Rococo Paintings
ROCOCO STYLE
Rococo was an aesthetic movement in the fine and decorative arts in the 18th century that found its inspiration in nature and fostered an overall lightness and delicacy of form, construction and ornament in interior design. Rococo furniture, while greatly influenced by trends in Italy and Germany, is often called Louis XV style — the movement having reached its best expression during that sybaritic French king’s reign.
The term “rococo” is thought to be a portmanteau of the French words rocaille and coquilles — “rock” and “shells” — organic motifs frequently used in architecture and design of the style.
When it comes to authentic Rococo furniture's characteristics, it is above all sensuous and social. The furniture of earlier eras in Europe had been heavy in every sense; the Rococo period saw the appearance of light-framed upholstered armchairs, side chairs and occasional tables that could easily be moved to form conversational circles.
The signal detail of Rococo furniture design is the gently curved cabriole, or S-shaped chair-, table-, and cabinet-leg. It imitates the bend of a tree limb or a flower stem. In a further reference to nature, furnishings were often asymmetrical and painted white, or in soft, pastel shades. Rococo has become a timeless style, and as the furniture pieces presented on 1stDibs demonstrate, its playful, sculptural forms can provide visual excitement to contemporary, clean-lined spaces.
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Style: Rococo
18th Century Framed Set of Three Plumbago Portrait Miniatures
Located in Basildon, GB
18th Century Framed Set of Three Plumbago Portrait Miniatures - Style of Nathaniel Hone (1718 -1784) , Half Monochrome portraits of three members of the Hughes family, possibly sist...
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Mid-18th Century English Antique Rococo Paintings
Materials
Glass, Animal Skin, Wood
19th C. Italian Oil on Canvas w/ Cherubs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th C. Original Oil on Canvas depicting a group of cherubs making flower garlands. It is charming and whimsical. The detail is intricate. It has been relined and a has had a gilt...
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19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
$950 Sale Price
66% Off
18th Century Portrait Miniature Attributed to Charles Hayter (1761 -1835)
Located in Basildon, GB
18th Century Portrait Miniature Attributed to Charles Hayter (1761 -1835) , A family group portrait of three girls and a car. It is possibly a mother and children, as a similar one c...
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1790s English Antique Rococo Paintings
Materials
Gold
18th Century, Two Still Lifes with Flowers and Fruits by Italian Paintings
Located in IT
Piedmontese painter of the second half of the 18th century
Two "Still Lifes with composition of flowers, fruits and mushrooms"
Measurements: Frames: cm W 63 x H 74 x D 8.5
frames...
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18th Century Antique Rococo Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
Diana Bathing, after Boucher Oil on Canvas, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
A large oil on canvas after François Boucher of a piece from 1742 that resides in the Louvre, Diane sortant du bain or Diana Bathing. France, late 19th ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Rococo Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
17th Century Italian Painting with Angel Wing Frame and 17th Century Arm
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Titled "Vulnerabilita" by Jean O'Reilly Barlow
A 17th century Italian painting with a hand-carved 17th century arm. It is framed with 17...
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17th Century Italian Antique Rococo Paintings
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Iron
Painting Cutout Oil On Canvas Framed With Faux-Bamboo Wood -01
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly ask that you read the entire description, as we strive to provide comprehensive technical and historical details to ensure the authenticity of our items.
This frame encloses a canvas cutout from an antique oil painting and is particularly unique and distinctive. It was recently crafted by a Florentine Master cabinetmaker whose workshop is located in the most charming and vibrant district of Florence, San Frediano, renowned for its artisan shops that produce entirely handmade works. The Master used carved and shaped wood to replicate the appearance of bamboo, employing a technique known as "faux bamboo." This process involves using durable woods, such as maple or oak, that are intricately carved and then painted to achieve the desired effect. The "faux bamboo" technique has a history that dates back several centuries and gained significant popularity during the 18th and 19th centuries in Europe and America, eras marked by a fascination with exotic and Oriental design influences. This technique was particularly associated with the Chinoiserie style, an artistic movement inspired by Chinese art and aesthetics. At the time, real bamboo furniture...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Rococo Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper
18th Century PORTRAIT OF A LADY by Johann Hirschmann
Located in Basildon, GB
18th Century Portrait of a Lady, framed in an oval-shaped, faded gold frame. A head and shoulders portrait of a lady in a blue dress an...
