Louis Xiii Period 1
N decorative art, the form of Renaissance known as Henri II., which owed so much to the taste and influence of Diana of Poitiers, lasted for three quarters of a century. There was practically no change till the regency of Marie de' Mec'ci, when she invited Rubens to Paris. In 1625, he had completed his Luxembourg works, and the commencement of his visit is generally regarded as the date of the beginning of the pure Louis XIII. style. Flemish influence, therefore, is the keynote of this modified...
Louis Xiv Period 1
HE culminating period of the long reign of Louis XIV. 1643 1715 was reached at the Treaty of Nimeguenin 1678. From this time forward, France not only dominated Europe by force of arms, but also by her taste and achievements in art. Paris set the fashions for the whole Continent andfor the Court of Charles II. across the Channel. Th eRoi magnifique, now able to indulge every fancy and whim, makes the Palace of Versailles the symbol of the t me. Although the architect Mansart began the...
The Jacobean Period 1
HE Jacobean Period covers almost a century 1603-1690 . In its earlier stages, therefore, it is still Elizabethan in spirit, and in its old age it is largely influenced by the taste of the dominant French court. During the reign styles of furniture and interior decoration are still strongly Tudor in character, but the intimate connection with the Low Countries, and the friction with Spain and her Western possessions have their effect in making the wealthy classes of England thoroughly acquainted...
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