Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Styles and Periods Facet
3. Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)
4. [styles, periods, and cultures by region]
5. European
6. [modern European styles and movements]
7. [modern European regional styles and movements]
8. [modern French styles and movements]
9. [modern French styles by reign]

Narrower term/s

• Consulat

Anotations

Scope note:

Refers to the style of decorative arts and architecture during the Directoire period between 1795 and 1799. A severe and simplified form of Neoclassicism, the style includes Republican-inspired motifs such as clasped hands, fasces, Phrygian caps, and oak leaves.