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## History of Art and Interior Design ### Commode en tambeau-tambour-shaped commode ### Lit d’ange ("angel’s bed") * A bed with a tester but no posts. * The tester floats like an "angel" over the bed. ### Cabinet on stands ## XII. French Regency * The term regency loosely described the transit...

## History of Art and Interior Design ### Commode en tambeau-tambour-shaped commode ### Lit d’ange ("angel’s bed") * A bed with a tester but no posts. * The tester floats like an "angel" over the bed. ### Cabinet on stands ## XII. French Regency * The term regency loosely described the transition period from the height style of Louis XIV to the feminine style of Louis XV. * When Louis XIV died, Philippe d’Orleans acted as regent for Louis XV. * The craze for chinoiserie was responsible for much of the character of the Regency and Louis XV styles. #### Furniture Elements * For chairs, the heavy rectangular back of the Baroque combined with cabriole legs. ## XIII. French Rococo * Reign of Louis XV * Madame de Pompadour * Louis XV’s mistress and France's most outstanding patron of the arts #### Interiors 1. Planned with intimate special-purpose rooms. 2. Pastel painted panels with curved moldings replaced the marble and stucco walls of the previous era. 3. Pastoral or mythological scenes, decorative chinoiseries, and/or Rococo ornamentation in low relief, often gilded, were placed asymmetrically within the panel. 4. Wallpapers were popularized by the middle class, and flocked papers imported from England. 5. Parquet floor was covered with patterned carpets in soft colors. 6. Fireplaces were often ornamented with Irumean or overmantle, combined paneling, mirror and painted ornamentation. #### Guild System For Craftsmen 1. Ebeniste - Maker of veneered furniture 2. Menuisier - Maker of solid wood furniture 3. Fondeur - Maker of metal mounts 4. Ciseleur - Maker of bronze chasing 5. Vernisseur - Lacquerer 6. Marqueteur - Maker of marquetry panel 7. Doreur - Gilder #### Furniture Elements Page 104