A century of enlightenment and refinement, the 18th century marks the golden age of French style—from Régence and Rococo to Neoclassicism. An elegant art of living shaped by master cabinetmakers, decorators, and royal artisans.
Louis XVI Style: When France Triumphs over Antiquity The Apex of French Neoclassicism • 1774-1792 The Louis XVI style revolutionizes Western art by consecrating the definitive return to Antiquity and the apex of French neoclassicism. This aesthetic revolution reflects the intellectual evolution of French society in the late 18th century: from Enlightenment erudition to antique…
Louis XV Style: When France Invented the Art of Living The Louis XV style revolutionizes Western art by substituting grace for grandeur, intimacy for pomp. This aesthetic transformation reflects the profound evolution of 18th-century French society: from the Versailles court to Parisian life, from royal ceremony to bourgeois comfort. The French rococo becomes the first…
