... solely for King Louis XIV. At his death an inventory of the Kings furniture contained no less than 2,155 Goblein tapestries. During the French Revolution, many tapestries were burned for their gold and silver threads. By the mid seventeenth century the political and cultural climate affected the tapestry weaving ... granted a royal charter to produce coarser, and cheaper commercial wall-hangings for the modest homes of those other than the rich and famous. French tapestries in the eighteenth century were elegant and romantic. The painter Francoise Boucher (1703-1770) painted many cartoons...

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... Realists focused on ethical choices and morality in the life of middle class individuals, often without supporting Christian beliefs. In the eighteenth century, in the period leading up to the French Revolution, which brought about the final collapse of the economic and ideological structure of feudalism, realism took a great step forward, from the depiction of everyday life and manners to depiction of ... ...

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