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Salotti Luigi XV<br />

(1730-1760)<br />

Spirito di leggerezza e ricerca della comodità<br />

sono princìpi da cui nascono i sedili Luigi XV.<br />

Vengono ridotte le proporzioni per ottenere<br />

poltrone facili da spostare. Gli schienali<br />

assumono forme avvolgenti e le sedute<br />

diventano più profonde e accoglienti.<br />

I braccioli arretrano per agevolare l’appoggio<br />

delle braccia e accogliere le ampie gonne con<br />

crinoline delle signore. Trionfa la linea curva;<br />

lo sviluppo di fasce, gambe, schienale e<br />

bracciolo segue un andamento continuo.<br />

Anche le gambe si incurvano “a esse” per<br />

terminare in un ricciolo. Nelle decorazioni si<br />

dispiega una grande fantasia. Fiori solitari, a<br />

tre o a mazzetti oppure motivi di riccioli,<br />

fogliami, conchiglie e spume si poggiano su<br />

fasce e gambe o disegnano schienali e<br />

braccioli.<br />

Louis XV Style Drawing Rooms<br />

(1730-1760)<br />

The spirit of lightness and the search for more<br />

comfort are the principles that inspire Louis XV<br />

seats. Proportions are reduced so that the<br />

armchairs are easy to move. Backs have<br />

enveloping shapes and seats become deeper and<br />

more comfortable. Armrests are fixed a little<br />

farther back on the seats to make it easier to<br />

put on one’s arm on the rest and to allow<br />

women with large crinoline skirts to sit<br />

comfortably. Curved lines triumph, while the<br />

development between bands, legs, back and<br />

armrest follows a continuous movement. Legs<br />

bend in an “S” shape and end in a curl.<br />

Decorations show great imagination. Single<br />

flowers, in groups of three or in bunches, or<br />

motifs with curls, leaves, shells and foams rest<br />

on the bands and legs or they are drawn on the<br />

backs and armrest.

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