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600 years of Chimneypiece Style

600 Years of Chimneypiece Syle 1400 RENAISSANCE c.1400 - c.1550 OLMO O OO UOJU UO 1500 European Renaissance fireplaces -now placed against the wall - incorporated Roman or Greek. classical elements and deities with harmonious proportions. English Tudor I Jacobean fireplaces often combined classical Italian forms with robustly carved, local natural or human forms, with impressive overmantels. 1600 Baroque 1660 - 1750 с. с. Baroque fireplaces used dramatic, curvilinear ornamentation, in richly coloured materials, echoing the art L architecture of Giovanni Bernini, Le Vau, Christopher Wren or John Vanbrugh. 1700 Rococo Louis XV e. 1715 - e. 1775 o. 1715 c. 1774 Y Rococo fireplaces incorporate elegant curvilinear, asymmertical, serpentine forms in the shelf and jambs and often with carved 'rocaille' or shell forms in the central cartouche. Rococo fireplaces during the reign of Louis XV with their elegantly carved, curvilinear and shell-like 1750 decoration set the standard for sophisticated fireplace design admired since the 18th centurry. Louis XVI с. 1754 - с. 1793 Neo Classical с. 1750 - с. 1850 Reacting against the Rococo and following the discoveries of Pompeii and Herculaneum fireplaces were designed with neoclassical restraint and 1800 grandeur, classical detailing such as scrolling, carved acanthus, Neoclassical fireplaces revived Greek and Roman classical architectural designs and elegant proportions , often with a relief sculpture in the central frieze depicting figures and scenes from classical mythology. olive branches or lion heads often in fine marbles. Gothie c. 1830 - c. l880 1850 VICTORIAN C. 1837 - C. 1901 Gothic style emulated Medieval forms and contours, such as the pointed arch, elaborate tracery and rich ornamentation of Medieval church architecture and Victorian fireplaces were defined by eclecticism , reviving the Gothic, Rococo, Renaissance, Louis XV I XVI, Queen Anne T Jacobean designs and also introduced the decoration in highly carved wood and stone. Arts I Crafts, Aesthetic movement and Art Nouveau and could be manufactured using industrial techniques. Art Nouveau 1900 c. 1895 - 1910 C. Fireplaces became a significant feature in an interior using exuberant art nouveau features of stylised, elongated organic forms with a love of richly coloured wood, cast-iron, bright metals or tiling. Radical architects Rennie Mackintosh I Frank Lloyd Wright were inspirational. Art Deco С. 1925- с. 1940 Art Deco was inspired by Egyptian and Aztec design and simple, geometric forms and chic modernity. Fireplaces with tiled surrounds incorporated asymmetrical patterning, and wealthier homes aspired to Hollywood-glamour using polished finishes, dark marble with chrome contrasts. Efficient gas and electric fires replaced Victorian coal fires. 1950 WESTLAND * LONDON 600 Years of Chimneypiece Syle 1400 RENAISSANCE c.1400 - c.1550 OLMO O OO UOJU UO 1500 European Renaissance fireplaces -now placed against the wall - incorporated Roman or Greek. classical elements and deities with harmonious proportions. English Tudor I Jacobean fireplaces often combined classical Italian forms with robustly carved, local natural or human forms, with impressive overmantels. 1600 Baroque 1660 - 1750 с. с. Baroque fireplaces used dramatic, curvilinear ornamentation, in richly coloured materials, echoing the art L architecture of Giovanni Bernini, Le Vau, Christopher Wren or John Vanbrugh. 1700 Rococo Louis XV e. 1715 - e. 1775 o. 1715 c. 1774 Y Rococo fireplaces incorporate elegant curvilinear, asymmertical, serpentine forms in the shelf and jambs and often with carved 'rocaille' or shell forms in the central cartouche. Rococo fireplaces during the reign of Louis XV with their elegantly carved, curvilinear and shell-like 1750 decoration set the standard for sophisticated fireplace design admired since the 18th centurry. Louis XVI с. 1754 - с. 1793 Neo Classical с. 1750 - с. 1850 Reacting against the Rococo and following the discoveries of Pompeii and Herculaneum fireplaces were designed with neoclassical restraint and 1800 grandeur, classical detailing such as scrolling, carved acanthus, Neoclassical fireplaces revived Greek and Roman classical architectural designs and elegant proportions , often with a relief sculpture in the central frieze depicting figures and scenes from classical mythology. olive branches or lion heads often in fine marbles. Gothie c. 1830 - c. l880 1850 VICTORIAN C. 1837 - C. 1901 Gothic style emulated Medieval forms and contours, such as the pointed arch, elaborate tracery and rich ornamentation of Medieval church architecture and Victorian fireplaces were defined by eclecticism , reviving the Gothic, Rococo, Renaissance, Louis XV I XVI, Queen Anne T Jacobean designs and also introduced the decoration in highly carved wood and stone. Arts I Crafts, Aesthetic movement and Art Nouveau and could be manufactured using industrial techniques. Art Nouveau 1900 c. 1895 - 1910 C. Fireplaces became a significant feature in an interior using exuberant art nouveau features of stylised, elongated organic forms with a love of richly coloured wood, cast-iron, bright metals or tiling. Radical architects Rennie Mackintosh I Frank Lloyd Wright were inspirational. Art Deco С. 1925- с. 1940 Art Deco was inspired by Egyptian and Aztec design and simple, geometric forms and chic modernity. Fireplaces with tiled surrounds incorporated asymmetrical patterning, and wealthier homes aspired to Hollywood-glamour using polished finishes, dark marble with chrome contrasts. Efficient gas and electric fires replaced Victorian coal fires. 1950 WESTLAND * LONDON

600 years of Chimneypiece Style

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