1854, from German, from Gottlieb Biedermeier, name of a fictitious writer of stodgy poems (invented by Ludwig Eichrodt as a satire on bourgeois taste); the name applied to styles prevalent in Germany [..]

Term applied to the attitude in Germany and other European countries of c. 1815 - 1848, used in a derogatory sense to stand for the conservative, middle-class sentiment towards music and the arts and [..]

(adj) of or relating to a style of furniture developed in Germany in the 19th century

Designation for music of the early 19th century associated with the musical bourgeoisie and domestic music-making.

Term applied to a style characteristic of much German and Austrian art and interior decoration in the period roughly between the end of the Napoleonic Wars (1815) and the Year of Revolutions (1848). T [..]

A style of furniture produced in Austria and Germany during the first half of the 19th century. Inspired by French Empire and German painted peasant work. The name was borrowed from an imaginary cartoon character called Papa Biedermeier, an uneducated country gentleman who considered himself a connoisseur of fine and industrial arts. Simple marques [..]

Decorative and furnishing style of the first half of the 19th century in Germany and Austria, inspired by the Empire style. Much of the furniture became solid and homely looking but, at its purest, it [..]