The French Regency style (1715-1723): the (french) transitional style between Louis XIV and Louis XV
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The French Regency style (1715-1723): the (french) transitional style between Louis XIV and Louis XV

ByCéline Vanier

The Regency Style: When France breaks free from Versailles This silent but decisive revolution transforms our conception of French elegance. The first Régence curves already outline the future of rococo, while the last Louis XIV symmetries testify to a still-present past. The Regency style “Régence” in french, revolutionizes Western art by marking the transition between…

Louis XVI Style: The Art of Neoclassical Living (1774-1792)
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Louis XVI Style: The Art of Neoclassical Living (1774-1792)

ByCéline Vanier

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…