ARTH 1201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Palazzo Chiericati, Robert Smythson, Prodigy House
18 Feb 2018
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Classicism comes to britain (cid:862)phoe(cid:374)i(cid:454) risi(cid:374)g fro(cid:373) the ashes(cid:863) 1534, created the protestant church so he can divorce his wife. The head of the church of england is the monarchy. Elizabeth i: brings back protestant church for good. Hardwick hall, derbyshire, united kingdom, robert smythson 1590-1596. Majority of the building fa ade is glass windows, used to bring in natural light and for people inside to take in the surrounding landscape. Gallery shows elizabeth to look down on her guests. From italy to england architecture of palladio and inigo jones: Scottish king, unification of england and scotland. Travelled to vicenza, discovers work of palladio. Palazzo chiericati, vicenza, italy, andrea palladio 1550-1552. Doric order on the bottom, ionic on the top. Piano nobile marked with triangular and segmental arches. Statues on top marks movement forward and emphasis on verticality. Villa rotonda, vicenza, italy, andrea palladio 1566-1570. Building sits above a lower level for servants.
