We will look especially at the rococo style in France. Week 2: The rococo in Italy, Central and Eastern Europe Venice, Bavaria, Germany, Poland, Saint Petersburg. As the rococo traveled eastward it ...
Known as a period of frivolity and excess, the 17th-century Rococo period in France has been a direct source of inspiration across the fashion industry for centuries. From Vivienne Westwood's ...
in the throes of the French Revolution, she seemed to capture the fleeting pleasures and indulgence of the Rococo age. My colleague, Artnet Editor Katie White eloquently described this moment ...
According to the Victoria & Albert Museum, Rococo style emerged in France in the 1720s. The institution described it as, “excessively flamboyant and characterized by a curved asymmetric ...
Jean Baptiste Greuze was a French painter best known for his portraits, genre scenes, and history paintings. Greuze’s work was known for having sentimental and sometimes titillating subject matter, as ...
Chenin Blanc originated in France's Loire Valley, likely in the Anjou subregion, which today makes the world's most acclaimed Chenins. The grape's frontiers have expanded, to South Africa, where it’s ...