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The Louis XV style or Louis Quinze (/ ˌ l uː i ˈ k æ̃ z /, French: [lwi kɛ̃z]) is a style of architecture and decorative arts which appeared during the reign of Louis XV. From 1710 until about 1730, a period known as the Régence, it was largely an extension of the Louis XIV style of his great-grandfather and predecessor, Louis XIV.
Louis XV style, in the decorative arts, a Rococo style characterized by the superior craftsmanship of 18th-century cabinetmaking in France. The proponents of this style produced exquisite Rococo decor for the enormous number of homes owned by royalty and nobility during the reign of Louis XV .
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Rococo architecture, prevalent during the reign of Louis XV in France from 1715 to 1774, is an exceptionally ornamental and exuberant architectural style characterized by the use of rocaille motifs such as shells, curves, mascarons, arabesques, and other classical elements.
Paintings by Charles-Joseph Natoire. 1735-1740. The Louis XV style evolved from the Regence style but focused more on the movement of freedom in shapes. Wealthy mansions were designed with convenience in mind and were already around during the Regence style, whilst during the Louis XV style private apartments became a lot smaller.
The furniture of the Louis XV period (1715–1774) is characterized by curved forms, lightness, comfort and asymmetry; it replaced the more formal, boxlike and massive furniture of the Louis XIV style. It employed marquetry, using inlays of exotic woods of different colors, as well as ivory and mother of pearl.
DECORATIVE STYLES OF THE LOUIS XV PERIOD: ILLUSTRATED BY EXAMPLES OF FURNITURE OF THAT PERIOD IN THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM on JSTOR.
Louis XV Refers to the style of French interior design and decorative arts between circa 1700 and 1750 during the regency and reign of Louis XV. Essentially Rococo in style, it is characterized by light and fanciful forms, asymmetry, and femininity identified with the Marquise de Pompadour and her circle at court.
