Fedotova, Polina V. French Horology of the 16th–17th Centuries. The School of Blois

Title French Horology of the 16th–17th Centuries. The School of Blois
Author email paulinafedotova@gmail.com
About author Fedotova, Polina V. — student, Lomonosov Moscow State University. 27-4 Lomonosovsky prospect, GSP-1, Moscow, Russian Federation, 119991.
In the section Western Art from the Middle Ages to the 20th Century
Year 2014 Volume 4 Pages 301–310
Type of article RAR Index UDK 739.3; 745/749; 7.034(44)7 Index BBK 85.14
Abstract

In the second quarter of the 17th c. Blois as one of the largest artistic centers of France becomes the focus of a unique and organic combination of enamel art and horology. Thus, the problem of the formation and evolution of watchmaking in Blois touches upon the question of the development of French enamel in the 16th–17th cc.
Furthermore, the school of Blois infl uenced deeply the evolution of world horology in succeeding years aft er its prosperity has been cut off by the mass emigration of the Protestant watchmakers and jewelers to the Netherlands, England and Switzerland. Th erefore, the unique artistic technique of the school will change the philosophy of horological design outside France and will determine the origins of horology.
Watches became a mandatory attribute of authority as a luxury object of the fi nest quality. In the same time chronometer turned to an essential part of costume. As appears, the watch as an accessory formed the appearance of a person of the day and became some sort of a compass of fashion trends in the 17th – 18th cc.
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Reference Fedotova, Polina V. French Horology of the 16th–17th Centuries. The School of Blois. Actual Problems of Theory and History of Art: Collection of articles. Vol. 4. Eds: Svetlana V. Maltseva, Anna V. Zakharova. St. Petersburg, NP-Print Publ., 2014, pp. 301–310. ISSN 2312-2129.
Publication Article language russian
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