Biedermeier
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Biedermeier was a Central European cultural and artistic style of the early 19th century characterized by middle-class domesticity, simplicity, and restrained elegance in art, furniture, and interior design.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Biedermeier period | 1 |
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art movement
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cultural period ⓘ design style ⓘ historical style ⓘ |
| emergedAfter | Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| hasArtisticTheme |
domestic scenes
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everyday life ⓘ landscapes ⓘ portraits of middle-class people ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
bourgeois values
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clarity of form ⓘ domesticity ⓘ elegance ⓘ emphasis on comfort ⓘ emphasis on private life ⓘ functionality ⓘ intimacy ⓘ modesty ⓘ reduced ornamentation ⓘ restraint ⓘ simplicity ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | middle-class culture ⓘ |
| hasEndTime | circa 1848 ⓘ |
| hasEtymology | derived from the satirical name "Biedermeier" for a conventional middle-class man ⓘ |
| hasField |
architecture
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decorative arts ⓘ furniture design ⓘ interior design ⓘ literature ⓘ painting ⓘ visual arts ⓘ |
| hasFurnitureFeature |
clean lines
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functional forms ⓘ light woods ⓘ minimal carving ⓘ veneered surfaces ⓘ |
| hasGeographicRegion |
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
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surface form:
Austrian Empire
Central Europe ⓘ German Confederation ⓘ German-speaking Europe ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
19th-century interior design
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Scandinavian modern design ⓘ modern furniture design ⓘ |
| hasInteriorDesignFeature |
cozy rooms
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intimate scale ⓘ practical furnishings ⓘ |
| hasMaterialPreference |
birch wood
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cherry wood ⓘ walnut wood ⓘ |
| hasSocialBase |
bourgeoisie
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urban middle class ⓘ |
| hasStartTime | circa 1815 ⓘ |
| hasTimePeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| isContemporaryWith |
Biedermeier
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Biedermeier period
Romanticism ⓘ |
| precedes |
Wilhelminian style
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surface form:
Gründerzeit style
Historicism ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Vormärz
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surface form:
Vormärz period
|
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Biedermeier period