. The grammar of ornament . e set by thearchitect Soufflot in his works, the twisted and foliated scrolls and shells of the former grew into150 ITALIAN OENAMENT. the rocaille and grotto-work of the latter; degenerating at last into all the eccentricities of Chinoiserie. From this style of approaching inanition, ornament revived under Louis XVI. to anelegant though liney style, corresponding in some degree to that introduced into this country byRobert Adams, principally in his buildings in the Adelphi. The genius of three very able menexercised a beneficial influence over industrial design at a
. The grammar of ornament . e set by thearchitect Soufflot in his works, the twisted and foliated scrolls and shells of the former grew into150 ITALIAN OENAMENT. the rocaille and grotto-work of the latter; degenerating at last into all the eccentricities of Chinoiserie. From this style of approaching inanition, ornament revived under Louis XVI. to anelegant though liney style, corresponding in some degree to that introduced into this country byRobert Adams, principally in his buildings in the Adelphi. The genius of three very able menexercised a beneficial influence over industrial design at a period shortly preceding the Revolution —Eeisner, the cabinet-maker, celebrated for his exquisite marquetry; Grouthier, brass-chaser to MarieAntoinette; and Demontreuil, carver in wood to the royal family. During the Revolution Chaosreigned, and out of it came order in the shape of an utter abjuration of the colifichets of theMonarchy in favour of the Republican severity of a David. As the Republic, however, ripened into.
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