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Rococo: Travel, Pleasure, Madness

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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.

Jan 21, 20141 seasons3 episodesEndedEN

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Waldemar Januszczak

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Seasons

Season 1

3 episodes

Premiered Jan 21, 2014

Episodes

1–3 of 3

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Ep 1

Travel

Jan 21, 2014

60m

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.

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Ep 2

Pleasure

Jan 28, 2014

60m

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

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Ep 3

Madness

Feb 4, 2014

60m

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.