Baroque, Baroque, Baroque

by Haus of Blaylock

Hey everyone! I hope you’ve all been having a happy and healthy week! If you haven’t guessed already, we’ll be further discussing a design style mentioned in last week’s blog and how it was used in one of the most famous buildings in the world… THE PALACE OF VERSAILLES, while also showing you how I’ve used the style in my very own custom designs!

History

Custom Made Furniture with Baroque Painting Style

Alright so before we get started, here are a few things you should know. Baroque is a design in itself and was first seen throughout Italy during the 17th and 18th centuries. After the Renaissance, artists from around the world were looking at new ways of expressing the world around them. Their style shifted from Renaissance to Mannerism, and then eventually toward Classicism, which Baroque was founded upon. Although Baroque is considered to be one of the most significant foundations of French design, France actually resisted the trend when it first became popular. It wasn’t until King Louis XIV began using it, that the people of France fully embraced the style.

Art

Charles Le Brun was one of the major players that brought Baroque to the forefront of French design. He had studied art in Italy, where Baroque had first become popular and brought his knowledge back to France, where King Louis XIV had considered him the greatest painter of all time!

Interior Design

Charles Le Brun went on to become the Interior Decorator for the Palace of Versailles. Throughout the palace, he used marble, multicolored stones, bronze, and MIRRORS! You may know one of the rooms he created… The Hallway of Mirrors!! Other rooms in the palace consisted of richly woven red and gold fabrics or brocades, heavily gilded plaster molding, large sculpted sideboards, and heavy marbling.

Baroque Detail and Mirrored Headboard — Custom Made Baroque Detailed and Mirrored Headboard

When I begin on custom furniture, I like to research the original style of design. The Palace of Versailles is unique in the way it portrayed Baroque design because the French added their own interpretation to it. By incorporating bronze, mirrors, painting, gold, molding, and columns into these two furniture pieces, they become the epitome of French Baroque Style.

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