Style Detector: Which Louis is this?

Style Detector: Which Louis is this?

Style Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI are all very popular styles for those who like to decorate their home in a classical way, or add some classical pieces to their more contemporary home. To know which style is which Louis can be quite confusing, even more when history was not your favorite subject in school with to many wars, dates and marriages to remember.

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Inspired by Brancusi

Inspired by Brancusi

Brancusi (1876 - 1957) is seen as the pioneer of modern sculpture. Born in rural Romania, he grew up in a area of Romania, the Carpathian mountains, which is know for its rich tradition of woodcarving. He started his art studies in Bucharest, went by foot to Munich and later by foot to Paris to enter the Ecole de Beaux-Arts in 1905. Brancusi was different of his peers, his journey to Paris made a legend of him. Brancusi was an outsider, wearing Romanian peasant clothing, playing and listening to folk music. He embraced the myth created around him.

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