Chapter 20 - Le Regence & Louis XV

Which is NOT a decorative material for Rococo furniture?

Bouellework

Which is NOT a type of Rococo seating?

Bureau plat

Which is the correct definition for true porcelain?

Ceramic made of china clay and china stone

Which BEST describes Louis XV interiors?

Complete unity if interior, furniture, decorative arts

Which describes Rococo interiors?

Complete unity if interior, furniture, decorative arts

Which is the correct definition for secretaire a battant?

Drop-front desk

Beds cease to be elaborately draped during the Baroque period.

False

Dining rooms become common during the Rococo period.

False

Which is NOT a characteristic of Rococo furniture?

Larger in scale than English Restoration

The Rococo style was among the first to be influenced by women, resulting in lighter colors and smaller scale furniture. Who was the woman most credited with this influence?

Madame Pompidour

Which is the correct definition for singerie?

Monkeys in clothing doing human activities

Which is the correct definition of Coromandel lacquer?

Polychrome designs on black with incising

Which is NOT a design goal of most Rococo interiors?

Proclaim social status

Which is the correct definition for Chinese lacquer?

Red and gold decorations on black

This was a transitional style during which free-form curves began to appear

Regence

Which is the correct definition for bureau a cylindre?

Roll top desk

Which of the following is not true of Rococo interiors?

Room sizes were enlarged

Which is a way of multiplying artificial light in Rococo interiors?

All of these

Which is NOT characteristic of Rococo seating?

Whiplash forms

Which BEST describes the color palette during Le Regence?

White and Gold