Louis period styles explained

Louis period styles is the collective name for five distinct styles of French architecture and interior design. The styles span the period from 1610 to 1793.^[1]

Styles

Each of the five styles is named for the ruler during the particular period:

• 1610–1643: Louis XIII style (Louis Treize), in the early phase of French Baroque
• 1643–1715: Louis XIV style (Louis Quatorze)
• 1715–1723: French Regency style (Régence), during the regency of Philippe II, duc d’Orléans
• 1723–1774: Louis XV style (Louis Quinze)
• 1774–1793: Louis XVI style (Louis Seize)

Applications

The terms are applied as style terms for the French forms of:

• Architecture
  • Interior design Fine arts
  • Decorative arts Furniture
• Crafts

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20070812163121/http://www.bartleby.com/65/lo/Louisper.html Louis period styles