Rococo: Travel, Pleasure, Madness

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.

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Created By	Waldemar Januszczak
Status	Ended
Original Name	Rococo: Travel, Pleasure, Madness
First Air Date	January 21, 2014
Last Air Date	February 4, 2014
Seasons	1
Episodes	3
Episode Runtime	1h 0min
Language	English
Original Language	English
Production Countries	United Kingdom
Production Companies	ZCZ Films
Networks	BBC Four

S01E03

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.

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