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'''Rococo''' was an XVIII century movement emerged in [[France]]. The Rococo painters rejected the themes of heroes and mythology and focused on representing scenes of frivolity and gaiety from the carefree life of the aristocratic patrons of the arts.
'''Rococo''' was an XVIII century art movement that emerged in [[France]]. The Rococo painters rejected the themes of heroes and mythology and focused on representing scenes of frivolity and gaiety from the carefree life of the aristocratic patrons of the arts.
[[Image:Watteau The Bird Nester.jpg|right|thumb|Watteau, The Bird Nester.]]
[[Image:Watteau The Bird Nester.jpg|right|thumb|Watteau, The Bird Nester.]]
Main Rococo painters were: Jean François de Troy, [[Jean-Antoine Watteau]], François Boucher, [[Jean-Honoré Fragonard]], Andrea Casali and Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. These painters used delicate colors and curving forms. They used to decorat their canvases with cherubs and myths of love. Portraiture was also a popular subject among Rococo painters.
Main Rococo painters were: Jean François de Troy, [[Jean-Antoine Watteau]], François Boucher, [[Jean-Honoré Fragonard]], Andrea Casali and Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. These painters used delicate colors and curving forms. They used to decorat their canvases with cherubs and myths of love. Portraiture was also a popular subject among Rococo painters.