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