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English Renaissance

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Mid 16th-17th Century

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Tudor

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1485-1603

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Until Elizabeth I Renaissance was

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NOT influential

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Elizabeth I

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(1558-1603)

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1580’s Elizabeth I decided to make England…

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the most powerful state in Europe

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How did England become powerful

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Focused on navy, built ships

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English country houses

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emerged as a new type Accepting part of Italian Renaissance in composition

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English country houses interior vs exterior

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Symmetrical exterior & asymmetrical interior
Renaissance exterior & medieval interior

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English country houses features

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Use of hall with strong wood beams and screens
Large windows offer a space that is almost cathedral like
Use of little domes on top of building (Elizabethans liked to use the roof as a space)

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Longleat House

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Wittshire 1568-1580

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The Great Hall elements

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Still looks medieval, but has renaissance elements

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what made great hall both medieval and renaissance

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Wood and white wall construction with more delicate elements
Detailed light carvings
Classical columns and carved figures of humans
Furniture layout is very disciplined, but has lighter elements

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Hardwick Hall

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Derbyshire 1590-1597

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Hardwick Hall architect

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Robert Smytson

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Hardwick Hall hierarchy

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More important levels are taller

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Hardwick Hall roof and top floor

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are social spaces - different from Italy

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Hardwick Hall elements

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Little domes or orioles turned into towers
Towers break up the façade
Vertical and gothic roof line

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how are stairs different in england

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Rains more in England so most interior stairs become grander than exterior

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most important room in Hardwick hall

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High great chamber

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Hardwick hall rooms

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Rooms are defined by colors (blue room, green room, etc.)
Tapestry walls create illusionistic scenes

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Hardwick Hall interior vs exterior

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Disconnect between what the exterior looks like compared to what is actually inside

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Libraries at this time

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Masculine space and design / darker wood spaces with little to no textiles

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Long gallery

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interior space to gather and walk through when raining

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long gallery purpose

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replaces garden / Chance to frame and display artwork to show wealth

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What does Britain love
Plaster work
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English Renaissance Furniture
Large, energetic but improper lighter base heavier top Turning legs, carvings on legs Notion of bodily comfort Upholstery, horse hair, grass, etc. filling
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Court Cabinet
A new piece of furniture: a movable - mobile studiolo Multiple functions - stationary and storage for most precious objects
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Court Cabinet features
Theme of these pieces were architectural Carvings mostly decorative, but some are structural
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four post bed frame
Past cultures have kept the columns shapes from ancient times England changed them for their uses Excessive use of material Ex. columns are thicker than they need to be
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Turkey-Work Chairs textiles
Front of chair more decorative because they are lining the wall and the back is covered
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Cup and cover legs
Too much material used / very thick and heavy
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End of Tudor
1603 Elizabeth I dies James I became the King Jacobean Period (James I, 1603-1625 & Charles I 1625-1648)
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Strapwork
Series of geometric patterns on the walls.
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Pargework
Elaborate plasterwork which created a continuous low relief on the ceiling
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Court cupboards
buffet
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Turkey-work
Carpets imported from Turkey & Persia were used on top of tables and as upholstery
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Balustrade
Cup & cover bulbous leg continues to be popular
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Guilloche
decorative technique in which a very precise, intricate and repetitive pattern is mechanically engraved into an underlying material`
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Hatfield House
1608
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Queen’s House
1616-1635
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Queen's House architect
Inigo Jones
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Inigo Jones
Jonas went to Italy and visited Palladio’s buildings Originally a stage designer, Jonas also designed furniture
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Queen's House interior vs exterior
Same symmetry in interior and exterior
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Queen's House propotion
Beautifully proportioned Windows are placed off-centered: Everything isn’t under control
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Queen's House functions
Palladio villa outside & functions like a palazzo with open central space
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Queen's House Staircase
Jones expanded the spiral staircase of medieval manor houses and put a skylight at the top
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Queen's House features
Busts placed inside as decor Tuscan columns Plaster work Flattened columns along wall Use of color for each room
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Banqueting House
1619-1622
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Banqueting House dating help
Transitioning into Baroque / look at bigger picture to date
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Banqueting House architect
Inigo Jones
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Banqueting House features
Galleried, symmetrical interior Ionic half columns & Corinthian pilasters Italian style ceiling painted by Rubens
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Wilton House
1640’s-1670’s
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Wilton House architects
Inigo Jonas and Isaac de Caus
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Wilton House looks
Baroque rather than Renaissance The woodwork on the walls are renaissance yet they are more elaborate Palladian proportions
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Jacobean Furniture
Massive and straight-lined yet lighter than Elizabethan More elegant ornamental carving
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Jacobean Furniture material
Mostly oak, some walnut
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Jacobean Furniture details
Lathe turnings, spool forms, & spiral twists used for legs and stretchers
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Jacobean Furniture textiles
Increase in use of textiles: Silks, velvet, embroidered Turkey-work, and tapestries
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Gate-leg table
continued to be a popular piece even after James I’s reign
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Farthingale Chair
upholsterer’s chair was introduced in the late 16th century to accommodate exceptionally wide skirts
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Wainscot / Yorkshire Chair
fine chair made of oak Turned bulbous shape of front legs Back Is similarly decorated as the wainscoting
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Cromwell / Cromwellian Chair
1640 modified version of the Farthingale chair Leather back and seat, studded with brass- headed nails
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Cromwell / Cromwellian Chair simplicity
puritan ideals

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