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The European transitional style between late
Baroque and Classicism is called
"Louis-seize" after Louis XVI of France.
Classicism's return to the world of
Antiquity led to a taste for naturalistic
forms, such as baskets of flowers, willow
boughs, garlands of fruit, ribbons, swags
and classical ornaments. Marie Antoinette
herself is said to have sparked off the
rediscovery of naturalistic décor.
Rediscovery and a return to the past, the
search for meaning and lasting value and
things that can be relied on in life: these
are recurring themes to which thinking
people have come back time and again
throughout the ages.
Available in a variety of sizes and veneers,
the value of a Bösendorfer Louis XVI lasts
longer than one lifetime. |
