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The Louis XV style (1730-1760)

The Louis XV style (1730-1760)

20.10.14

The peaceful and prosperous reign of Louis XV (1715-1774) saw a prodigious development of the arts, letters and sciences. The construction of new palaces, the blossoming of ... Read more
The Transition style (1765-1775)

The Transition style (1765-1775)

13.08.14

The term Transition refers to the stylistic evolution which, in the second half of the reign of Louis XV and at the very beginning of the reign of Louis XVI, is characterized by... Read more
The Louis XVI style (1774-1790)

The Louis XVI style (1774-1790)

02.07.14

After the period of research into the Transition style (1765-1775), the Louis XVI style asserted itself at the beginning of the 1770s, as the elegant expression... Read more
The French clock

The French clock

04.05.12

From the end of the 18th century, artists rose up against classical rigidity and the cult of ideal beauty and demonstrated their preference... Read more