Room 53: Rococo Style
Sauce boat, probably designed by Nicolas Sprimont, England about 1745. Museum no. M.41-1993
Room 53 is a study into the flamboyant Rococo style. It was used mainly for objects and interiors and never used for architecture apart from the occasional garden building, as the style had been developed by makers and craftsmen. With its deliberately asymmetrical forms, dynamic, fluid lines and colour, Rococo style was a complete contrast to the Palladian exteriors of the period.
Room 53 is on Level 2 of the V&A South Kensington.
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Thu 15 September 2011–Thu 29 March 2012
COURSE: Gain a fresh perspective on one of the most dynamic periods in the history of European art. Thursdays, 15 September 2011 – 12 July 2012 (over 3 terms), 11.00–15.30.
