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  2. Rococo - Wikipedia

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    Rococo, less commonly Roccoco (/ r ə ˈ k oʊ k oʊ / rə-KOH-koh, US also / ˌ r oʊ k ə ˈ k oʊ / ROH-kə-KOH; French: or ⓘ), also known as Late Baroque, is an exceptionally ornamental and dramatic style of architecture, art and decoration which combines asymmetry, scrolling curves, gilding, white and pastel colours, sculpted moulding, and trompe-l'œil frescoes to create surprise and ...

  3. Paris architecture of the Belle Époque - Wikipedia

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    At the end of the Belle Époque, in about 1910, a new style emerged in Paris, Art Deco largely in reaction to the Art Nouveau. The first major architects to use the style were August Perret (1874–1954), and Henri Sauvage (1873–1932). The main principles of the stye were functionality, classicism and architectural coherence.

  4. Baroque - Wikipedia

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    The Baroque (UK: / bəˈrɒk / bə-ROK, US: /- ˈroʊk / -⁠ROHK; French: [baʁɔk]) is a Western style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished from the early 17th century until the 1750s. [ 1 ] It followed Renaissance art and Mannerism and preceded the Rococo (in the past often referred to as ...

  5. Streamline Moderne - Wikipedia

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    Streamline Moderne is an international style of Art Deco architecture and design that emerged in the 1930s. Inspired by aerodynamic design, it emphasized curving forms, long horizontal lines, and sometimes nautical elements. In industrial design, it was used in railroad locomotives, telephones, toasters, buses, appliances, and other devices to ...

  6. 17th-century French art - Wikipedia

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    17th-century French art. 17th-century French art is generally referred to as Baroque, but from the mid- to late 17th century, the style of French art shows a classical adherence to certain rules of proportion and sobriety uncharacteristic of the Baroque as it was practiced in most of the rest of Europe during the same period.

  7. Art Deco - Wikipedia

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    Global. Art Deco, short for the French Arts décoratifs (lit.'Decorative Arts'), [ 1 ] is a style of visual arts, architecture, and product design, that first appeared in Paris in the 1910s (just before World War I), [ 2 ] and flourished in the United States and Europe during the 1920s to early 1930s. Through styling and design of the exterior ...

  8. French architecture - Wikipedia

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    Medieval. French Gothic architecture is a style of architecture prevalent in France from 1140 until about 1500, which largely divided into four styles, Early Gothic, High Gothic, Rayonnant, Late Gothic or Flamboyant style. The Early Gothic style began in 1140 and was characterized by the adoption of the pointed arch and transition from late ...

  9. French Baroque architecture - Wikipedia

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    French Baroque architecture, usually called French classicism, was a style of architecture during the reigns of Louis XIII (1610–1643), Louis XIV (1643–1715) and Louis XV (1715–1774). It was preceded by French Renaissance architecture and Mannerism and was followed in the second half of the 18th century by French Neoclassical architecture.