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
The circus movie “Freaks” had its world premiere here in 1932, and with its expensive organ, rococo interior design and grand chandeliers, the Fox was the local destination to see movies during Hollywood’s Golden Age.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 23, 2024
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
Old buildings, whose gray rococo facades housed my memories of the Forty-Niners, and Diamond Lil, Robert Service, Sutter and Jack London, were then imposing structures viciously joined to keep me out.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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