Saturday, April 21, 2007
Italian Renaissance Furniture
During the 15th century in Italy there arose great renewed interest in the heritage of the antique architecture, sculpture, and other fine arts of ancient Rome, called the European renaissance. This revival of classicism occurred principally between the years 1400 and 1650, centered in the city of Florence, later spreading to Rome and other parts of Italy, and was an extremely complex phenomenon, and as we so often see in the interaction between furniture and architecture, these broad changes and developments in architecture design in Italy eventually seeped through to furniture design.
European furniture, Late Middle Ages
Medieval furniture was primarily made of oak, since it was easy to obtain, strong and durable. Perhaps the most important piece of medieval furniture was the chest or casket. Chests were originally made from hollow tree trunks banded with iron, hence the origin of the modern word 'trunk'. A type of chest known as the hutch could be used for packing household possessions when traveling, but it was also used as a seat, a desk, a table, and a couch for sleeping purposes. When not traveling, the hutch was used for storage.
Ancient Greek Stool
Although much ancient art such as pottery and jewelry survives from the earliest civilizations, ancient furniture was mostly wooden, and has long since rotted away. Our knowledge of ancient furniture is mainly derived from scenes depicted in early art forms, such as pottery decorations, paintings, and sculptures
European furniture History Update
Furniture has been a part of the human life since the advancement of non-nomadic cultures. We only have substantiation of furniture from antiquity survivors in the form of paintings, sculpture….
The furniture of the middle ages was usually heavy, oak, and ornamented with carved designs. Along with the other arts, the Italian Renaissance of the fourteenth and fifteenth century marked a rebirth in design, often inspired by the Greco-Roman tradition. A similar explosion of design and renaissance of culture in general, occurred in Northern Europe, starting in the fifteenth century.
The seventeenth century, in both Southern and Northern Europe, was characterized by opulent, and often gilded Baroque designs that frequently incorporated a profusion of vegetal and scrolling ornament. Starting in the eighteenth century, furniture designs began to develop more rapidly. Although there were some styles that belonged primarily to one nation, such as Palladianism in Great Britain, others, such as the Rococo and Neoclassicism were perpetuated throughout Western Europe.
The nineteenth is usually defined by concurrent revival styles, including Gothic, Neoclassicism, and Rococo. The design reform of the late century, introduced the Aesthetic movement and the Arts and Crafts movement. Art Nouveau was influenced by both of these movements.
The first three-quarters of the twentieth century are often seen as the march towards Modernism. Art Deco, De Stijl, Bauhaus, Weiner Werkstatte, and Vienna Secession designers all worked to some degree within the Modernist idiom. Postmodern design, intersecting the Pop art movement, gained steam in the 1960s and 70s, promoted by designers such as the Italy-based Memphis movement.
The furniture of the middle ages was usually heavy, oak, and ornamented with carved designs. Along with the other arts, the Italian Renaissance of the fourteenth and fifteenth century marked a rebirth in design, often inspired by the Greco-Roman tradition. A similar explosion of design and renaissance of culture in general, occurred in Northern Europe, starting in the fifteenth century.
The seventeenth century, in both Southern and Northern Europe, was characterized by opulent, and often gilded Baroque designs that frequently incorporated a profusion of vegetal and scrolling ornament. Starting in the eighteenth century, furniture designs began to develop more rapidly. Although there were some styles that belonged primarily to one nation, such as Palladianism in Great Britain, others, such as the Rococo and Neoclassicism were perpetuated throughout Western Europe.
The nineteenth is usually defined by concurrent revival styles, including Gothic, Neoclassicism, and Rococo. The design reform of the late century, introduced the Aesthetic movement and the Arts and Crafts movement. Art Nouveau was influenced by both of these movements.
The first three-quarters of the twentieth century are often seen as the march towards Modernism. Art Deco, De Stijl, Bauhaus, Weiner Werkstatte, and Vienna Secession designers all worked to some degree within the Modernist idiom. Postmodern design, intersecting the Pop art movement, gained steam in the 1960s and 70s, promoted by designers such as the Italy-based Memphis movement.
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I grew up in a small Armenian village, in anjar, where art was just a means to create a mold the reality, you needed to use your hands and give life to objects, my ancestors built their houses with their own hands and carved the soul of their imagination on the walls of the buildings...... life was though for them, yet they were able to use their imagination and creativity to built and create their own architectural little hometown.......
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I feel like the nature gives me inspiration to create my own artistic piece of work, I have my own carpentry shop, where I treat each customer as unique and special, I provide them artistic piece of furniture where the wood pertains the echo of my artistic touch...... you can contact me to my mobile to be able to help you in as much as I can. 96170132558
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