When Did the Rococo Period Start and End?

The term Rococo is sometimes used to denote the light, elegant, and highly ornamental music composed at the end of the Baroque period—i.e., from the 1740s until the 1770s.

What time period was the Rococo era?

The Rococo movement was an artistic period that emerged in France and spread thrartisticoughout the world in the late 17th and early 18th century. The word is a derivative of the French term rocaille, which means “rock and shell garden ornamentation”.

When did Rococo architecture end?

It was soon adopted as a style across France and other countries such as Germany and Austria. However, by the end of the 18th century, Rococo had largely been replaced by the Neoclassical style.

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