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| French, "old order." The term used to describe the political, social, and religious order in France before the Revolution at the end of the 18th century. |
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| Latin, "example or model of virtue." |
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| A bundle of rods with an axe attached, an emblem of authority in ancient Rome. |
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| French, "learned woman." The term used to describe the cultured hostesses of Rococo salons |
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| French, amorous festival. A type of Rococo painting depicting the outdoor amusements of upper-class society. |
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| A type of 18th-century portrait painting designed to communicate a person's grace and class through certain standardized conventions, such as the large scale of the figure relative to the canvas, the controlled pose, the landscape setting, and the low horizon line. |
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| A style of art and architecture that emerged in the later 18th century as part of a general revival of interest in classical cultures. Neoclassical artists adopted themes and styles from ancient Greece and Rome. |
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| A mechanical model of the solar system demonstrating how the planets revolve around the sun. |
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| French, "thinker, philosopher." The term applied to French intellectuals of the Enlightenment. |
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| A member of the French Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture during the early 18th century who followed Nicholas Poussin in insisting that form was the most important element of painting. See also Rubéniste. |
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| A style, primarily of interior design, that appeared in France around 1700. Rococo interiors featured lavish decoration, including small sculptures, ornamental mirrors, easel paintings, tapestries, reliefs, and wall paintings, as well as elegant furniture. The term Rococo derived from the French word rocaille ("pebble") and referred to the small stones and shells used to decorate grotto interiors. |
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| A style, primarily of interior design, that appeared in France around 1700. Rococo interiors featured lavish decoration, including small sculptures, ornamental mirrors, easel paintings, tapestries, reliefs, and wall paintings, as well as elegant furniture. The term Rococo derived from the French word rocaille ("pebble") and referred to the small stones and shells used to decorate grotto interiors. |
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| A member of the French Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture during the early 18th century who followed Peter Paul Rubens in insisting that color was the most important element of painting. See also Poussiniste. |
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| A weaving technique in which the weft threads are packed densely over the warp threads so that the designs are woven directly into the fabric. |
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