Мебельное искусство Франции XVII–XVIII вв. как отражение эстетического сознания эпохи
French furniture art 17th–18th centuries as a reflection of esthetic conscience of the era.

Summary/Abstract: In this article author analyses French furniture 17th–18th centuries with the relationship of the person and society as a paradigm of the esthetic consciousness of the era. Formation and evolution of art and crafts as a synthesis individual, political and society never been discussed in this angle. During historical evolution of society different types of art become a reflection of different social layers. Every genre and art form does not exist by itself, it has always historically driven and is in a dialectical relationship with the lifestyle of the era, which sometimes determines personality. The process of creating pieces of furniture art is seen as the result of interaction between the head of state (the king, the regent or Elector) and the great master of the reign. In this article author pose the problem which can be generalize as “king and master” and “personality and era”. Thereby items of the furniture art show us as a the result of a complex interaction and interpenetration of social, economic, and political processes, moral standards and aesthetic principles of a particular period in the history of Western Europe 17th–18th centuries.

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