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ENGLISH BAROQUE AND ROCOCO Flashcards

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English Baroque and Rococo design styles

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William and Mary Style
Queen Anne Style
Georgian Style

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William & Mary style date

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1680s-1700

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Queen Anne style date

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1700-30s

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Georgian Style date

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1730s-1810s

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Georgian Style Kings

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Reigns of King George I, II, III, IV

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Why did England Baroque and Rococo start

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Increased wealth: English gentry (Patrons grew more sophisticated)
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International trade made available products from continental Europe, North America and Far East

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what is the English gentry

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Below nobles / basically Middle Class

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what house type became popular among English gentry

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Country Houses

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how were rooms arranged

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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

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Ceiling Design

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Ceilings outfitted with ornate plasterwork and illusionistic paintings

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How were wood carvings used

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Wood carvings embellished windows, doors, and balustrades

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William & Mary style wood type

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Most used wood is walnut

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William & Mary style curved forms appear where

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in chair backs, legs and in cabinets and round tables came into use

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William & Mary style emphasized

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luxury and comfort

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William & Mary style increased use of

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upholstery

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William and Mary Style New chair type

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Wing-back chair appears

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William and Mary Style more _____ types appear

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Various types of desks appear

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William and Mary Highboy

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a drawer cabinet raised on legs

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William and Mary Style Exotic materials

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pottery, carpets, etc. are now in interiors

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William and Mary Style decorative work (what and where)

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Decorative lacquer work was developed in England

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William and Mary Style Veneer used for what

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Veneer began to be used for furniture

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William and Mary Style textiles from where

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French weaving techniques were introduced into England; printed cotton Chintz began to be used for window and bed curtains.

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William and Mary Style textile types

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Lots of patterns
Matching sets of curtains, upholstery and wall hangings

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Queen Anne Style displays a sense of _____

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practicality, modesty, and comfort whereas architecture continued to reflect Baroque grandeur.

