Rococo style began in France in the early 18th century, and was a major influence in the development of European art. It became most popular in the 1730's, being used in architecture, interior design, painting, sculpture and decorative arts. The Rococo style widely used asymmetry, creating contrast in its pieces. It also used integrated Oriental style to furniture. The Rococo style predominately used light, pastel colors, expressing a graceful, opulent and lighthearted atmosphere.
Rococo style was a continuation of the Baroque Style. In Rococo style architecture, walls, ceilings, furniture and sculpted forms were whimsical and intimate, much softer and lighter than the styles of Baroque. Interior design was influenced by the Rococo style using asymmetrical stucco ornaments that were abstract, curvy and shell-like. Painters decorated their canvases with light-hearted cherubs, painted with delicate colors. Porcelain sculpture themes reinforced the whimsical elements of nature, using delicate curved lines and asymmetry.
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The French outfitted their interiors with Rococo style furniture and decorative objects such as porcelain figures and metalwork. The Rococo style was very well received by Catholic churches in Germany, Bohemia and Austria and were decorated with white stucco surfaces. Jean-Antoine Watteau was considered the first and greatest painter, using Rococo style to create natural, aristocratic, curve like patterns and shell-like curves.
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