rococo
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That Rococo quartet, completed in 1755, is a survey in the soft opulence of the style, filled with idealized nature, rich fabrics and scenes of courtly romance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
Critics, including a guest essayist for the New York Times, have called his Oval Office remodel a "Gilded Rococo Nightmare".
From BBC • Oct. 15, 2025
Everett praises Hill for helping set the tone for her experience on set, specifically the scene in the pilot in which Sam encounters Hill’s character Fred Rococo directing choir practice.
From Salon • Dec. 8, 2024
It reached its zenith during the Rococo and Neoclassical periods, gracing the interiors of palaces, châteaus and grand estates.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 29, 2023
Gaudy, exaggeratedly fantastic Rococo saints are generally considered by Catholic country people very much more edifying than a picture in the severe style of the Middle Ages or of the modern school.
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