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18th Century German Antique Rococo Paintings
Materials
Glass, Wood
Painting Cutout Oil On Canvas Framed With Faux-Bamboo Wood -03
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly ask that you read the entire description, as we strive to provide comprehensive technical and historical details to ensure the authenticity of our items. This frame encloses a canvas cutout from an antique oil painting and is particularly unique and distinctive. It was recently crafted by a Florentine Master cabinetmaker whose workshop is located in the most charming and vibrant district of Florence, San Frediano, renowned for its artisan shops that produce entirely handmade works. The Master used carved and shaped wood to replicate the appearance of bamboo, employing a technique known as "faux bamboo." This process involves using durable woods, such as maple or oak, that are intricately carved and then painted to achieve the desired effect. The "faux bamboo" technique has a history that dates back several centuries and gained significant popularity during the 18th and 19th centuries in Europe and America, eras marked by a fascination with exotic and Oriental design influences. This technique was particularly associated with the Chinoiserie style, an artistic movement inspired by Chinese art and aesthetics. At the time, real bamboo furniture...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Rococo Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper
Painting Cutout Oil On Canvas Framed With Faux-Bamboo Wood -02
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly ask that you read the entire description, as we strive to provide comprehensive technical and historical details to ensure the authenticity of our items. This frame encloses a canvas cutout from an antique oil painting and is particularly unique and distinctive. It was recently crafted by a Florentine Master cabinetmaker whose workshop is located in the most charming and vibrant district of Florence, San Frediano, renowned for its artisan shops that produce entirely handmade works. The Master used carved and shaped wood to replicate the appearance of bamboo, employing a technique known as "faux bamboo." This process involves using durable woods, such as maple or oak, that are intricately carved and then painted to achieve the desired effect. The "faux bamboo" technique has a history that dates back several centuries and gained significant popularity during the 18th and 19th centuries in Europe and America, eras marked by a fascination with exotic and Oriental design influences. This technique was particularly associated with the Chinoiserie style, an artistic movement inspired by Chinese art and aesthetics. At the time, real bamboo furniture...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Rococo Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paper
Mid 18th Century Large Original Painted Canvas of French Countryside
Located in Round Top, TX
This remarkable large painted canvas is from the mid 18th century, Rococo period. It portrays the rococo idealized image of life in Southern France.
At over 11' wide and just under ...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Rococo Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Grand Tour Style MidCentury Italian Venetian Oil Painting of a Canal Scene
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian-style (mid 20th Century) oil on canvas seascape painting depicting a long stone bridge over a busy canal filled with boaters with a city in the background under a bl...
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20th Century Rococo Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Giltwood
Clair Seglem Portrait Painting of a Woman in Green, 20th Century Unsigned
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A portrait painting of a woman on green. This wonderful painting is large and in charge. At 23” tall, it is is painting on a stiff white paper. The subject of the piece is a woman in...
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20th Century American Rococo Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper
$412 Sale Price
25% Off
18th Century Portrait Miniature of a Child
Located in Basildon, GB
18th Century Portrait Miniature of a Child, in the style of Christian Friedrich Zincke, half length, her hair adorned with flowers and wearing a blue dress with a yellow cape enamel ...
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1730s English Antique Rococo Paintings
Materials
Copper, Enamel
"The Solo Violinist" a Fine Oil on Canvas by Luigi Da Rios
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine Italian oil on canvas titled "The Solo Violinist" by Luigi Da Rios (Italian, 1844-1892), depicting an interior 18th century room scene of a single violinist player; withi...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Wood
The Party Painting of Crowded Market
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of Middle Eastern streetscene painting "The Party" showing harem women dancing in crowded market square
Category
Late 20th Century American Rococo Paintings
Materials
Paint
16th Century Italian Santa Lucia in a 18th Century French Frame
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
16th Century Italian Santa Lucia in a 19th Century French Frame
Beautiful Condition. Purchased in France.
Age appropriate wear, see detailed photos or message us with any questions.
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16th Century French Antique Rococo Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
$5,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Andrea Locatelli, Italian/Roman Landscape Painting with Figures, 18th Century
Located in CH
Andrea Locatelli (Rome, 1693–1741)
A Roman Landscape with Figures
Oil on canvas
This elegant landscape painting, populated with figures set amid the ...
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Copy of a Portrait of Young Rospigliosi Boy
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a portrait painting in a classical style of the Rospigliosi boy scion dressed as a dancer; Three of four in a series
Category
Late 20th Century American Rococo Paintings
Materials
Paint
Portrait of a Woman in a Blue Dress by Louis Vigée – 18th Century Pastel
By Louis Vigée
Located in PARIS, FR
This exquisite portrait of a woman in a striking blue dress is a masterful work by Louis Vigée, painted in pastel on paper, mounted on canvas. Signed by the artist in the lower right...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Rococo Paintings
Materials
Other
18th Century French Pastel Portrait by Saintin Francois Jozan
Located in Sarasota, FL
18th century pastel painting by French artist Saintin Francois Jozan (1797-1867). The painting is a portrait of two young women, one gazes directly at the viewer while the other look...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Rococo Paintings
Materials
Giltwood
Venetian Canal and Town Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Queens, NY
Vintage Venetian-Style (20th Century) painting of a bustling town on a canal and townspeople in route to board a gondola in the foreground, alongside several gondoliers waiting nearb...
