Louis XV passions of a king

Louis XV passions of a king

October 18, 2022 February 19, 2023 Exhibition has ended
In October 2022, the Château de Versailles will devote a major exhibition to King Louis XV for the first time, on the occasion of the tercentenary of the return of the Court to Versailles. Nearly 400 works from collections around the world, many of which have never before been shown in France, shed new light on the character and allow the public to grasp the complexity of the man behind the monarch: his childhood, his entourage, his family and his many passions. The exhibition also reveals his attachment to the arts and his involvement in the advent of the Rocaille style in the 18th century.
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Louis XV style

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Written in French.

Characterized by the dominance of the curved line, the rocaille style more commonly known as the "Louis XV style" flourished and radiated in France between the 1720s and the 1760s.

Touching all forms of art, he has particularly established himself in the complementary fields of interior decoration and decorative arts. Cabinetmakers, carpenters, sculptors, goldsmiths, bronze makers, art locksmiths; porcelain, earthenware, silk or tapestry manufactures; and many other trades adopted the forms and figures resulting from the fertile imagination of ornamentalists who were inspired by nature, more particularly the aquatic and mineral worlds. Through numerous illustrations, this book seeks to expose the different expressions of this style, as well as its different phases.

Written in French.
128 pages / 95 illustrations

Coédition In Fine éditions d'art / Château de Versailles
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