AD 12500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: The Great Exhibition, Joseph Paxton, Girolamo Savonarola
10 Nov 2016
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The renaissance, which literally means rebirth, was characterized by a new way of life, thinkers and artists saw expansion in all dimensions of human activity. The renaissance encompassed several distinct stages and regional interpretations. The renaissance, 1400 1700: france, 1490 1650, england, 1485 1689. Flanked by 4 identical porticos: andrea palladio"s villa rotonda (cid:523)(cid:883)55(cid:882)(cid:524) on a hill near vicenza, )taly, has a central domed salon that is symmetrically flanked on four sides by identical projecting porticoes. Italy: renaissance interiors were painted, inlaid with wood, or finished in neutral tones and accented with bright draperies or accessories, coffered and flat ceilings, brightly painted, were used, as were flat, decorative columns, called pilasters. The savonarola is a folding x-shaped chair derived from the folding stools of the. Egyptians, greeks, and romans: the greek style became popular in america for architectural motifs, second bank of the united states, philadelphia, built 1819-24. The victorian era also produced an abundance of residential varieties.