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20th Century Rococo Paintings
Materials
Canvas
18th Century, French Painting with Pastoral Scene, Circle of Jean-Baptiste Huet
By Jean-Baptiste Huet
Located in IT
Pastoral Scene, French Painter, Circle of Jean-Baptiste Huet (1745–1811), Late 18th Century
Dimensions: Frame W 103 x H 108.5 x D 4 cm; Canvas W 90.5 x H 95.5 cm
The painting, exec...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Rococo Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Italian Venetian Canal and Town Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Queens, NY
Vintage Venetian-style (20th Century) painting of a canal busy with gondolas winding through a town of classical architecture cast partly in shadow, under a blue sky. Painted on rect...
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20th Century Rococo Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Venetian Canal and Gondolas Painting on Canvas
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian-Style (20th Century) painting of gondolas in a jade green canal lined with classic architecture under a cloudy blue sky on unframed, rectangular canvas.
Canvas is w...
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20th Century Rococo Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Arched Bridge over Venetian Canal Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Queens, NY
Vintage Venetian-Style (20th Century) painting of a long, arched bridge stretching across a canal filled with boats and gondolas of all sizes, on unframed,...
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20th Century Rococo Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Doge
s Palace Venetian Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Queens, NY
Vintage Venetian-style (20th century) painting capturing the 14th century gothic architecture of the famed Doge Palace from the side, while figures move throughout, gondolas are moor...
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20th Century Rococo Paintings
Materials
Canvas
18th Century, Italian Pair Still Life with Flowers by Michele Antonio Rapos
By Michele Antonio Rapos
Located in IT
18th century, Italian pair still life with flowers and fruit by Michele Antonio Rapos
Measures: Oil on canvas, diameter 71 cm, with frame diameter 80 cm x W 5 cm
The two circular c...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Paintings
Materials
Canvas
$40,353 Sale Price
20% Off
18th Century French Firescreen-Painted Oil on Cancas, Wood Panel
Located in New Orleans, LA
Originally an 18th century French firescreen with a musical motif painted in oil on canvas fixed to a wooden panel.
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Late 18th Century French Antique Rococo Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Late 19th Century French Oil Painting of "Port De Peche A Maree Basse"
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Late 19th Century French Oil Painting of "Port De Peche A Maree Basse - By Jean Mazella. Beautiful piece purchased in France. Age appropriate wear, see detailed photos or message us ...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Paintings
Materials
Paint
$1,680 Sale Price
20% Off
Robert Gardelle Signed Portrait Swiss Oil Painting, 18th Century, Switzerland
Located in New York, NY
Robert Gardelle portrait Swiss oil painting, 18th century, Switzerland. A portrait by painted Robert Gardelle. Signed a tergo / on the back R. Gardelle...
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Early 18th Century Swiss Antique Rococo Paintings
Materials
Paint
Early 19th Century Belgian Genre Painting of a Wedding
Located in Nantucket, MA
Early 19th century Northern European Genre Painting of a Wedding, unsigned, late 18th or early 19th century, an oil on canvas finely detailed view of many celebratory figures in an i...
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Early 19th Century Belgian Antique Rococo Paintings
Materials
Canvas
19th Century Four Italian Oil on Panel with Allegory of the Four Elements
Located in IT
19th century four Italian oil on panel with allegory of the four elements
Dimensions with frame: cm H 34.5 x L 25; only the table: cm H 29 x L 20.5
The funny oil on panel, by an artist active in Piedmont, in the north of Ital, in the first half of the 19th century, represent the allegory of the four elements of the Earth.
They are inspired by the group of four etching prints of circa 1730, made to a design by Rococo painter Jacopo Amigoni (Naples 1682- Paris 1752) and engraved in Venice by Joseph Wagner...
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19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Paintings
Materials
Wood
18th Century, Italian Painting Depicting Landscape with Watermill and Characters
Located in IT
18th century, Italian painting depicting landscape with watermill and characters
Oil on canvas; Measurements: frame cm L 103.5 x H 127 x P 5; painting L 93 x H 117.5
The painting...
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Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Antique 19th century hand painted self-portrait, wooden frame
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, AR
Hand painted with great delicacy, based on the self-portrait. Oil on a richly decorated Rococo style gilded wooden frame.
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Paintings
Materials
Wood
$2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Painting Architectural Capriccio with Caio Cestio Pyramid after Panini
Located in IT
19th century, Italian Painting Architectural Capriccio with the Pyramid of Caio Cestio, Roman painter, after Giovanni Paolo Panini, unsigned.
