Louis period styles

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

References

1. Louis period styles, Columbia Encyclopedia.