 1700 as a playful revolt against the grandeur of the Baroque and the solemnity of Classicism. It flourished during the reign of Louis XV and began to go out of fashion in the second half of the 18th century. During thisbrief period of less than a century, it spread throughout the courts and cities of Europe, with significant regional variations on the style developing in Bavaria, Potsdam, Venice, and Great Britain. The period produced an extraordinary number of artistic innovators, who challenged received conventions, developed novel subject categories, and. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxvi, 307 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-305). |
| ISBN: | 9780810879522 0810879522 1283046326 9781283046329 9786613046321 6613046329 |