Rococo Salon Design in Parisian Private Residences (1720–1760)

1. Regency shift toward lighter interior decoration

   Jan 1, 1715Labels: Regency, Philippe d

   • Britannica
   • Rocaille

2. Watteau’s fête galante helps define early Rococo taste

   Jul 18, 1721Labels: Jean-Antoine Watteau, F te

   • Britannica
   • Smarthistory

3. Pineau returns to Paris and promotes Rococo rooms

   Jan 1, 1728Labels: Nicolas Pineau, Woodcarving

   • Britannica

4. Rocaille ornament spreads in Parisian interiors

   Jan 1, 1730Labels: Rocaille, Boiserie

   • Rocaille
   • Britannica

5. Meissonnier engravings popularize asymmetrical Rococo designs

   Jan 1, 1734Labels: Juste-Aur le, Engravings

   • Met Museum
   • Meissonnier

6. Salon de la Princesse at Hôtel de Soubise becomes a model

   Jan 1, 1740Labels: Salon de, H tel

   • H tel Soubise
   • Rococo

7. Boffrand’s treatise helps disseminate Louis XV interiors

   Jan 1, 1745Labels: Germain Boffrand, Livre d

   • Boffrand
   • H tel Soubise

8. Pompadour’s rise strengthens Rococo taste at elite level

   Jan 1, 1745Labels: Madame de, Royal patronage

   • Oxford Academic
   • Paris Mus es

9. Hôtel de Rohan’s “Cabinet des Singes” adds exotic Rococo themes

   Jan 1, 1750Labels: H tel, Cabinet des

   • H tel Rohan
   • Huet note

10. Rococo salon culture expands with Paris’s social life

    Jan 1, 1750Labels: Parisian salons, Social life

    • Paris Mus es
    • Encyclopedia com

11. Criticism of rocaille excess grows as Neoclassicism emerges

    Jan 1, 1750Labels: Neoclassicism, Rocaille criticism

    • Louis XV
    • Neoclassicism

12. Rococo’s Parisian salon phase peaks, then yields to new taste

    Jan 1, 1760Labels: Rococo peak, Stylistic transition

    • Rococo
    • Rocaille
    • Neoclassicism