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LUIGI XVI
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Louis XVI’s rise to the throne came in conjunction with the rapid spread of the Neoclassical movement that, as opposed to the sinuosity and whimsy of Rococo, marked a return to the formal and elegant forms inspired by the ancient designs of Pompeii and Herculaneum.
THE RECTANGULAR LINE OF THE PLATE RETURNS WITH FINIALS OF CLASSICAL ACANTHUS LEAVES.
THE PHYTOMORPHIC ELEMENTS IMITATE THE DESIGNS ON THE UPHOLSTERY AND FURNISHINGS IN VOGUE IN FRANCE DURING THIS PERIOD.
THE NATURAL MOTIF OF ACANTHUS LEAVES REMAINS BUT IS REPRODUCED WITH MUCH GREATER REGULARITY AND BALANCE.
 
The name
Louis XVI was guillotined during the French revolution. The king encouraged a return to simplicity and balance and these characteristics were typical of his style.
The masterpieces
Antichità Romanae
by Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Psyche Revived
by A. Canova

The Pantheon, Parigi
The details
Secrétaire - 1780
(Queen Marie Antoinette)
by Jean Henri Riesener

   


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