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About the Design

A linocut design based on shell grottos of the high Baroque.

‘Grotto’ is design based on the arrangements of shells to make abstract wall decoration. Wither term ‘rococo’ , actually derives from the popularity of these shell follies (from the French for shell, ‘rocaille’ ) . Grottoes were a popular feature of stately homes on the high Baroque period in the 18th century inspiring a new school of decorative arts which employ swirling motifs based loosely on the forms of bizarre shells and the fins and scales of monstrous sea creatures.

‘Grotto’ is design based on the arrangements of shells to make abstract wall decoration. Wither term ‘rococo’ , actually derives from the popularity of these shell follies (from the French for shell, ‘rocaille’ ) . Grottoes were a popular feature of stately homes on the high Baroque period in the 18th century inspiring a new school of decorative arts which employ swirling motifs based loosely on the forms of bizarre shells and the fins and scales of monstrous sea creatures.

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