Rococo: References & Edit History
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Additional Reading
Thomas Crow, Painters and Public Life in Eighteenth-Century Paris (1985), is a multi-award-winning text that presents the topic from the perspective of 18th-century art criticism and public reception. Michael Levey, Painting and Sculpture in France, 1700–1789 (1993), provides a discussion of the leading French painters and sculptors of the period. Broad studies of the 18th century include Vernon Hyde Minor, Baroque & Rococo: Art & Culture (1999); and Robert Neuman, Baroque and Rococo Art and Architecture (2013).
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: Victoria and Albert Museum - The Rococo style - an introduction. | Aug 12, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Khan Academy - Baroque and Rococo. | May 05, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Brigham Young University - General College Chemistry - Rococo and Neoclassical Art. | Dec 10, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Art UK - Let's have a picnic! The Rococo way to enjoy summer. | Jun 07, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Metropolitan Opera - American Rococo. | Apr 22, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Open Education Alberta - 19th Century European Art History - Rococo through Neo-Classicism. | Feb 15, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Open Education Alberta - 19th Century European Art History - Rococo through Neo-Classicism. | Nov 21, 2024 | ||
| Media added. | Oct 01, 2024 | ||
| Media added. | Sep 19, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - Baroque and Rococo Art and Architecture (PDF). | Aug 17, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: UEN Digital Press with Pressbooks - Renaissance Through Contemporary Art History - Introduction to Rococo. | Apr 27, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Spruce - What is Rococo Architecture? | Mar 01, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Boise State Pressbooks - The Rococo and Neoclassicism. | Oct 30, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Art in Context - Rococo Architecture Exploring the Rococo Era and Its Style. | Oct 20, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Smart History - Rococo art, an introduction. | Feb 24, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Humanities LibreTexts - Rococo. | Nov 21, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Victoria and Albert Museum - The Rococo style - an introduction. | Sep 08, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Art Encyclopedia - Rococo Art Style. | Jan 31, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Art Story - Rococo. | Jan 31, 2022 | ||
| Changed article title from "Rococo style" to "Rococo." | Apr 02, 2019 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Jan 05, 2018 | ||
| Cross-references added. | Dec 11, 2014 | ||
| Media added. | Dec 11, 2014 | ||
| New bibliography added. | Dec 11, 2014 | ||
| Deleted photograph. | Aug 31, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: ThinkQuest - Rococo Style. | Oct 18, 2011 | ||
| Added new Web site: ThinkQuest - Rococo Style. | Jul 25, 2008 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Jun 24, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Think Quest - Rococo. | Jun 22, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Catholic Encyclopedia - Rococo Style. | May 17, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: World Wide Arts Resources - Rococo Art. | May 17, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Discover France - Rococo Style. | May 17, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Museum Quality - Rococo Art. | May 17, 2007 | ||
| Media added. | Apr 26, 2007 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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