A French term meaning thicket, used to describe ceramic foliage or flowers that provide a background for a central subject. Bocage is typical of rococo style, often framing figures in a canopy or arbour, and was particularly popular from the 1750s to the 1770s.
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(from the article `Ronsard, Pierre de`) ...influences, he found fresh inspiration in the recently discovered verse of the Greek poet Anacreon (6th century ). The more playful touch ...
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in western France (e.g., Bocage Normand, Bocage Vendéen), a well-wooded district in distinction to the campagne, which denotes a hedgeless tract of ... [2 related articles]
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A French term meaning 'thicket', used to describe ceramic foliage or flowers that provide a background for a central subject. Bocage is typical of ROCOCO style, often framing figures in a canopy or arbour, and was particularly popular from the 1750s to the 1770s.
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a decorative motif of trees, branches, or foliage, as in a tapestry or a ceramic figure group.
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