학술논문
Rocaille
Document Type
Reference Entry
Author
Riccardi-Cubitt, Monique, author
Source
Oxford Art Online, 2003
Subject
Language
English
Abstract
[Fr.: ‘rockwork’]. Term used to describe a type of European ornament of variable form, resembling the irregular edges of rocks and shells. The motif was used in the 16th century in Grotto decoration to imitate the incidental effect of natural rock formation. In the 1730s the supple asymmetricality of rocaille ornament was exploited in the designs of ...