Louis XV period

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The Louis XV period was an 18th-century French artistic and decorative era characterized by Rococo elegance, curving forms, and ornate yet intimate design in architecture, furniture, and the decorative arts.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Louis XV style 6
Louis XV period canonical 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf artistic period ⓘ
decorative arts period ⓘ
historical period ⓘ
appliesToDiscipline architecture ⓘ
ceramics ⓘ
decorative arts ⓘ
furniture design ⓘ
interior design ⓘ
metalwork ⓘ
textiles ⓘ
woodworking ⓘ
associatedCity Paris ⓘ
associatedWithMonarch Louis XV of France ⓘ
country France ⓘ
endTime circa 1774 ⓘ
followedBy Louis XVI period ⓘ
Neoclassicism ⓘ
follows Louis XIV period ⓘ
linked to: Reign of Louis XIV

Regency style ⓘ
hasCharacteristic Chinese-inspired chinoiserie motifs ⓘ
asymmetry ⓘ
curving forms ⓘ
exoticism ⓘ
floral and foliage motifs ⓘ
intimate scale ⓘ
lightness and elegance ⓘ
naturalistic motifs ⓘ
ornate decoration ⓘ
pastel color palettes ⓘ
refined craftsmanship ⓘ
shell and rocaille ornament ⓘ
hasMainStyle Rococo ⓘ
influenced 18th-century European furniture design ⓘ
European Rococo interiors ⓘ
influencedBy Baroque ⓘ
namedAfter Louis XV of France ⓘ
startTime circa 1715 ⓘ
timePeriod 18th century ⓘ
typicalFurnitureFeature bombé fronts ⓘ
cabriole legs ⓘ
curved silhouettes ⓘ
gilt-bronze mounts ⓘ
marquetry decoration ⓘ
typicalFurnitureType bergère ⓘ
bureau plat ⓘ
commode ⓘ
console table ⓘ
fauteuil ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Petit Trianon → stylePeriod → Louis XV period ⓘ
Jules Allard et Fils → usedHistoricalSources → Louis XV style ⓘ
linked to: Louis XV period
Rococo Revival → influencedBy → Louis XV style ⓘ
linked to: Louis XV period
Court of Louis XV of France → stylePeriod → Louis XV style ⓘ
linked to: Louis XV period
Faubourg Saint-Germain → architecturalStyle → Louis XV style ⓘ
linked to: Louis XV period
Jean-François Blondel → style → Louis XV style ⓘ
linked to: Louis XV period
Louis XV → stylePeriod → Louis XV style ⓘ
linked to: Louis XV period