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. The louis xiv louis quatorze style established after the king took personal control of the government in 1661 was molded by the chief minister colbert. A tabletop designed by pierre gole 1986 38 1 features a combination of tortoiseshell wood ebony and ivory. Browse thousands of unique items and make an offer on the perfect piece today.

Louis xv style furniture design ideas celebrate small gracious and pretty items ornaments and home decorations that are perfect for creating intimate and peaceful beautiful and pleasant modern interior design and decorating. 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. In the 17th century interior décor was typically all wood tapestry and textile.

The man most influential in french painting of the period was nicolas poussin. Louis xv furniture remains one of the most popular and collectible styles ever created. The intricate scrollwork takes on an almost silver hue louis xiv loved the precious metal so much that he often commissioned solid silver furniture later melted to refill the treasury post war.

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 featured majesty harmony and regularity. 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.

A gorgeous stateroom dressed in olive and white influenced strongly by the baroque designs associated with the sun king louis xiv. Also known as rococo the french louis xv style is one of the most recognizable styles in design. 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 had an important influence upon the architecture of other european monarchs. Under louis xiv the emphasis was on shimmer and shine. Shop louis xiv furniture decor and art at great prices on chairish.