PREFERRED TERM
Louis XV style
DEFINITION
- A term used, mainly in France, to refer to a style in the arts and decoration corresponding to the Régence (1715–23) and the first half of the reign of Louis XV (1723–74). It is featured as more informal and intimate, in contrast with large-scale magnificence of the Louise XIV style. Textiles are characterized by sinuous, parallel lines, with abundant branches, which trimmings and lace are interspersed.
BROADER CONCEPT
- http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300112609 (Silk Heritage Thesaurus)
ENTRY TERMS
- luis XV style
BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION
- Clarke, Michael. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms (2nd ed). Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010. (online); Simpson, John; Weiner, Edmund (eds). The Oxford English Dictionary. Oxford : Clarendon Press ; Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1989. [www.oed.com]
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IN OTHER LANGUAGES
Style Louis XV
French
Stile Luigi XV
Italian
Estilo Luis XV
Spanish
URI
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