Rococo: Before Bedtime
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Rococo is an 18th-century art form that followed the Baroque period. It is often dismissed as not being serious, but Waldemar Januszczak disagrees. The British art critic hosts this show on which he argues that the Rococo period was the age during which the modern world was born. He describes some of the cultural achievements that happened during the period, focusing on three key areas of the movement: travel, pleasure and madness.

2014 · 1h 0m
Starring Waldemar Januszczak

Season 1

  • Travel
    EPISODE 1
    Travel
    Waldemar Januszczak investigates travel in the 18th Century, and how it impacted greatly on some of the finest art ever made.
    50 min
  • Pleasure
    EPISODE 2
    Pleasure
    Waldemar Januszczak explores the huge amount of Rococo's cultural energy that was devoted to the pursuit of pleasure.
    50 min
  • Madness
    EPISODE 3
    Madness
    Waldemar Januszczak explores the Rococo's descent into madness. When you spend as much time as the Rococo did having fun and escaping reality, madness soon sets in. The 18th century is seen as the era of frivolity and enjoyment, but in an age of such decadence there was also the brutish satire of Hogarth, the mysterious masked figures of Longhi, the anguish of Messerschmidt and the depths of Goya's macabre genius.
    50 min

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Cast & Crew

  • Waldemar Januszczak
    Host

About

Rococo: Before Bedtime

Documentary

Rococo is an 18th-century art form that followed the Baroque period. It is often dismissed as not being serious, but Waldemar Januszczak disagrees. The British art critic hosts this show on which he argues that the Rococo period was the age during which the modern world was born. He describes some of the cultural achievements that happened during the period, focusing on three key areas of the movement: travel, pleasure and madness.

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Studio
MagellanTV
Released
2014
Rated
12
© 2014 ABC Australia

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English (United Kingdom)
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English (United States) (CC)

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