rococo

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Portraits come in many incarnations—the rigorous realism of Holbein, the rococo elegance of Gainsborough, the harsh frankness of Lucian Freud, to name just a few.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

Barely recognizable from “Welcome to Flatch” is Holmes as Carmen’s roommate Hailee, a rococo ice cream sundae of a person, talking a mile a minute, sweet and dim; as on “Flatch,” she is quite wonderful.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2025

In Season 2 of the series, a rococo drama set in 1880s New York City, Bertha takes her fight to join Manhattan’s elite to the opera.

From New York Times • Dec. 17, 2023

In the 18th century, the ornamental rococo style introduced a more delicate and whimsical approach to pillow trim.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 18, 2023

Just ornate lamps and an embroidered sofa and the swarming rococo wallpaper.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr