"Every age projects its own images into its art." Rococo is an interesting and unique artistic time period that developed in France and lasted from 1700-1789. This artistic time period is often referred to as "witty", as it is much brighter and less serious than that of the artwork completed during the Baroque period. Rococo art still has the grandeur of the Baroque period, but it is now ornamented and done in a much lighter way. The artwork of this period focuses less on the magistry of the royalty, and has a wider, more interesting subject range. It still focuses on frivolousness, but has more concentration on relaxed, careless and bright fun than the strict frivolousness of royalty. The popularity of portraits also increased. The size of the artwork physically decreased during this period. Changes made to artwork during this period were influenced by the growing Bourgeois class. Two renowned artists of this time period are Hogarth and Fragonard.
