Renaissance

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Renaissance (from French renaissance - «Revival") - is, first of all, the era within which present a variety of artistic styles, trends and currents. But in the Renaissance there own special style, which can be defined as a style renaissance.

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Note: explain what the difference between the direction and style. Direction is focused on a particular kind of art - painting, literature, architecture - and no significant effect on other species. Style - a broad, inclusive concept. It covers various areas of art direction and flow (flow, in turn, may be part of the way).

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Renaissance began to develop first in Italy and then spread throughout Europe. Architects began to revive the ancient canons of beauty, ancient forms, antique look at the proportions, but given the developments of modern times. Renaissance, in the narrow sense of the term, refers to the period of XIV-XVII centuries. In a broader sense, the Renaissance - is the maximum point of any art period or style in art.

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Renaissance - is the sophistication and elegance of form, respect to the proportions search for perfection, the golden mean, the ideal, and the nobility, rigor, a sense of proportion.

The term "Renaissance" (French for "renaissance" in Italian, "rinashimento"), emphasizing the return of cultural ideals of antiquity, appeared in the XIV century to define a new cultural era, replaced the Middle Ages. Italian architecture has opened a new era in the history of European art. Fracture of this was accomplished very quickly, within a generation, affecting all areas of philosophy and attitude of man.

The contrast between the Gothic and the Renaissance was not as deep as contemporaries thought. That has created the kind of gothic palace and a residential building that has become dominant in the Renaissance.

Renaissance art theoreticians task of architecture was to serve man. These are all the laws of architecture and sculpture of the Renaissance. Extremely popular is gleaned from ancient idea of ​​the similarity of the building the man, shaped buildings are on the forms and proportions of the human body.

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Robust construction, thick walls, small windows, free space for decoration in the yard. Became calmer life, the more were lost view of the house as a fortress, the more ornaments passed Elevator. Decorative elements become Corinthian columns, round arches, cornices with antique profile. Gradually, in the upper floors of the series appeared large windows that bring alive the rich ornaments. The ground floor is still a strong support, but it is decorated with: there are arcades, supported by columns. Actively carried out sketches and measurements of Roman buildings. That Roman antiquity was taken over, because the love of wealth and splendor of the interior, so inherent in this time, could not be satisfied with simple and strict formamami Greek decor.

Number of pieces of furniture that have appeared in previous historical periods, increased slightly during the Renaissance. Was invented folding table with outrigger supports, the number of functional furniture - cabinets, tables, upholstered furniture. Become widespread mebilirovki items such as bars, a desk, a secretary. They are made of metal openwork chairs, quite elegant and beautiful.

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The furnishings are decorated with floral compositions in the form of vines, leaves, wreaths, so popular in the ornamental motifs of the ancient Romans.

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The interior of the large role portrayals. Renaissance humanists believed by the beauty of nature. The world in which harmony prevails, the ideal order form, the logic of proportional relations representing people XV century in the form of architectural landscape. The architecture was a favorite backdrop in paintings and frescoes, giving way to the landscape until the end of the XV century.

Any person visiting Italy, and particularly Venice, Siena and Florence, can not be influenced by the pure beauty of the walls of city buildings. The palette of this theme form pigments of red and yellow ocher with an earthy hue and exquisite tone murals created by artists of the Renaissance. Among them - the moderate and deep blue-gray, red and burgundy, deep green and olive green.

If your intention is styled living space in the spirit of the Renaissance, do not be afraid to start up in the case immediately neskoloko colors should only maintain tonal harmony - avoid harsh, discordant contrast between the tones. Fakrura Renaissance colors should occupy some middle ground between the fresco and a brilliant, bright cloth.

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Enjoy the pictures of an old era and the environment combine color with hints of brocade, silk, velvet and decorated with gold. Use in the interior of "antique", borrowing the tone of these canvases for painting walls. Aged items of furniture are designed in this style, forged furniture, accessories made of ivory, chandeliers, trunks, Cassone (carved, inlaid or painted) to help bring this style in your interior.