Rococo: Travel, Pleasure, Madness

Total Seasons :1Total Episodes : 3

Rococo art is often dismissed as frivolous. But Waldemar Januszczak disagrees and in this three-part series he tries to bring Rococo art closer to us, and argues that the Rococo was the age in which the modern world was born.

Rococo: Travel, Pleasure, Madness

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Travel

1. Travel

This first episode is about travel in the 18th century and how it impacted greatly on some of the most famous art ever made. The Rococo was art expressing itself in new, exciting ways.

Air Date : 2014-01-21

Pleasure

2. Pleasure

Waldemar looks at the pursuit of pleasure in the Rococo age, to which a huge amount of cultural energy was devoted.

Air Date : 2014-01-28

Madness

3. Madness

The last episode focuses on the Rococo's descent into madness. The 18th century is seen as the era of frivolity and enjoyment, but in an age of such decadence there was also the dark side.

Air Date : 2014-02-04

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