Renaissance Architecture in France and England

Question 1

*What historical events led to lack of Renaissance influence in England?

Answer 1

[Lecture, Buildings Across Time, p. 333.]

Question 2

Château of Chambord

Answer 2

France, 1519-1547, Domenico da Cortona

Question 3

*(Château of Chambord) What type of building is this, who was this built for, and what was its purpose?

Answer 3

-hunting lodge

Question 4

Place Royale (Place des Vosges)

Answer 4

Paris, France, 1605-1612

Question 5

Who commissioned the construction of the Place Royale in Paris?

Answer 5

Henry IV

Question 6

(Place Royale) What is the purpose of this complex?

Answer 6

palace/ city square

Question 7

(Place Royale) How would you describe the function and design of the buildings around the square?

Answer 7

• 4 bays wide
• 3 stories + attic
• ground floor for shops, upper levels are houses

Question 8

Hardwick Hall

Answer 8

Derbyshire, England, 1590-1597, Robert Smythson

“Hardwick Hall, more window than wall”

Question 9

*Elizabethan country house

Answer 9

[Lecture, Buildings Across Time, pp. 334-335.]

Question 10

*long gallery

Answer 10

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Question 11

(Hardwick Hall) Who paid for this house (patron) and how can we tell? Who was the architect?

Answer 11

Patron: Elizabeth, Countess of Shrewsbury (E.S.)
Architect: Robert Smythson

Question 12

Banqueting Hall

Answer 12

Whitehall Palace, London, England, 1619-1622, Inigo Jones

Question 13

(Banqueting Hall) What is the purpose of this building?

Answer 13

entertaining guests

Question 14

Covent Garden

Answer 14

London, England, 1630, Inigo Jones

Question 15

Who commissioned Inigo Jones to design Covent Garden?

Answer 15

Earl of Bedford

Question 16

(Covent Garden) What was the purpose of this development?

Answer 16

economic growth/ commerce

Question 17

(Covent Garden) What other, slightly older urban complex was its primary source of inspiration?

Answer 17

Meidan Emam