Louis Xiv Baroque Furniture

Louis xiv furniture was massive and lavishly covered with sculpture and ornament of gilded bronze in the earlier part of the personal rule of king louis xiv of france 1660 1690.

Louis xiv baroque furniture. Louis xvi furniture is characterized by elegance and neoclassicism a return to ancient greek and roman models much of it was designed and made for queen marie antoinette for the new apartments she created in the palace of versailles palace of fontainebleau the tuileries palace and other royal residences the finest craftsmen of the time including jean henri riesener georges jacob martin. Restrictions were imposed on the gilding of wall paneling and furniture and the. French baroque furniture louis xiv furniture 1643 1715. Louis the xiv s reign marked the end of the renaissance and the rise of this very influential style often considered the most magnificent of the french period styles writes the v a.

The french were the main adopters of the baroque style. From baroque to louis xiv louis xv louis xvi and empire eighteenth century french furniture was painstakingly crafted to exacting standards. The era of king louis xiv or louis quatorze marked the definite end of the renaissance period in france and the beginning of a series of distinct period furniture styles the first being the enormously influential baroque. Louis xiv style visual arts produced in france during the reign of louis xiv 1638 1715.

Some of the pieces produced for the french king louis xiv became symbols of baroque furniture and are also known as the louis xiv style which is highly demanded by many antiques enthusiasts and. Every aspect of furniture production was affected. The rising cost of louis xiv s unsuccessful military campaigns which forced the king to order the destruction of his silver furniture in 1689 caused a drastic retrenchment in his expenditures for the arts. In this era great furniture designers and cabinet makers thrived.

The man most influential in french painting of the period was nicolas poussin 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. Without question louis xiv is the most celebrated king of france. The era of king louis xiv known as the sun king marked the definite end of the renaissance period in france and the beginning of a series of distinct period furniture styles the first being the enormously influential baroque.