Explore: Motifs (art Décoratif)

Art Deco, short for the French Arts décoratifs (lit. 'Decorative Arts'), is a style of visual arts, architecture, and product design that first appeared

stylised plant motifs, nearly abstract – Balcony of the Hôtel Guimard (Avenue Mozart no. 122) in Paris, by Guimard (1909) Peacocks and motifs inspired by

The whiplash or whiplash line is a motif of decorative art and design that was particularly popular in Art Nouveau. It is an asymmetrical, sinuous line

French art consists of the visual and plastic arts (including French architecture, woodwork, textiles, and ceramics) originating from the geographical

decorative arts were founded in Paris, including Arts et décoration and L'Art décoratif moderne. Decorative arts sections were introduced into the annual salons

mahogany, and walnut on spruce and oak; 90 × 84 × 44.5 cm; Art Institute of Chicago The main motifs used are: horns of plenty, festoons, baby angels, lion

presented at the 1900 Paris Exposition (1900), (Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris) Much of the Art Nouveau glassware in Paris came from the city of Nancy, in

himself at work with flowers to serve as subtle inspiration for his art. These motifs symbolized the organic flow of life, metamorphosis, and beauty in

Generally, the motifs on a piece's right and left sides correspond to one another in every detail; when they do not, the individual motifs themselves are

Isenheim Altarpiece by Matthias Grünewald. Paleo-Christian art transformed numerous classical motifs into Christian scenes: thus, the ancient Hermes Moscophorus