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An Integrated History to the Present
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English Restoration
1660-1702
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English Restoration
Restoration of monarchy brings major changes
- Foreign influences replace Elizabethan & Jacobean styles in architecture, interiors, & furnishings
Architecture wholeheartedly adopts classicism
- Influenced by Italian Renaissance, French or Italian Baroque, Dutch Palladianism, or Inigo Jones
Interiors—exuberantly Baroque or subdued classical with three-dimensional wood carving or plasterwork
Furniture—Baroque design elements & principles
- French influence or Dutch curving silhouettes
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CONCEPTS
Eclectic, dominated by foreign influences
Baroque comes with Italian craftsmen; English architects & designers visiting Italy; Charles II & his nobles; Huguenot craftsmen
- Stimulate some elaboration or exuberance
Conditions not conducive to a Baroque—no Catholic Church or absolute monarchy
Most common—subdued, restrained, conservative Baroque
- Dutch-like character from trade or craftsmen who emigrate with William & Mary
Sir Christopher Wren creates more elaborate Baroque
Conservative & elaborate used to express power & wealth
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ARCHITECTURE
Form & details defined by rational classicism with some Baroque elements
Classical elements, large scale, symmetry, center emphasis, advancing & receding planes, some curves
- Never as plastic as Italy or as grand as France
Sir Christopher Wren introduces Baroque concepts & motifs
- Most Baroque work for royal family
- Most creative—city churches, London
Sir John Vanbrugh & Nicholas Hawksmoor create most obvious Baroque in country houses, city churches
Sir Roger Pratt introduces rectangular block house
- Becomes standard Georgian house in England& America
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19-1. Architectural Detail: Carved panel detail, c. 1670; England. English Restoration.
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19-2a. S. Mary-le-Bow, Cheapside and floor plan, 1670-1677; London, England; Sir Christopher Wren. English
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19-2b. S. Mary-le-Bow, Cheapside, nave, 1670-1677; London, England; Sir Christopher Wren. English
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19-3a. S. Paul’s Cathedral, 1675-1710; London, England; Sir Christopher Wren. English Restoration.
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19-3b. S. Paul’s Cathedral, floor plan, 1675-1710; London, England; Sir Christopher Wren. English Restoration.
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19-3c. S. Paul’s Cathedral, nave 1675-1710; London, England; Sir Christopher Wren. English Restoration.
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19-4. Coleshill and floor plan, c. 1650 (destroyed by fire 1952); Oxfordshire, England; Sir Roger Pratt. English Restoration.
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19-5. Belton House, 1684-1686; Lincolnshire, England; house by William Stanton. English Restoration.
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19-5b. 19-5. Belton House, floor plan, 1684-1686; Lincolnshire, England; house by William Stanton. English Restoration.
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19-5c. Belton House, drawing room, 1684-1686; Lincolnshire, England; carving by Grinling Gibbons. English Restoration.
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19-6a. Blenheim Palace, 1705-1724; Oxfordshire, England; Sir John Vanbrugh and Nicholas Hawksmoor. English Restoration.
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19-6a. Blenheim Palace, saloon, 1705-1724; Oxfordshire, England; Sir John Vanbrugh and Nicholas Hawksmoor. English Restoration.
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INTERIORS
Conservative & extravagant interiors
Conservative—somber, unostentatious classicism
- Human scale, restraint, repose
- Classical details, wall paneling, compartmentalized plaster ceilings, wood floors
- Wood carving most common decoration—staircases, paneling, windows, doors, chimneypieces
Extravagant—express power & wealth
- Large scale, wall & ceiling paintings in vivid colors, complexity, plasterwork & woodcarving with gilding
- Executed by foreign craftsmen
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19-8. Queen’s Antechamber (Blue Drawing Room), Ham House, 1673-1683; Surrey England. English Restoration.
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19-9a. Stair hall, Sudbury Hall, c. 1676; Derbyshire, England; carving by Edward Pierce; plasterwork by Robert Bradbury. English Restoration.
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19-9b. Stair hall, Sudbury Hall, c. 1676; Derbyshire, England; carving by Edward Pierce; plasterwork by Robert Bradbury; ceiling painting by Louis Laguerre. English Restoration.
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FURNISHINGS AND DECORATIVE ARTS
Furniture transforms during period
- Nobles’ desire for luxury, refinement, new forms, finer cabinetwork
- French, Dutch, Oriental influences
Walnut but more veneers, carving, lacquer
New pieces: easie chairs, settees
Charles II, Carolean or Stuart (1660-1689)—rectilinear forms, S & C scrolls, turning, exuberant & abundant carving
William & Mary (1660-1689)—more conservative; Dutch influence in curving silhouette, cabriole & trumpet legs; spoon backs & splats; Spanish & pied-de-biche feet
Also Louis XIV types
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19-10. Charles II walnut armchairs, c. late 17th century; England. English Restoration.
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19-11. William and Mary side chair with spoon back, cabriole legs and pied-de-biche feet, late 17th or early 18th century; England. English Restoration.
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19-12. William and Mary dressing table, late 17th century; England. English Restoration.
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19-13. Cabinet on stand with turned legs and marquetry, 17th century; England. English Restoration.
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19-14. Chest of Drawers, 1680-1685; England. English Restoration.
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19-15. William and Mary japanned double-hooded desk and bookcase; 17th century; England. English Restoration.
