ENGLISH BAROQUE AND ROCOCO Flashcards
English Baroque and Rococo design styles
William and Mary Style
Queen Anne Style
Georgian Style
William & Mary style date
1680s-1700
Queen Anne style date
1700-30s
Georgian Style date
1730s-1810s
Georgian Style Kings
Reigns of King George I, II, III, IV
Why did England Baroque and Rococo start
Increased wealth: English gentry (Patrons grew more sophisticated)
and
International trade made available products from continental Europe, North America and Far East
what is the English gentry
Below nobles / basically Middle Class
what house type became popular among English gentry
Country Houses
how were rooms arranged
Rooms arranged in long enfilades, series of adjoining spaces with doors aligned to permit a grand vista to the terminal point, usually a state bed clad in sumptuous fabrics
Ceiling Design
Ceilings outfitted with ornate plasterwork and illusionistic paintings
How were wood carvings used
Wood carvings embellished windows, doors, and balustrades
William & Mary style wood type
Most used wood is walnut
William & Mary style curved forms appear where
in chair backs, legs and in cabinets and round tables came into use
William & Mary style emphasized
luxury and comfort
William & Mary style increased use of
upholstery
William and Mary Style New chair type
Wing-back chair appears
William and Mary Style more _____ types appear
Various types of desks appear
William and Mary Highboy
a drawer cabinet raised on legs
William and Mary Style Exotic materials
pottery, carpets, etc. are now in interiors
William and Mary Style decorative work (what and where)
Decorative lacquer work was developed in England
William and Mary Style Veneer used for what
Veneer began to be used for furniture
William and Mary Style textiles from where
French weaving techniques were introduced into England; printed cotton Chintz began to be used for window and bed curtains.
William and Mary Style textile types
Lots of patterns
Matching sets of curtains, upholstery and wall hangings
Queen Anne Style displays a sense of _____
practicality, modesty, and comfort whereas architecture continued to reflect Baroque grandeur.
Queen Anne Style furniture is
smaller, lighter, and more comfortable than its predecessors
What continued to be used during the Queen Anne Style from William and Mary Style
Wing-back chairs, desks continued to be in use
Queen Anne Style new chair
The Windsor chair was widely used
When did Queen Anne die and what happened to design
1714 - Baroque style with its autocratic associations started to fall out of favor
Queen Anne Design Travel/Learning
Numerous Englishmen made the Grand Tour of France and Italy
Grand Tour of France and Italy
learned about architecture and design there as well as bringing treasures which they wished to incorporate into their houses.
Georgian tastes
Eclectic tastes: Various styles and periods utilized in the same building
Georgian Pattern books
Published to display own work as models for emulation and to persuade people to adopt a certain stylistic preference
Georgian Pattern Book used by
Pattern books oriented towards craftsmen and cabinetmakers.
Georgian Influences
Italian Palladian influences on architecture with references to ancient Roman and Pompeian ornamental detail (Neo-classicism)
Georgian color schemes
Pastel and subdued color schemes (gray and white walls with plasterwork; especially the work of Robert and James Adam)
Robert and James Adam Style
Georgian
Robert and James Adam Important
Created own unique style / first celebrity architects
Georgian house type
Modest town houses
Modest town houses important
Beginnings of middle class
New urban condition
How did owner status affect interiors
Comfort and grandeur of furniture depended on the status of the owner