Style Louis XIII

Also called style Baroque.

Dates

Beginning of the style: 1589 (death of Henri III)
Fine of the style: 1661 (seizure of power by Louis XIV)

Periods

Of 1589 reign of Henri IV
with 1661 Mort of Mazarin and true takeover by Louis XIV What marks truly the end of the style

What includes especially the reign of Louis XIII

Preceding or preexistent styles

French Rebirth

First French rebirth, Louis XII 1498 with François first
Second French rebirth, Henri II 1530 to 1589 and the first chair with arm

Political situation and cultural

1589 - 1610: reign of Henri IV
1610 - 1649: reign of Louis XIII

1629: Richelieu appointed Prime Minister
1635: creation of the French Academy
1642: died of Richelieu. Mazarin appointed Prime Minister
1643: Died of Louis Louis XIII beginning of the reign of Louis XIV
1661 Died of Mazarin and true takeover by Louis XIV

Esthetics

Main features

Use of several types of turnings:

Turning Twisted : helicoid turning
Turning in chain : succession of ovoid masses
Tournage in balustrades : form pear
Tournage in drums : circular embossings
Turning in Salomonique : spiral

Moulures

Tas of sand
Pointes of diamond cakes
Pointes

Persistance of the spacer out of H
the seats keep a cross-piece of frontage which recalls the seats to nonopenwork mounting of the Rebirth ( sgabello )

Ornamentation

Neo-classic Guillochis ........
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Oves
Bases and cornices
Rinceaux of acanthus

Furniture

The piece of furniture takes a practical but especially esthetic raison d'être. Cabinetmaker of the king: Pierre Swell

Current pieces of furniture

; Armchairs and Flesh S with arm: Although the Chair guard its file low as with the Rebirth, it becomes more comfortable thanks to the appearance of trimming of snap ring (known as roting ) and also the birth of the balls of hair covered with fabric, tapestries or leather.

The Piétement is generally out of turned wood, in chain or in spiral column (known as salomonic ), the whole reinforced by a Entretoise in H. One sees also the appearance of the console and balustrades it on these mountings.

Stools
Tables office

; Cupboards: and present a decoration in very often marked relief at a peak diamond appears at that time.

New pieces of furniture

Cabinet: piece of furniture of which all the frontage comprises drawers, comprising a mounting with twisted posts sometimes. Most invaluable are plated of ebony.

Materials

Furniture

Wood natives (To drown, Beech) for the built and the seats

Exotic wood (ebony mainly) for decoration

Techniques and tools

Furniture

; Technique of the Plating : Technique which consists in covering with the indigenous noninvaluable wood frames by thicknesses from approximately 10 to 12 millimetres of exotic wood in order to carve low-reliefs there. Appearance of the technique known as of cabinet work in the manufacture of the piece of furniture.

In arts…

Structure

Two great inspirations : ; Ancient inspiration : Simplicity of the lines. Enlarging of the windows. The mullions are replaced by frames of joinery. Sail of the private mansions. ; Inspiration Baroque : Freer composition. Use of projections and niches. Seek movement. Decorative overload.

Painting

Sculpture

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