Neo-rococo

Neo-rococo, or the second rococo, is one of the stylistic trends that manifested itself in the period of historicism in the 19th century. Neo-Rococo is a rethinking of the characteristic features of the Rococo style that prevailed in the middle of the 18th century. The neo-rococo style found itself in architecture, interior design, furniture and household items design. The emergence of the neo-rococo style is associated with the restoration of the royal dynasty of the Bourbons and the completion of the Empire style in the first third of the 19th century. The chronology of the style is described by the reign of Louis XVIII and King Charles X (1824-1830). Sometimes the period of the reign of Louis Philippe (1830-1848) is also added to it. This time is called the style of Louis Philippe, or "the third rococo". After a tumultuous period of revolutions and wars, nostalgia for the "good old days" and the return of "royal styles" arose. Light, graceful and sophisticated forms of rococo perfectly embodied such moods. Neorocacious motives were also present in the products of the St. Petersburg cabinetmakers of the Gambs brothers in the 1850s and 1860s. In the Winter Palace in St. Petersburg, a boudoir designed by G.E. Boss in the "Pompadour style" (1853). The abundance of gilding, mirrors, red silk makes a spectacular but heavy impression. The same architect designed the dance hall in the mansion of Prince M.V. Kochubei on Konnogvardeisky Boulevard in the style of the second rococo (1853-1855). The dance halls in many mansions were designed primarily in rocaille style. A.I. Stackenschneider in 1847-1856 created a number of interiors of the Winter Palace in the neo-rococo style: the "pink drawing room" (not preserved), the "green dining room" (1850). In 1847-1851, the architect R.I. Kuzmin created several of the same interiors in the Arsenal square of the Grand Palace in Gatchina. It is significant that these interiors were adjacent to the "Gothic" and "Chinese" galleries. During the Art Nouveau period, along with other styles, the fourth Rococo emerged. The Small (White) dining room in the Winter Palace was designed in this style, designed by architect A.F. Krasovsky (1894).