Chairs During The Renaissance

Chairs were used throughout history. In the 12th century chairs were mostly three-legged stools and benches. In the 13th-15th century chairs added backs and four legs to become chairs. High-backed and upright cathedral chairs were common. In the 16th-17th century as the Renaissance prospered, chairs became refined, lighter, more comfortable and more fancy. Looks became as important as function. A church was no longer the only patron of the arts noblemen were too. But European kings, particularly the French line of Louis XIII, XIV, XV, made the greatest influences. Louis XIV introduced luxurious ornamentation, veneers, rich fabrics, foreign wood, stones, gold and silver. The 18th century took the richness even further. Monarchs lead in Rococo