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The Italian Rococo started before the Baroque ended, True or False? |
True |
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Rococo |
taken from the initial letters from "rock" and "cockle shell" |
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what was Italian Rococo art characteristic for? |
being artistically vulgar and lacking refinement -ornament was badly applied without regard to suitability |
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what type of effects were used in Italian Rococo furniture? |
lacquer and gilding. lacquer was used to decorate furniture and colored engravings were cut out, glued to furniture surfaces and covered with varnish. |
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where to "venetian" pieces o furniture come from? |
Venice, Italy |
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Lacca Contrafatta |
gluing colored cut out prints, often designed by artists, onto gesso and varnished on top. |
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Andrea Brustolon |
the finest venetian furniture maker of the 17th century - a wood carver |
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Italian Armchair: designed by andrea brustolon - pierced carvings -downturning arms -putti -very decorative -cabriole legs with a shoe |
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what does the cabriole leg represent? |
a capering animal
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wood sedan chair |
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Italian Bedroom -pastel colors -14' bed |
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lacquered room -chinoiserie -gold gilding |
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Italian commode -uses marquetry -"bombe shape" |
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Venetian Secretary Desk |
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Trumeau Veneziano |
a word from france that means mirrors that stand between two windows - a piece of furniture |
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Rocaille |
rock and shell garden ornamentation
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when was the french regence period of the Rococo? |
the time between when louis xiv died and louis xv was king. |
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what was the furniture like during the french regence period ? |
lighter, less formal, rooms are smaller and more suitable for living, playful decoration |
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who is the painter known for playful paintings during the french regence period? |
Jean-Antoine Watteau |
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what are characteristics of the furniture during the french regence period? |
asymmetrical, shell motif, food, music, symbols of love, and a lot of carving |
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Charles Cressent |
a talented sculptor and metal worker during the regence period |
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singeries |
monkeys that are personified engaging in human activities |
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French Commode |
a big table with large drawers and beautiful ornaments -drawers were framed with gilded bronze |
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escutcheons |
ornamental key holes on drawers |
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during which time period did commodes have horizontal grooves that were lined with brass? |
the regence period |
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sabot |
protection for the bottom foot part of a table leg |
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what are characteristics of interiors during the french regence period ? |
chairs are more graceful and comfortable, chairs are smaller, furniture is at the center of the room |
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what was paramount during the french rococo? |
human comfort -design for everyone |
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what are characteristics of interiors during the french rococo? |
rooms became less formal, lower ceiling heights, lighter feeling (colors), curved lines, playful attitude |
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what was used on french rococo floors? |
parquet, marble, terra cotta and savonnerie and aubusson carpets still existed |
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what was used on the walls during the french rococo? |
wallpaper was invented, flocked paper to imitate velvet and damask are imported from england, and people stretched textiles in bolsene panels |
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jean pillement |
painter and artist who's designs were used for fans, dresses, curtains, upholstery, wallpaper, and porcelain -was also famous for chinoiserie work |
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what were characteristics of textiles during the french rococo? |
smaller scale patterns with flowers, scrolls, shells, and ribbons |
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what is "toiles de jouy" ?? |
printed cotton introduced by Oberkampf -used a copper plate printing machine and printed large patterns with large repeats on a white ground |
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Madame de Pompadour |
the mistress of louis the 15th -supported decorative arts -popularized oriental importations -supported "svres porcelain" |
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what is sevres porcelain? |
a royal manufacturer that did pink and baby blue in vogue |
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Francois Boucher |
one of the most famous artists who did fantasy themed paintings |
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What were two things that were focused on during the French Rococo? |
Human comfort and human proportion |
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fauteuil - not fully upholstered |
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bergere - fully upholstered - favorite of women -comfortable -has manchettes |
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marquise -small love seat -very wide and deep seat |
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voyeuse |
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chaise voyeuse - padded shelf piece for husband to lean on |
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duchesse brisé -invented during this time - upholstered chair with elongated seat -gondola shaped back |
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veilleuse -daybed |
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Bureau de roi -made by Jean Francois Oeben and Risner |
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Slant top desk -writing desk-isa -keyhole -hinged to provide writing surface -marquetry and parquetry |
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Commode -placed under a mirror -bombay shape -chinese lacquer -vernis-martin -chinoiserie |
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secretaire |
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corner cabinet -marquetry and chinoiserie |
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Secretaire à abattant |
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writing table -designed by oeben |
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french rococo interior |
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what was the dominating motif of the queen anne style? |
the curved line |
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what type of wood was used during the queen anne period for the first time? |
mahogany -it was less expensive and stronger than walnut -has very wide planks |
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what was the major characteristic of the queen anne period? |
simplicity |
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what was introduced to chairs during the queen anne period? |
the splat, the cabriole leg, the use of a clubfoot, the use of the shell motif and the encanthus leaf |
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what type of feet on furniture were seen during the queen anne period? |
the claw and ball foot (clasps the pearl of wisdom) and the clubfoot |
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what was eliminated during the queen anne period? |
the perimeter stretcher |
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queen anne side chair -scallop shell carved on the crest rail -parrot back -solid splat -cabriole legs that terminate with trifid feet |
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queen anne settee |
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queen anne corner chair |
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queen anne daybed |
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queen anne wing chair |
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queen anne armchair with shepherds crook - club foot |
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queen anne bureau (bookcase) -use of burl walnut |
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what is burl walnut? |
a curly grained wood surface or veneer cut from irregular growths of a tree -queen anne style |
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bachelors chest (queen anne) -walnut -fold over top -bracket feet |
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highboy (queen anne) -cabriole legs -chest on a stand -clubfeet |
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card table (queen anne) |
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mirror in two sections because of taxes |
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queen anne interior |
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what type of materials were used on the floors in the queen anne time period? |
wood planks, parquet floors, stone, and marble |
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what materials were used on walls during the queen anne time period? |
stucco, wainscot, tapestries, wall paper |
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what are the three phases that characterize the georgian umbrella? |
baroque, palladian, rococo |
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georgian armchair with pierced splat -seat is wider |
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georgian tea table -pierced edging -claw feet |
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georgian bureau cabinet -bracket feet -broken pediment with swan neck |
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who is william kent? what did he do? |
he was an architect and furniture designer who's designs represent the georgian style. he took the three ideas of the georgian time period and merged them. |
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william kent chair -mahogany -gilded -downturning arms -squared cabriole legs -exposed frame like rococo |
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chairs by william kent -s curved legs -shell motif -greek fret motif -festoon -shoe on leg |
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william kent side table -putti and shell |
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what is a cabochon center? |
the gem at the knee of a cabriole leg or a motif that is bordered by ornamental carvings found in the knee of a chair |
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georgian mahogany tripod table |
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georgian dumbwaiter table -invented by the english |
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georgian rosewood breakfront bookcase |
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what was the book called written by the person that started the chippendale style? |
"the gentlemen and cabinet makers director" -thomas chippendale |
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chippendale chair that embraces the french rococo, scrolled feet, machetes and oriental upholstery |
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chippendale ribband-back chair -used french rococo motifs -elongated c scrolls with a wavy ribbon |
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chippendale library chair -lyre back -pedestal legs |
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chippendale side chair -mahogany carved in chinese manner -pierced back -marlborough legs |
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Chippendale Hall Chair -rose window on back of chair -pedestal legs that are tapered -arms that flare -classical elements |
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chippendale settee -chinese influence -tripple chair back rest |
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chippendale sofa with marlborough legs |
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chippendale mahogany silver table |
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chippendale chimney piece |
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chippendale interior |
