Louis XV period

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_period
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Louis_Quinze_period
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Madame_du_Barry
gptkb:Juste-Aurèle_Meissonnier
gptkb:Boiserie_paneling
gptkb:Bureau_plat
gptkb:Charles_Cressent
gptkb:Commode_furniture
gptkb:Fauteuil_chair
gptkb:Jean-François_Oeben
gptkb:Palace_of_Versailles
gptkb:Jean-Marc_Nattier
gptkb:François_Boucher
gptkb:Château_de_Fontainebleau
gptkb:Madame_de_Pompadour
gptkb:Jean-Baptiste_Oudry
gptkbp:capital gptkb:Paris
gptkbp:country gptkb:France
gptkbp:currency gptkb:livre_tournois
gptkbp:endDate 1774
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Louis_XIV_period
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Louis XV period
gptkbp:language gptkb:French
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Louis_XV_of_France
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Diplomatic_Revolution_of_1756
gptkb:Seven_Years'_War
gptkb:Treaty_of_Paris_(1763)
Decline of royal authority
Suppression of the Jesuits in France
Development of Rococo painting
Economic difficulties in France
Expansion of French colonial empire
Growth of Paris as a cultural center
Rise of Enlightenment philosophy
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Boulle_marquetry
gptkb:Salon_culture
gptkb:Sèvres_porcelain
Enlightenment ideas
floral motifs
use of exotic woods
Rococo style
Madame de Pompadour's influence
asymmetrical ornamentation
delicate curves in design
development of decorative arts
gilded bronze mounts
refined furniture design
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Louis_XVI_period
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholicism
gptkbp:startDate 1715
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Rococo
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5