Louis Xiv Interior Design

Furniture in louis xv style is great for very personal room decorating ideas that create safe and enjoyable atmosphere.

Louis xiv interior design. Shop louis xiv furniture decor and art at great prices on chairish. It had an important influence upon the architecture of other european monarchs. A tabletop designed by pierre gole 1986 38 1 features a combination of tortoiseshell wood ebony and ivory.

Louis xv the reluctant king when louis xiv king of france passed away in 1715 his great grandson was next in line for the throne. The style louis xiv or louis quatorze also called french classicism was the style of architecture and decorative arts intended to glorify king louis xiv and his reign. It became the official style during the reign of louis xiv imposed upon artists by the newly established académie royale de peinture et de sculpture and the académie royale d architecture.

It featured majesty harmony and regularity. In the 17th century interior décor was typically all wood tapestry and textile. Louis xv furniture remains one of the most popular and collectible styles ever created.

Decorative artduring the period 1640 1792 notably french furniture is synonymous with the french kings louis quatorze xiv louis quinze xv and louis seize xvi after whom it is named. Louis xiv style visual arts produced in france during the reign of louis xiv 1638 1715. The man most influential in french painting of the period was nicolas poussin.

Also known as rococo the french louis xv style is one of the most recognizable styles in design. Reddish tinted tortoiseshell forms the ground for the brass decoration on a compact desk made for louis xiv by the relatively unknown dutch born cabinetmaker alexandre jean oppenordt 1639 1715 1986 365 3. Chairs were boxy and throne like with high backs and stolid turned legs images 5 6.

Under louis xiv the emphasis was on shimmer and shine. Although poussin himself lived in italy for most of his adult life his parisian friends commissioned works through which his classicism was made known to french painters. Browse thousands of unique items and make an offer on the perfect piece today.