Week 11- French Renaissance- Neoclassic

 

French Renaissance- Neoclassic

This week we learned about the French Renaissance. Similar to the other Renaissacese, we have learned about. This was a time of rebirth in France mostly centered around art, philosophy, and inventions. This period lasted from the 15th century to the early 17th century. The French Renaissance was followed by styles such as the Neoclassical style.

Neoclassic armchair 


Modern Armchair


Modern armchairs are much simpler than armchairs made during that time. These chairs were pieces of art. They are very detailed and handmade. That also means they were much more expensive than chairs that are made now in factories. This is very common for furniture built today. I personally think it is a dying art.

Regency Style (1700 - 1730)


Regency Style

The Modern Regency style is based on the Regency style created during the Neoclassical period. This style is used still today in more traditional homes. It is a beautiful style but it tends to be expensive since most of the furniture is not very modern and can be difficult to find. But it is very beautiful!

Hotel de Soubise- Paris


Best Western Design


Hotel rooms have become more aforbable which make it so more people are able to stay at them which means the the style of them has become less ornate and grand, also the rooms have become smaller to acomidate more people. 


One Step further

Pierre-Alexis Delamair was a French architect, theorist and city planner, whose ambitious plan for a rational restructuring of the center of Paris, 1737, never came to fruition, as it would have required the demolition of the existing city to be replaced with an ideal city.

Pierre-Alexis Delamair Desinged Hotel de Soubise in Paris

Delamair completed four hôtels particuliers, the Hôtel Chanac de Pompadour (1704–1705) in Paris for Abbé Pierre Hélie Chanac de Pompadour,[3] the Hôtel de Soubise in Paris (1704–1709), for François de Rohan, prince de Soubise, and the adjoining Hôtel de Rohan (1705–1708), built for Soubise's son, Armand-Gaston, bishop of Strasbourg.

Here are some of his works:





























Comments

  1. Professor VanderNoordaaNovember 10, 2024 at 7:52 AM

    Bethany,
    I appreciate how you dove right into the Neo-classic and Regency style of furniture and interiors. I agree that these beautiful handcrafted, ornate pieces of furniture are rarely seen today. Maybe their will be a revival at some point. You provided us with some beautiful images of regency interiors from this time period and modern examples. Great comparison of Hotel de Soubise- Paris and Best Western! I thought your deeper dive into Pierre-Alexis Delamair was interesting. 50/50 points

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  2. Sami FordNovember 14, 2024 at 2:56 PM

    Amazing blog, your modern day applications were spot on! Also, Delamair's buildings are absolutely stunning! I wonder what his reconstruction of Paris would have looked like?!

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  3. Eliana JohnsonNovember 16, 2024 at 8:35 AM

    I love your modern applications and ow you looked into Delamairs buildings, they are stunning

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  4. Rebeca HerreraNovember 16, 2024 at 8:20 PM

    Your summary was so good and it was interesting to learn about Pierre-Alexis Delamair!

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