Terms
1a) Define Grandeur.
What is "Dramatic or impressive scale, scope and/or intensity of effect."?
1c) What does the author mean by "exuberant languages"? What kind of viewer experience of design is being described in this phrase? Why the analogy to language?
What is "First, design of the period is "exuberant" in its movement-filled energy (wave-like or twisting forms, etc.); second, there are specific forms (kinds of lines, volumes, compositions) that communicate this exuberance to us systematically – like language communicates feelings or qualities. We can read the forms like energetic poems."?
2c) What style (approach) is shown in figure 11.3? Why?
What is "Baroque because it's grand (big, rich, powerful) and full of forceful or dramatic movement."?
3b) The reading ascribes several other descriptive words to this work – among them, “ambiguous”, “artifice” and “caprice”; pick one of these three words that you can see in the work and explain your choice, in specific terms.
What is “Ambiguous” in it’s expressive, dynamic quality rather than representational or conventionally decorative with motifs;
OR
“artifice” in that it is a work of imagination not representation; “caprice” in its free, spontaneous, playful aspect." ?
6a) What was Louis the XIVth trying to accomplish in his expanded palace and gardens at Versailles?
What is "Versaille's "grandeur took the art visual persuasion to new heights"; its "sheer magnificence could not fail to impress"; OR "A "strong and unified statement about the power and grandeur of the Sun King"?
1a) Define Grandiose.
What is "Having the quality of grandeur or excessive scale, scope or intensity." ?
2a) What are the two words Wolfflin associated with classic, and what two words did he associate with baroque?
What is "stable, linear "classic" (orderly, neat, symmetrical, harmonious; lines dominate over volumes); VS. dynamic, painterly Baroque (active, energetic, dramatic; fluid, organic, volumes dominate)"?
3a) What is the important difference the author points out in Figure 11.11?
What is "integrated and inseparable" or "flamboyance & fantasy"?
6b) What sort of connection does the author draw between the landscape gardens and the palace interior at Louis XIV's Versailles?
What is "Water gardens related to mirrored walls indoors; carpets and wood floor patterning (marquetry) reflecting gardens; similar patterns/compositions inside and out."?
1a) Define Exuberant.
What is "Expressing lively, upbeat (positive) energy."?
2b) The author goes on to say that the tendency to use the Baroque in design "gave way" to something else after 1700. What was the next approach or style; and how was it different?
What is "Rococo"?
What is "more relaxed, 'natural'" – fanciful, dreamy; highly ornamental, but more delicate, smaller in ornamental details, lighter (including lighter in color)."?
4) How is the bed in figure 11.32 like – and also different from – the one shown in figure 11.3?
What is "It is dramatic and rich in material and ornamental detail – kind of like a little theater "stage" for sleeping on – but less wildly dramatic or fantastic – smaller, more modest in scale* and more orderly/restrained in shape (rectilinear)."?
1a) Define Rhetoric.
What is "The language of argument or persuasion; the craft of powerful communication."?
7a) How does the author describe the effect of experiencing this room, and what specific features of the room shown help create this effect?
What is "The giddying effect was akin to stepping into a Rococo ornament print, brought to life through the use of mirrors, crystal, glass and silver foil." The busy ornament and frequent use of glass and reflective metal surfaces typifies the fantasy-like experience of the Rococo"?
5a) What non-European form or image probably inspired the vases in figure 11.14 (according to the reading)? Where in the world would such an inspiration come from?
What is a "Pagoda"?
What is "a religious shrine or monument structure from China originally, but also found throughout East Asia by this time."?
1b) What does Grandiose and Grander have to do with the Baroque period and approach to design?
What is "The Baroque used active (twisting, curving, etc.), often expansive and bulging morphology (pushing outward); and active and internally contrasting compositions, at a large scale or with large components; and rich materiality -- creating strong visual impact.
This provided the sense of grandeur: impressive, high impact, aesthetically/materially rich design that expresses the power and wealth of the rulers and ruling class."?
7b) What style or approach to design – using a stylistic label or style name from the reading –would you apply to Amalienburg? What style is it, and why?
What is "Rococo, filled with a dense profusion of complex, light and delicate ornamentation of organic (nature-based) forms; and lots of glass and reflective surfaces. These ornamental surfaces dominate over the volumes (mass or space) of the architecture itself, and break down the solidity and powerful clarity of Baroque sculptural forms into a busy, dreamy sparkle of floating detail."?
5b) What 3 imports from outside of Europe are mentioned as "fashionable" on page 259? Which of these imports is shown in figure 11.33? Where did this particular imported item come from?
What is "Chocolate, coffee and tea. Tea is shown in 11.33. Tea would have come from China."?