1. Aestheticism and Gothic/Roman Revival

2. Aestheticism Stress on beauty for beautys sake Philosophical discourse on the importanc of the classical perception of beauty Plato said that there is an ideal of beauty Aristotle said that the beautiful mimics reality.

3. Aestheticism Cont. Turn of the century - Advances of psychology really make the idea of reality complicated. Is reality what one sees or what one feels? A lot of art was innovative and original (like Impressionism) introducing new ideas about beauty and reality BUT…….

4. Aestheticism Cont. There was also a movement of painters and poets who were called the Pre-Raphaelites At first, they studied/reflected traditional notions of beauty -- then they began to play with or pervert these notions in a decadent way

5. Pre-Raphaelites Instead of being truly innovative, returned to the Greek and Arthurian subject matter Painted in the tradition of the early Renaissance with its sensuous use of color and more idealized (Platonic) depict of the human form

6. Raphael

7. Architecture and Decorative Arts Decorative arts were extremely popular due to Gilded Age wealth and imperial occupation of Asian countries (giving new forms/materials from which to decorate) Gothic and Romanesque Revival mixed classical influence with this decoration

8. Leonardo da Vinci - The Last Supper

9. Neo-Classicism (18th Ct.) Oath of Horatii - David

11. Blessed Damozel DR Rossetti

12. Merlin - Burne-Jones

13. Hope Burne Jones

14. Atlas - Bourne-Jones

15. Ophelia - Callais

16. Anunciation - DR Rossetti

17. Oscar Wilde Idea of the allegorical detail The argument for and against ideal beauty Indulgence in the decadence of the sensual life represented by flowers, riches, gold, idyllic and idealistic heroes and situations, etc.

18. Waterhouse - Lady of Shallott

19. William Morris

22. Louis Tiffany

23. Vienna is to come Art Deco Emphasis on new aesthetic different from 19th Century Secession Movement/Gustav Klimt You can see the use of pattern/decoration/decadent/sensual subject matter…more to come...

27. Gothic Revival Architecture A mix of the broken arches, long verticals and arts and crafts decoration

33. Interior

35. Frank Furness - Penn. Academy of Fine Arts (1870-1880s)

36. Interiors

38. Romanesque Revival Thick, exposed stone Lower buildings Giant arches An old look Use of multiple colors (especially in roofs) new to the period

41. Ames Gate Lodge - HH Richardson

42. Trinity Church - HH Richardson

46. Olana - WM Hunt Hudson Valley, NY

49. Victorian House Style

52. Shingle Style Architecture 1860s and 1880s (concurrent with Gothic and Romanesque style) A reaction against aestheticism/decoration Tight surfaces, subtlety, stateliness Use of some mixed materials, but usually or an organic or natural look (especially wood) Almost exclusively a New England thing!

53. Main Artists McKim, Mead and White (note: they also did a lot of European Revival works, such as the Boston Public Library) William Morris Hunt (who also did some Newport Mansions of the Gilded Age) Peabody and Stearns Henry Hobson Richardson (of Romanesque Revival)

54. Bell House - Rhode Island McKim Mead and White

55. Newport Casino - McKim, Mead and White

56. Back of Newport Casino

57. Newport Casino - Detail

58. McKim, Mead and White, Rhode Island Lowe House

60. Kragsyde - Peabody and Stearns Manchester, MA

61. Griswold House - WM Hunt (1862)

63. Henry Hobson Richardson - Stoughton House Cambridge, MA

64. Details - Stoughton House

65. McKim, Mead and White - Watts Sherman House

66. Bell House - McKim, Mead and White

67. FL Wright….to be cont.