An English 19th century Louis XVI st. oil on canvas painting in the manner of Sir Peter Lely

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A beautiful and wonderfully executed English 19th century Louis XVI st. oil on canvas painting in the manner of Sir Peter Lely. The painting depicts a beautiful maiden dressed in an elegant flowing robe with a red jewel clasp. She... — Read More

Item # 12029
H: 37 in L: 32.25 in D: 2 in
H: 94 cm L: 82 cm D: 5 cm
England
19th Century
Giltwood, Oil On Canvas
Louis XVI st. Read More

(Louis XVI st.) - Also known as Louis Seize, Louis XVI's style is a style of architecture, furniture, decoration, and art created during Louis XVI’s 19-year reign in France, just before the French Revolution. Thought to be a reaction and juxtaposition to the prior more elaborate styles, Louis XVI style developed at the end of the Baroque Period and continued until the birth of French Neoclassicism. King Louis XVI showed little enthusiasm for the old world styles of the Baroque Period and he sought out a create a new “beau ideal” that focused on the purity and grandeur of Ancient Romans and Greeks. Inspired by Ancient Roman architecture and art, distinct features of the Louis XVI style are linear lines, small repeated motifs, floral medallions hanging from ribbons, acanthus leaves, urns, dolphins, ram, and lion heads, and griffins. Greco-Roman elements, often used in earlier and later French styles, were also quick common and included fluted and twisted columns, Caryathids, and corbels.

Sir Peter Lely Read More

Sir Peter Lely (1648-1680) was a Dutch painter who spent most of his career in England. After his arrival to England in 1643, most of his works were of mythological and religious scenes. In 1661 he was appointed as King Charles II's principal painter. He was later knighted in 1679 shortly before his death in 1680.

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