ART-HIST 342 Study Guide - Fall 2018, Comprehensive Midterm Notes - England, Classical Architecture, Age Of Enlightenment
12 Oct 2018
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The enlightenment: (promoted as a second renaissance) an expansion of learning due to outreach of information in the world. Thinks about science, history, & people --> the rights of individuals. Architecture in 1755, a representation of order, structure, reason as a return to simplicity & origins. A redefinition of the ancient concept in order to reestablish classical architecture on a more truthful footing (more of a rejection of the rococo). Example: temple of hagley: uses the story to say how classical architecture could be improved; says architecture should come out of nature. Imitate the real past as it was inspired by god: frontice piece emphasizes the structure over anything, reencounter greece when they realize that architecture goes beyond ancient. Rome: athens is the "primitive hut" of architecture. James stuart, temple at hagley, england, 1758: model for what architecture can be, doric order, reasonable, could be an example of the primitive hut, g. b.
