Rococo
Fit for a king: the drapery bedchamber at Germany's ‘Versailles of Swabia’ presents conservators with a special challenge
Ludwigsburg Palace, a Baroque castle once home to King Friedrich I of Württemberg, is undergoing restoration—which include's the monarch's unique, tent-like bedroom
Surreal Watteau painting owned by Britain's first prime minister gets export bar
The Rococo masterpiece is valued at over £6m
Bring on Pierrot, the clumsy clown: new book explores the impact of a bumbling stock character on French art
Marika Takanishi Knowles's monograph focuses on Pierrot’s rise to ubiquity in French culture
Magnificent two-volume book reveals the sumptuous, Rococo-infused life of Versailles courtier Madame de Pompadour
This comprehensive history of the lady’s obsessive relationship with Sèvres porcelain in the 18th century sheds light on little-known aspects of the industry
Disney at the Met—but is it art?
Plus, a new centre to study Matisse at Baltimore Museum of Art and Josef Albers's lithographs at Cristea Roberts in London
Édouard Manet and modern beauty: prettier, more frivolous and gallant
A series of essays explores the 'feminisation' of the artist's later practice
Frivolity, hedonism, sensuality and sex—OK!
The 19th-century revision of received perceptions of French Rococo art
Interview with Rachel Feinstein: “I want to be taken more seriously”
The artist talks about her trials as a woman in a man’s field, the female way of working, her free-floating wackiness and making movies
Madame de Pompadour meets Philippe Starck at the Rijksmuseum
With a very glamorous display, this is the first serious look at Netherlandish rococo architecture and decorative arts