Directoire style
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Directoire style, di.ʁɛk.twaʁ, describes a period in the decorative arts, fashion, and especially furniture design, concurrent with the post-Revolution French Directory
(November 2, 1795 through November 10, 1799). The style is distinct for use of neoclassical architectural forms, minimal carving, planar expanses of highly grained veneers, and applied decorative painting.
The Directoire style was primarily established by the architects and designers Charles Percier
(1764–1838) and Pier François Léonard Fontaine
(1762–1853). In its use of Neoclassical
architectural form and decorative motifs the style anticipates the slightly later Empire style.
French Directory
The Directory was a body of five Directors that held executive power in France following the Convention and preceding the Consulate...
(November 2, 1795 through November 10, 1799). The style is distinct for use of neoclassical architectural forms, minimal carving, planar expanses of highly grained veneers, and applied decorative painting.
The Directoire style was primarily established by the architects and designers Charles Percier
Charles Percier
Charles Percier was a neoclassical French architect, interior decorator and designer, who worked in a close partnership with Pierre François Léonard Fontaine, originally his friend from student days...
(1764–1838) and Pier François Léonard Fontaine
Pierre François Léonard Fontaine
Pierre François Léonard Fontaine was a neoclassical French architect, interior decorator and designer.Starting from 1794 Fontaine worked in such close partnership with Charles Percier, originally his friend from student days, that it is difficult to distinguish their work...
(1762–1853). In its use of Neoclassical
Neoclassicism
Neoclassicism is the name given to Western movements in the decorative and visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture that draw inspiration from the "classical" art and culture of Ancient Greece or Ancient Rome...
architectural form and decorative motifs the style anticipates the slightly later Empire style.
See also
- Jacob DesmalterFrançois-Honoré-Georges Jacob-DesmalterFrançois-Honoré-Georges Jacob-Desmalter oversaw one of the most successful and influential furniture workshops in Paris, from 1796 to 1825...