Louis XIII Style – Architecture & Painting

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Louis XIII Style The Louis XIII style or was a fashion in French art and architecture, especially affecting the visual and decorative arts. The distinction of him as a period in the history of French art has much to do with the regency under which Louis XIII began his reign (1610-1643). His mother and his regent, Maria de Medici, imported Mannerism from Italy, where she was born. The influence of Italian art was strongly felt for several decades.   Louis XIII style painting was influenced from the north, through Flemish and Dutch Baroque, and from the south, through Italian Mannerism and early Baroque. Schools developed around Caravaggio and Peter Paul Rubens. Among the French painters who mixed Italian Mannerism with …

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What is an Air Fryer?

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What is an Air Fryer? Is an Air Fryer Healthy? – How does an Air Fryer Work? –  Does an air fryer save oil?  – What are the Benefits of an Air Fryer?   Air fryers are small ovens with a concentrated heat source and a fan that circulates hot air to make food. Wings, French fries, vegetables and whatever you want with a lot of oil. How does an Air Fryer Work? The result is a frying finish. The big advantage is that This deep fryer requires only a small amount of oil to make food crisp. As if that were not enough, the calories in this type of cooking are very, very low, compared to common fryers. Is …

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Louis XV’s Corner Cabinet Restoration

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Palace of Versailles: Louis XV’s Corner Cabinet Restoration At the Palace of Versailles, the corner cabinet of Louis XV regains its splendor after 18 months of restoration The corner cabinet of the Palace of Versailles has benefited from an exceptional restoration thanks to the sponsorship of Rolex © After 18 months of work, the restoration of the corner cabinet of the Palace of Versailles, where Louis XV worked, was completed. The restorers have restored the luster to the room and its furniture, restoring the gilding, paintings and marquetry, marked by the passage of time. The restoration of the corner cabinet at the Palace of Versailles, sponsored by Rolex, was completed around March 20. After 18 months of work on the …

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Gardens of the Castle of Villandry

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The Gardens of the Chateau of Villandry. Gardens of the Castle of Villandry  is Italian Renaissance style. and it was imposed in France, as in the other European countries in the 16th century, contributing to this the admiration that the French monarchs felt for Italian art. Those hired to hire Italian artists and they acquired works to decorate their palaces and gardens. This admiration began already in the 15th century with the kings Carlos VIII and Luis XII (1498-1515), continuing with Francisco I (1515-1547), who knew Italy directly, Francisco I after the defeat of the troops of Carlos V formed in Paris and in Fontainebleau an artistic center run by Italian artists. Luefo continues with Henry IV (1589-1610), married to …

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Ideas and Decoration with Pallets

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Decoration with Pallets Good ideas for decorating with pallets: Recycling and reusing pallets is no longer just a way of preserving the environment. It is also a way to decorate or transform environments of a house or an office. It is both a cheap, simple and fast method to redesign environments. Living Rooms Pallets in Gross to the natural Varnished. Polished and varnished finished backing The pallets can be painted, lacquered, varnished or also impregnated. Later we will tell you how to do it. The best way to have Original Ideas of Decoration with Pallets is to see images of environments already decorated and finished. Here we have some ideas and also images Bedrooms

Farmhouse Vintage Lamps & Retro Ligth Bulbs Decor

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Farmhouse Vintage Lamps How to style your home Retro Ligth Bulbs: Our spaces talk about us, so it is important to stop and pay attention to decoration with vintage lamps & retro Ligth Bulbs In addition to fulfilling its function of lighting, vintage lamps and retro lights contribute to living spaces, they can break into their colors and shapes. The concept that develops and proposes to use recyclable materials is interesting. Becoming for many people their favorite option. And if we recycle the lamps? You might not even have to buy them, you can renew the ones you have and give them a touch through the aged, playing with brown tones and even pastel tones. The decoration with the retro …

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French decoration Louis XIV Style

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French Decoration Louis XIV Style  One of the most refined and elegant styles that exist when it comes to furnishing and decorating a home is The Louis XIV style. This style of French decoration is an unmistakable style admired on more than one occasion. It is a style of French decoration deeply rooted in another era not very distant in several European countries and that belonged to the bourgeoisie and the high social classes. This Louis XIV style represented the glamor of the time, ostentation, luxury, excess and pomposity. Its decoration is based on three fundamental pillars that mix, and without which, this decorative trend would not be understood: Light, color, and materials. LIGHT When this style is born, within …

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Bienvenidos a Palacio 2020 – Decoración en Palacios

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Bienvenidos a Palacio 2020 – Decoracion y Diseño Bienvenidos a Palacio 2020 no esta todavia disponible, sino hasta el mes de Marzo 2020. Si estan por España y desean conocer la decoracion fastuosa y de buen gusto de Palacios de Madrid, pues esta es la oportunidad.  Son visitas a  palacios que NO están abiertos al público habitualmente por diferentes razones. Las inscripciones para las visitas guiadas gratuitas a Palacios de Madrid serán por vía web y en las ediciones anteriores se han agotado en solo horas. Es la septima edición  que tiene vigencia entre abril de 2020 a enero de 2021 y  la organización corresponde a la Dirección General de Patrimonio Cultural.

Victrola & Phonograph Decor

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Victrola & Phonograph Decor History The first instrument in recording and reproducing the human voice was Edison’s cylinder phonograph. Invented (1) in 1877 by  Alva Edison. It was called a phonograph and used wax cylinders to support sound recording. Edison invented this dictation machine, for office and commercial use. But starting in 1890, phonographs operated with coins began to be installed in music halls and exhibition parks. Gramophone or Victrola For a few cents, you could hear a drum recording with a fashion piece of music. During the 1890s, phonographs began to be sold for domestic use, as a musical instrument. The main problem was the way of producing the cylinders. Each cylinder had to be engraved one by one …

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