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Some of the most beautiful and refined furniture ever made, displaying the highest level of artistic and technical ability, was created in Paris during the eighteenth century. Much admired by an international clientele, it was used to furnish residences all over Europe and also influenced fashions of cabinetmaking outside France.
- French Furniture in the Eighteenth Century: Seat Furniture
Seat Furniture: Rococo During the Rococo period (ca....
- French Furniture in the Eighteenth Century: Seat Furniture
Seat Furniture: Rococo During the Rococo period (ca. 1730–60), the graceful movement that first appeared in furniture of the Régence was further developed until the entire frame appeared to dissolve into a continuous flowing, curving line.
28 lut 2018 · Sensuous curves, gilded femininity and an unparalleled glittering elegance are crowing features of the Rococo, which was a decorative style that dominated interior design, furniture, painting and sculpture during the 18 th Century.
4 wrz 2024 · The Rococo style, a development of the Régence, affected French furniture design from about 1735 to 1765. The word is derived from rocailles , used to designate the artificial grottoes and fantastic arrangements of rocks in the garden of Versailles; the shell was one of the basic forms of Rococo ornament .
1 paź 2024 · Rococo, style in interior design, the decorative arts, painting, architecture, and sculpture that originated in Paris in the early 18th century. It is characterized by lightness, elegance, and an exuberant use of curving natural forms in ornamentation.
Louis XV style, in the decorative arts, a Rococo style characterized by the superior craftsmanship of 18th-century cabinetmaking in France. The proponents of this style produced exquisite Rococo decor for the enormous number of homes owned by royalty and nobility during the reign of Louis XV.
9 sty 2019 · During the 1700s, a highly ornamental style of art, furniture, and interior design became popular in France. Called Rococo, the lavish style combined the delicacy of French rocaille with Italian barocco, or Baroque, details. Clocks, picture frames, mirrors, mantel pieces, and candlesticks were some of the useful objects beautified to become ...
