Rococo Revival

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Rococo Revival was a 19th-century architectural and decorative style that revived the ornate, playful, and asymmetrical motifs of the original 18th-century Rococo movement.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Rococo Revival canonical 5
Neo-Rococo 2
Rococo Revival architecture 2

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Statements (64)

Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural style
decorative arts style
historical revival style
aimedTo evoke 18th-century aristocratic elegance
associatedWith Victorian era
bourgeois domestic interiors
parlor furniture
salon decoration
contextOfUse ballrooms
hotel interiors
theaters
urban middle-class homes
emergedAs reaction against strict classicism
follows Neoclassicism
hasCharacteristic C- and S-scrolls
asymmetry
cartouches
curvilinear forms
elaborate carving
floral carving
foliate ornament
gilded surfaces
light pastel colors
luxurious materials
naturalistic ornament
ornate decoration
playful motifs
shell motifs
hasGeographicDistribution Britain
linked to: Great Britain

Europe
France
Germany
Italy
United States
hasPeakPeriod mid-19th century
hasTimePeriod 19th century
influencedBy Louis XV style
linked to: Louis XV period
inspiredBy 18th-century French Rococo
materialUsed brocade upholstery
gilt wood
mahogany
rosewood
silk upholstery
walnut
relatedStyle Gothic Revival
Renaissance Revival
Second Empire style
linked to: Second Empire
revives Rococo
typicalFurnitureFeature balloon-back chairs
cabriole legs
marble tops
pierced carving
tufted upholstery
typicalFurnitureType armchair
center table
parlor suite
sofa
usedIn architecture
ceramics design
decorative arts
furniture design
interior design
silverware design
textile design

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Referenced by (10)

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

Baroque Revival relatedTo Rococo Revival
Vladimir Palace hasInteriorStyle Rococo Revival
Gustave Herter style Rococo Revival
Herrenchiemsee Palace architecturalStyle Rococo Revival architecture
linked to: Rococo Revival
Linderhof Palace architecturalStyle Neo-Rococo
linked to: Rococo Revival
Belle Époque architecture influencedBy Rococo Revival architecture
linked to: Rococo Revival
Rustaveli Theatre architecturalStyle Rococo Revival
Audience Chamber architecturalStyle Neo-Rococo
linked to: Rococo Revival
Tapestry Chambers hasFurnitureStyle Rococo revival
linked to: Rococo Revival