Dimensions: cm H 48 x W 63.5, frame H 6...
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19th Century Italian Antique Rococo Paintings
Materials
Wood
"The Gallant Pastor" after François Boucher, 19th century
Located in Paris, FR
This painting is a copy of the "Gallant Shepherd" painted by François Boucher for the audience room of Prince Hercule-Mériadec, Duke of Rohan, on the first floor of the Hôtel de Soub...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Rococo Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
Two Antique Kpm Painted Porcelain Plaques in Giltwood Frames
Located in London, GB
This pair of portraits are of oval form and depict the half-length figures of a young boy and girl. The boy has fair, shoulder-length hair and wears a white shirt and green-lined bro...
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19th Century German Antique Rococo Paintings
Materials
Giltwood, Porcelain
Grand Tour Style 20th Century White Domed Church on Venetian Canal Oil Painting
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian-Style (20th Century) painting of a white classical, domed church, resembling the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore, directly on a canal filled with gondolas in transit....
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20th Century Rococo Paintings
Materials
Canvas
18th Century Cherub Head Sketch Painting Oil on Canvas
Located in Milan, IT
Venetian school, 18th century
Study with the head of a cherub
Measures: Oil on canvas, 45.5 x 41 cm - with frame 54.5 x 49.5 cm
The present qualifies as a study or preparatory sketch by virtue of the structural and figural layout; by reason of formal and substantial evidence, it can be traced back to the mature neo-Venetian style, which in the eighteenth century had begun to produce figurations of extreme typological pathetism and formal expressionism. The contemporary painting experience of Tiepolo commanded the Venetian art scene, once the lesson of Pier Francesco Mola (1612-1666) was overruled.
The delicate putto head offered here, in which a cherub is recognizable due to the happy iconographic solution of the wings placed under the angel's face, is outlined with a vigorous vitalism. A foreshortened point of view illuminates his face in a grazing way, probing his features with strong shadows and with a youthful blush that orange his cheeks. The veristic perfection with which the artist arranges the semblant is of marvelous expressiveness. The eyes are swollen with intensity, and together with the general setting of the head they denounce a conscious reflection on the physiognomy, peculiar within the emerging context of Venetian painting.
The painting in question is affected by the large-scale productions, both monumental and perspective, at the time in vogue in the territory of the Serenissima. Conceived through a vision from below, the portrait reveals from the Venetian Rococo that particular predilection for the open and clear, airy ways, denounced in the first instance by Tiepolo. The conscious detachment from the Cortona-style decorativism and from the repeated layout solutions then in vogue allow us to approach the present to the production of Francesco Fontebasso...
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18th Century Italian Antique Rococo Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Antique Limoges Enamel Portrait of Woman and Lap Dog
Located in London, GB
The beautiful enamel plaque was crafted in Limoges, a town in northern France. Limoges has long been associated with the production of high quality enamel wares. While to begin with, in the 12th Century, the town was famous for its applied enamel pieces, religious icons, for example, which were crafted in metal with champlevé enamel ornament, Limoges later, in the 15th century, began to paint onto enamel, creating plaques, plates and ewers, which were both religious and secular in character. These local techniques were revived in the mid-19th century, when items like this enamel portrait painting were produced.
This enamel portrait is a half-length depiction of a young woman. While her body is faced slightly to the side, she turns her head to look out directly at the viewer. The woman wears a fine, light pink gown...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Two 19th Century Limoges Enamel Portrait Plaques
Located in London, GB
These elegant enamel plaques was painted in Limoges, a town in the south-west of France. While Limoges was highly regarded for its painted enamel wares in the 15th Century, in the following periods there was a decline in production. In the mid-19th Century, however, items like this pair began to be created, reviving the techniques of enamel painting that were perfected in the medieval period.
The plaques depict two women, both with wavy blonde shoulder-length hair, and similar facial features. The women may be sisters, possibly even twins. One woman wears a pale pink dress...
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19th Century French Antique Rococo Paintings
Materials
Enamel
$3,855 / set
18th Century Portrait in Faience Frame
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Highly unusual faience frame with maker mark holds a finely detailed portrait of a woman of importance for the time. Information is listed on back (see p...
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18th Century French Antique Rococo Paintings
Materials
Faience, Velvet, Paint
Rococo paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Rococo paintings for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Late 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage paintings created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, more furniture and collectibles, folk art and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with fabric, canvas and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Rococo paintings made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original paintings, popular names associated with this style include Europa Antiques, Henri Victor Lesur, Charles Edouard Edmond Delort, and Eduardo Leon Garrido. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for paintings differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $240 and tops out at $345,000 while the average work can sell for $7,800.