Art Nouveau Flashcards
Closely associated with the arts and Crafts Movement championed by William Morris; the Decorative style of architecture
Art Nouveau
Art Nouveau is characterized by
flowing line and abstract floral motifs
ornamental style of art that flourished between about 1890 and 1910throughout Europe and the United States
Art Nouveau
In France Le Moderne Style was initiated by
Guimmard
In Belgium Coup De Joulet was practiced by
Van de Velde and Horta
In Spain Modernismo practiced by
Gaudi
In Austria it is called
Sezessionstil or Sezessione
In Scotland Fin-De-Schism practiced by
Mackintosh
In Italy it is called
Stile Floreal or Stile Liberty
In Germany Jugendstil is practiced by
Vande Velde,Olbrist and Endell
In America, the Tiffany style is associated with
Louis Tiffany
_________ of the illustrator Aubrey Beardsley, who depended heavily on the expressive quality of organic line
Aestheticism
________ of William Morris, who established the importance of a vital style in the applied arts
Arts and Crafts movement
The distinguishing ornamental characteristic of Art Nouveau is
undulating asymmetrical line
the main building was constructed between 1897 and 1899, the long ashlar façade is dominated by huge, north-facing studio windows disposed of with subtle variations of rhythm around a more obviously asymmetrical entrance bay
School of Art
The school of art was designed by
Charles Rennie Mackintosh
the entrance has a glass roof with green wrought-iron arches and amber lights; standardized components, including railing cartouche incorporating the letter “M” and signs in Guimardsdistinctive lettering reading “Métropolitain”
Guimard’s Paris Metro Entrances
Guimard’s Paris Metro Entrances was designed by
Hector Guimard
Guimard designed 3 different types of entrances
Pavillion, Glass canopies and Cast iron balustrades
The ________ is held up by two orange moulded flower buds’ atop sinuously curved cast-iron lampposts in the shape of plant stems
Metropolitan sign
Designed by one of the preeminent practitioners of Art Nouveau in Paris; also referred to as Synagogue de la rue Pavée was built in191
Agoudas Hakehilos
Agoudas Hakehilos was designed by
Hector Guimard
a narrow-fronted house and the main element of its façade is a segmental oriel window with steel lintels and mullions; regarded as the first completed building in the fully-pledged ArtNouveau style
Hotel Tassel
Hotel Tassel was designed by
Victor Horta
designed by Victor Horta for Armand Solvay, the son of the chemist and industrialist Ernest Solvay; which the façade is more plastic and incorporates attenuated iron columns
Hotel Solvay
Designed by Victor Horta for Edmond van Eetvelde, administrator of Congo Freestate; the interior is arranged around a superb octagonal space which is ringed with slender iron columns flowing into elliptical arches and supporting a shallow glass dome
Hotel Van Eetvelde
is considered one of Brussels’sArt Nouveau gems; This former department store now houses the Museum of Musical Instruments
The Old England Building
The Old England Building was designed by
Paul Saintenoy
an apartment building in Vienna; In Vienna, this was referred to as the Sezessione style, with the same connotations of ArtNouveau but in a more specific context of their country
Majolikahaus
Majolikahaus was designed by
Otto Wagner
An entire facade built of small ceramic tiles, also known as _____ flow into floral shapes as they extend higher up the wall
Majolica
white cubic building; constructed as an exhibition hall for the artists and designers of the secessionist movement
The Secession Building
The Secession Building was designed by
Joseph Maria Olbrich
The Latvian city of Riga is celebrated for its astonishing amount of ArtNouveau buildings
Albert Street
Albert Street was designed by
Mikhail Osipovich Eisenstein
A Catalan architect; Much of his career was occupied with the construction of the expiatory Temple of the Holy Family (Sagrada Familia), which was unfinished at his death in 1926
Antonio Gaudi y Cornet
the second most visited church in Europe; still largely unfinished and was seen by Gaudi as the work of generations, a building that would evolve meticulously rather than a design that was fully thought out from the beginning
La Sagrada Familia
Antoni Gaudí’s primary goal for the church (La Sagrada Familia) was to build facades that highlighted the
three phases in Jesus life: the Nativity, the Passion, and the Glory
What are the four main parts of La Sagrada Familia?
Basilica
School building
Museum
Towers
Known as La Pedrera, “the quarry”, the building was inspired by the Modernista movement, Spain’s version of Nouveau
Casa Mila
Casa Mila was constructed for
Roser Segimon and Pere Milà
Casa Mila is divided into nine levels
basement
ground floor (garage)
mezzanine (entry)
main floor (Milas)
four upper floors (for rent)
attic
Casa Mila’s facade can be viewed in three sections
Street facade (spanning the ground floor)
Main facade (Main and upper floors)
Roof structures (attic and supports roof garden)
been known as the house of bones or the house of the dragon with use of lustrous colored bits of glazed ceramic and glass created a masterpiece
Casa Batlo
Who designed Casa Batlo
Antoni Gaudi
