How to Look at and Understand Great Art Lectures Episode 27 18th-Century Reality and Decorative Rococo ( Air Date 2011-01-01 ) Genre Documentary category. Overview "The sensuality of Rococo art mirrors 18th-century upper-class lifestyle and sensibility. Explore the evocation of intimate hedonism in Watteau, Boucher, Fragonard, and other Rococo masters, specifically through their imagery of lovers, social life, and pastoral pleasure. Then, define Rococo style in its graceful curves and characteristic use of paint and color.".