But what is Rococo? Part of the answer stems back to ... What lessons can we learn from this era of late Baroque history? Quite a few as it turns out. And some surprising ones—these artists ...

Rococo didn’t appear out of nowhere. It rose in the wake of Baroque absolutism—that is, the era when Louis XIV ruled France with total, unquestioned power. Everything from politics to palace ...

The opulence of the Rococo style lends itself royally to events ... before you transport your guests to the opulence of the late-Baroque period—and let them eat cake. Carine Krawiec is the ...