PREFERRED TERM
Louis XVI style
DEFINITION
- It refers to a style in the arts and decoration which emerged in France in the 1750s and was fully developed by the time Louis XVI ascended to the throne in 1774. In textiles, it is featured by its symmetrical and measured application of herds, trophies, viturvian scrolls, and floral and ribbon motifs. The ornamental motifs are smaller than the natural. More rigid vertical stripes. Some classical architectural motifs are also present.
BROADER CONCEPT
- http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300112609 (Silk Heritage Thesaurus)
ENTRY TERMS
- luis XVI 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 XVI
French
Stile Luigi XVI
Italian
Estilo Luis XVI
Spanish
URI
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