Artnet

The Art Angle Re-Air: Why Is Rococo Art Making a Comeback?

In one of our favorite episodes to date, we look at a burgeoning trend in the art world. Michaela Yearwood-Dan, A conduit for joy (2021). ©Michaela Yearwood-Dan. Image courtesy Marianne Boesky Gallery ...
Artnet

In Pictures: How French Rococo Design Shaped Some of Disney’s Most Beloved Films, From ‘Cinderella’ to ‘Sleeping Beauty’

In the 1991 animated film Beauty and the Beast, a young woman, Belle, dances and sings inside a magical castle where inanimate objects come to life. The cast of characters includes a French-accented ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Rare 18th-Century Drawing by Rococo Artist Tiepolo Discovered in English Estate’s Attic

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo's A Large Group of Punchinelli is expected to fetch more than $200,000 at auction. Courtesy of Dreweatts It might seem strange for someone to misplace a work of art worth ...
Wall Street Journal

Adapted by Disney, Rococo Was Not for Kids

The art of the Rococo was not merely supposed to be fun (“Icons: Disney Knows Rococo,” Review, Nov. 27); it is frequently suggestive, intended for the private delectation of adult viewers. Jean-Honoré ...
Wall Street Journal

Disney Knows Rococo

Though young viewers may not realize it, the animators of some of Disney’s most memorable films drew deeply from European visual culture. In “Inspiring Walt Disney: The Animation of French Decorative ...