“I hope these paintings are a place for relief ... with Instagram and social media and editing apps, Rococo portraits are like the selfies of our time.” New York artist Francesca Dimattio ...

A Kehinde Wiley portrait is never hard to spot; bursts of jewel-tone colors, Rococo floral swirls ... In the grand 7-by-5-ft. painting, unveiled in a ceremony at the Smithsonian Institution ...

I am equally amused, disturbed, and fascinated by the Rococo lifestyle that ... virtuosic and charming works. “Self-Portrait in a Straw Hat” is one painting that falls within this period ...

Nicolas de Largillière was a French artist known for his painting of portraits during the rococo period. Born in 1656 in Paris, France, he spent much of his life in Paris, France. He was influenced by ...

Yukhnovich (her married name) trained as a portrait painter before ... a bit subversive — to be painting cherubs.” Since then, her contemporary take on Rococo — luminous semi-abstractions ...

The mysterious painting features a shadowy figure that ... but gradually moved towards the emerging Rococo style, which was like Baroque, but less dramatic, more decorative and colorful.

It is about art as a verb: the process ... led to an increased value of creating a likeness. Baroque and Rococo portraits were largely meant to signify the opulence and power of their sitters.

André first met Jacquemart when she was commissioned to paint his portrait in 1862. “She was a naturalist painter,” Curie says. “She worked from photographs and made preparatory drawings.” ...