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Queen Anne Style furniture is
smaller, lighter, and more comfortable than its predecessors
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What continued to be used during the Queen Anne Style from William and Mary Style
Wing-back chairs, desks continued to be in use
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Queen Anne Style new chair
The Windsor chair was widely used
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When did Queen Anne die and what happened to design
1714 - Baroque style with its autocratic associations started to fall out of favor
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Queen Anne Design Travel/Learning
Numerous Englishmen made the Grand Tour of France and Italy
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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.
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Georgian tastes
Eclectic tastes: Various styles and periods utilized in the same building
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Georgian Pattern books
Published to display own work as models for emulation and to persuade people to adopt a certain stylistic preference
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Georgian Pattern Book used by
Pattern books oriented towards craftsmen and cabinetmakers.
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Georgian Influences
Italian Palladian influences on architecture with references to ancient Roman and Pompeian ornamental detail (Neo-classicism)
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Georgian color schemes
Pastel and subdued color schemes (gray and white walls with plasterwork; especially the work of Robert and James Adam)
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Robert and James Adam Style
Georgian
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Robert and James Adam Important
Created own unique style / first celebrity architects
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Georgian house type
Modest town houses
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Modest town houses important
Beginnings of middle class New urban condition
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How did owner status affect interiors
Comfort and grandeur of furniture depended on the status of the owner
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Georgian windows
Increasingly elaborate window treatmentsTextiles too expensive in the past, but now can show off wealth Softens interior New want for more privacy
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Georgian privacy why
Middle class had the money to be able to think about more than just survival
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Georgian furniture
Restrained design
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Georgian musical instruments
Harpsichord was the major musical instrument
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Georgian wood
Walnut is used in earlier examples, later mahogany
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Georgian furniture details
Cabriole legs, ball and claw feet, carved lions’ heads were in use.
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Cassiobury House style
William and Mary
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Cassiobury House date
1677-1680
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Cassiobury House condition today
Demolished
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Belton House style
William and Mary
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Belton House date + location
1660’s-80’s England
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Belton House architect
Sir Christopher Wren
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After the great fire of London in 1666...
Wren was chosen to design some key buildings
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Wren design concept
He was aware of Italian and French Baroque and wanted to create a distinct English vocabulary
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Coleshill House Style
William and Mary
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Coleshill House dates
England 1650’s
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Coleshill House Designer
Roger Pratt
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Coleshill House facade
Symmetrical facade
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Coleshill House Parlor
Parlor is informal / Like a sitting space
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Coleshill House Stairs
Separate stairs for servants and people that live there / guests
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Blenheim Palace date
England 1705-1724
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Blenheim Palace Style
Queen Anne
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Blenheim Palace Designer
John Vanbrugh
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Blenheim Palace plaster work
Plaster work still used, but not as popular
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Room from Kirtlington Park style
Georgian
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Room from Kirtlington Park date
1748, near Oxford, England
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Room from Kirtlington Park designer
John Sanderson
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Thomas Chippendale
(1718-1778) Cabinetmaker and designer
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Published The Gentleman and Cabinet Maker’s Director (1754)
Thomas Chippendale
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George Hepplewhite
(1720s-1786) Cabinetmaker, designer
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Published The Cabinet-maker and Upholsterer Guide (1789)
George Hepplewhite
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James and Robert Adam
James: (1721-1792) Robert: (1728-1792) Architect, interior designer and furniture designers
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Design style that the Adam Bros created and when
Early Neo-Classical 1770's
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Thomas Sheraton
(1751-1806) Cabinetmaker, designer
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Published The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer’s Drawing Book (1793)
Thomas Sheraton
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Georgian Thomas Chippendale furniture
Chinese Influences architectural ornamentation
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Why were Thomas Chippendale's drawings important
Allowed clients to view the piece they were commissioning before it was built. (more communication than before)
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Contemporary Chairs modeled after
Hepplewhite
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Pair of George III (Georgian) Giltwood Armchairs designers
James and Robert Adam
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Pair of George III (Georgian) Giltwood Armchairs made by
Thomas Chippendale
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Pair of George III (Georgian) Giltwood Armchairs sold for
2,169,250 pounds in June 2008 at Christie’s London
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Pair of George III (Georgian) Giltwood Armchairs curve types
S and C curves
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Pair of George III (Georgian) Giltwood Armchairs design features
Cabriole leg Ball and claw feet Coquille - shell work Manchettes on arms
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Manchettes on arms
upholstered arms
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Syon House date
Middlesex 1762-1769
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Syon House designers
James and Robert Adam
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Syon House style
Georgian
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Great Hall at Syon House design features
Graeco-Roman influences Doric Columns Black & white marble floor Statues of Roman nobles on pedestals
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Great Hall at Syon House Focal Piece
The Dying Gaul replica is flanked by set of steps leading to the Ante Room
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Ante Room at Syon House design features
Twelve Ionic columns veneered in green scagliola (fine plaster to imitate marble) Gilded trophy panels and statues of Greek and Roman gods and goddesses
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Osterley Park Design Style
Neo-Classical
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Osterley Park dates
Middlesex 1762-1769
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Osterley Park Designers
James and Robert Adam
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Georgian Town Houses date
1730’s-1820’s
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Georgian Town Houses shape
Large row-houses, usually 4-5 stories high Facing on the square and major streets
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Georgian Town Houses Servant work spaces location
Service spaces (kitchen, laundry, etc.) in the basement
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Georgian Town Houses public space locations
Spaces for the entertainment of guests (Formal reception rooms, dining room) was on the ground floor
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Georgian Town Houses important public space locations
Even more important public spaces (largest formal entertaining rooms) were located on the second floor
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Georgian Town Houses private space 1 locations
Private spaces (master bedroom) on the third
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Georgian Town Houses private space 2 locations
Private spaces (children’s bedrooms, guest bedrooms) on the fourth floor
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Georgian Town Houses servant living space locations
Servants’ living quarters were located at the top of the house
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Georgian Town Houses back stair use
Back stairs to be used by the servants

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