rococo

Senso (Inglese)

1. rococo (architectural style, all senses)
2. Relating to old traditions, which may be seen as foolishly outdated; archaic, old-fashioned, obsolete, backwards

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ʁɔ.kɔ.ko/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Undoubtedly, a word from rocaille and barroco, to denote pejoratively a "rock" style, then gone out-of-fashion; invented in 1797 by Pierre-Maurice Quays, pupil of Jacques-Louis David and firebrand of an austere neoclassical style.

Frasi

Le maître-autel , les deux autels latéraux , et la chair sont du style rococo .

L'altare alto, i due altari laterali e la carne sono in stile rococo.