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Louis Quatorze

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Louis Qua·torze  (k-tôrz)
adj.
Of, relating to, or characteristic of the baroque style in architecture, furniture, and decoration of the reign of Louis XIV.

[French.]

Louis Quatorze [kəˈtɔːz]
adj
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) of or relating to the baroque style of furniture, decoration, and architecture of the time of Louis XIV of France (1638-1715; king 1643-1715) and characterized by massive forms and heavy ornamentation


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