Rococo: Travel, Pleasure, Madness

1h

Documentary

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.

Episodes

Cast

Travel

1. Travel

1h

21st Jan 2014

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.

Pleasure

2. Pleasure

1h

28th Jan 2014

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

Madness

3. Madness

1h

4th Feb 2014

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.

First air date

21st Jan 2014

Last air date

4th Feb 2014

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

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