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‖ rocaille|rɔkɑj|
Also rocail and with capital initial.
[a. F. rocaille rock-work, rococo.]
An artistic or architectural style of decoration characterized by ornate rock- and shell-work; a rococo style. Also attrib. or as adj.
1856M. Digby Wyatt in O. Jones Grammar of Ornament I. xix. 109 The twisted and foliated scrolls and shells..grew into the ‘rocaille’ and grotto-work of [baroque]..; degenerating at last into..‘Chinoiserie’. 1905Scribner's Mag. July 47 Rocaille differs from our rockwork in that it does not attempt to imitate the natural formation of rocks, but rather seeks to create architectural forms by combinations of pebbles and shells, such as conventionalized figures of sea-gods, and dolphins. 1936Burlington Mag. Oct. 187/1 Louis XVI, who did not care for the ‘rocaille’ style like his grandfather. 1944J. Lees-Milne Prophesying Peace (1977) 69 A cliff-like structure hung with reliefs, and encrusted with shells, sea urchins and rocaille ornaments. 1958Listener 2 Oct. 530/1 The staggering rocaille on Bena Lulua figures. 1960Times 14 Jan. 14/5 Sauceboats of 1737 having shell shaped bowls or rocaille bases. 1975J. Gores Hammett (1976) xi. 82 The ornate rocaille pier glass. 1979E. H. Gombrich Sense of Order vii. 189 To what extent can Riegl's method be used for the explanation and analysis of the Rocaille? Are these playful shells..just another metamorphosis of the acanthus? |