Rocaille
DEFINITION
Small stone and shell motifs in some eighteenth century ornamentation. See the Louvre Museum's works in what it calls the "Rocaille style." French, literally, for "pebble."(pr. roh-KAH-ee)Also see Baroque and Rococo.
Small stone and shell motifs in some eighteenth century ornamentation. See the Louvre Museum's works in what it calls the "Rocaille style." French, literally, for "pebble."(pr. roh-KAH-ee)Also see Baroque and Rococo.