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BUIE HARWOOD BRIDGET MAY CURT SHERMAN
An Integrated History to the Present
Chapter 15
English Renaissance
Tudor, Elizabethan, and Jacobean
1485 – 1660
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English Renaissance
Architecture, interiors, & furniture gradually change from Gothic to Renaissance
More eclectic than other countries
More influence from Flanders & France than Italy
Mannerism defines
- Learn of Renaissance from pattern books, foreign craftsmen, trade, & travel
Exception: Classicism of Inigo Jones
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CONCEPTS
Italian ideas & influences mingle with French & Flemish
Unique to England
- Designs—assemblages from variety of artisans
- Individuality, distinctiveness
Last country to adopt Renaissance
Little first-hand contact with Renaissance
- Never completely classical
- Inigo Jones’s work an exception but few followers
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CHARACTERISTICS AND MOTIFS
Tudor (1495-1558)—late Gothic with some Renaissance elements; some symmetry & order
Elizabethan (1558-1603)—Mannerist & Classical elements; order, symmetry; lavish decoration especially in interiors & furniture
Jacobean (1603-1642)—similar to Elizabethan but less individuality & more stylistic unity; interiors lavishly decorated but simpler furniture
Motifs—Tudor roses, strapwork, grotesques, acanthus leaves, vines
Paneling—linenfold, composite, arcaded
Architectural features—columns, pediments, arcades
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14-1. Motifs and Architectural Details: Top from left: Tudor Rose; and linenfold panel; bottom from left: pargework ceiling with vines and leaves; and composite panel. English Renaissance.
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ARCHITECTURE
Gradual application of Renaissance details & designs borrow from many sources than Italian
Share climate differences with France
Building types: mansions, manor houses, townhouses unlike Italy & France
Tudor—less fortification; irregular facades, roofs, windows; half-timber construction; military elements
Elizabethan—lower stories horizontal & regular; picturesque rooflines; grander scale than Tudor; more foreign influences & borrowings from pattern books
Jacobean—more stylistic unity; still eclectic with strong foreign influences; picturesque roofs; classical details on ornamental fronts
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15-2. Harvard House and Garrick Inn, 1485-1660. Staffordshire, England. English Renaissance: Tudor and Elizabethan.
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15-4a. Compton Wynyates, 1480-1520, Warwickshire, England. English Renaissance: Tudor.
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15-4b. Compton Wynyates Banqueting Hall, 1480-1520, Warwickshire, England. English Renaissance: Tudor.
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15-5a. Hardwick Hall, 1590-1597; Derbyshire, England; Robert Smythson. English Renaissance: Elizabethan.
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15-5b. Hardwick Hall floor plan, 1590-1597; Derbyshire, England; Robert Smythson. English Renaissance: Elizabethan.
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15-5c. Hardwick Hall Great Chamber, 1590-1597; Derbyshire, England; Robert Smythson. English Renaissance: Elizabethan.
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15-6a. Banqueting House, Whitehall, 1619-1622; London, England; Inigo Jones. English Renaissance: Jacobean.
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15-6b. Banqueting House hall, Whitehall, 1619-1622; London, England; Inigo Jones. English Renaissance: Jacobean.
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*15-7. Queen’s House, Greenwich, 1616-1635, London, England; Inigo Jones. English Renaissance: Jacobean. *[ Substitute Image]
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15-8a. Wilton House, c. 871-1653; Wiltshire, England; 1635-1653, architectural addition possibly by Inigo Jones English Renaissance.
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15-8b. Wilton House Double Cube Room, c. 1635-1653; Wiltshire, England; possibly by Inigo Jones; furnishings by Thomas Chippendale and William Ken, c. early 18th century. English Renaissance: Jacobean.
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15-8c. Wilton House Double Cube Room wall elevation, c. 1635-1653; Wiltshire, England; possibly by Inigo Jones; English Renaissance: Jacobean.
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INTERIORS
Not wholly Renaissance but selected, mostly Mannerist, details
- Copied from pattern books, executed by foreign craftsmen
Assemblages of decorative elements & lack unity of other countries
- France, Flanders, Germany more influential than Italy
Tudor—largely medieval, somber; some classical details
Elizabethan—exuberant, brilliant colors, nearly every surface decorated; classical Mannerist details more evident
Jacobean—continue Elizabethan exuberant Mannerism; Jones’s work the exception
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15-10. Banqueting Hall, Haddon Hall, 1477-1545; Derbyshire, England. English Renaissance: Tudor.
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15-11. Bedchamber, Sizergh, 16th Century, Westmoreland, England. English Renaissance: Elizabethan.
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15-12. Cartoon (Long) Gallery, Knole, 1607-1608, Kent, England. English Renaissance: Jacobean.
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15-14. Textiles: Fabrics and wallpaper; 16th century, England. English Renaissance.
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15-15. Lighting: Candlesticks in iron and other metals. English Renaissance.
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FURNISHINGS AND DECORATIVE ARTS
Gradual application of Renaissance forms and motifs to indigenous English furniture
Rooms sparsely furnished
Tudor—similar to medieval form & decoration; Renaissance mixes with Gothic; Romayne work
Elizabethan—massive, heavy proportions, rich carving, & inlay; strong Flemish influence along with Classical
- Heavy, carved bulbous support definitive feature; strapwork, geometric inlay, gadrooning
- Textiles provide color & interest
Jacobean—continues Elizabethan but simpler & more naturalistic carving; strapwork, applied pendants, split baluster turnings
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15-16. Wainscot chair; England; English Renaissance: Elizabethan.
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15-17. Chair with spiral turned legs. English Renaissance: Jacobean.
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15-18. Nonsuch chest, late 16th century. Elizabethan.
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15-19. Court Cupboard, late 16th-early 17th centuries. English Renaissance: Elizabethan.
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15-20. Henry VIII’s bedchamber, Hever Castle, c. 15th -16th century; Kent, England. English Renaissance: Elizabethan.