DIRECTOIRE, FRENCH EMPIRE

DESIGN CHARACTERISTICS
1. Directoire 1789-1799
  1. Louis XVI
  2. Ancient Greece/Rome
  3. Formal, heavier scale
  4. Egyptian/Roman motifs appear
  5. lozenges, rosettes, spirals, oak leaf, clasped hands
2. Motifs
  1. leaf, swag, rinceau, rosette
  2. scroll, arabesque, lyre
3. Empire 1804-1815
  1. Egypt/Rome
  2. Pompous, formal, masculine.
  3. Reveals more change than architecture
4. Consulate
  1. Rich reds/blues/greens
ARCHITECTURE
1. Arc de Triomphe
2. La Madeleine
  1. pediment, corinthian columns
3. Rue de Rivoli
INTERIORS
1. wall decorations
2. simplicity, muted colors,delicate decoration
LIGHTING
1. Candelabra
2. applique
3. cristeaux
FURNISHINGS
1. Sofas & sets of chairs
2. round tables w/ basins
3. rolled-over back, saber legged chairs
  1. winged sphinx, tassels, swans
4. applied ornamentation
5. large flat surfaces
6. Beds: fluted columns, geometric carving in low relief
7. Brocades, damasks, velvets, printed cottons

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