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Neoclassical Style in France Pt 2, 2:44

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Neoclassical Style in France Pt 1, 2:44

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Palladians vs Goths 2- English 18th Century Domestic Life 2:43

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Palladians vs Goths 1 - English 18th Century Domestic Life 2:42

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Art of Pleasure is a Serious Business 2, 2:41

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Ancient Greek Art & Society 1:4

For centuries, when large parts of the earth were dominated by the absolute monarchies of the east, the Greeks were evolving their belief that a man must be respected, not as the instrument of an all-powerful overlord, but for his own sake. www.thecultureconcept.com/circle

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Ancient Greek Art & Society 1:3

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The perceived wisdom and wealth of the people who occupied the Mediterranean region in ancient times is both captivating and compelling. In almost every field of their endeavour the Greeks were pioneers. Their considerable achievements in literature, thought and science are but a part of a wonderful Greek legacy that belongs to the world at large. www.thecultureconcept.com/circle/ - See more cz...

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Neoclassical Style in France Pt 2, 2:44

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During the neoclassical period in the second half of the eighteenth century in France, period decoration became cooler, more academic, and acquired an architectural attitude. Walls were articulated by pilasters or columns, ceilings were coffered, quite often by means of illusionistic painting and decor came to consist more of sculpture than of painting. Parquet floors or marble laid in lozenge ...

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Neoclassical Style in France Pt 1, 2:44

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It is good to remind ourselves that the whole neoclassical identification with the worlds of Ancient Greece and Rome had as much to do with the eighteenth centuries perception about early democracy, as it did with antique rules governing architecture and design. The French distribution in room arrangement, which had been acknowledged for some time, was in no way diminished. www.thecultureconcep...

Palladians vs Goths 2- English 18th Century Domestic Life 2:43

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Palladians vs Goths 2- English 18th Century Domestic Life 2:43

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By the end of the first half of the eighteenth century in England The Palladians we would have to say finally won out over the Goths During the second half of the century they would take complete control disporting themselves as informed rulers of taste; to see and be seen. www.thecultureconcept.com/circle/

Palladians vs Goths 1 - English 18th Century Domestic Life 2:42

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Palladians vs Goths 1 - English 18th Century Domestic Life 2:42

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The elegant Georgian era 1714 - 1830 was named for the first four English Kings named George. It would be dominated in architecture, by classicism. The rising Whig gentry rejected the creations of Vanbrugh, Hawksmoor and Wren as manifestations of Tory wealth, power and extravagance. To the new man of classical taste these vast piles were a sign of decadence and a deviation of the 'classical tru...

Art of Pleasure is a Serious Business 2, 2:41

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Art of Pleasure is a Serious Business 2, 2:41

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At Versailles from the moment of her arrival King Louis XV's mistress Madame du Pompadour directed and inspired everyone. Untiring in her efforts and quest for perfection the arts in France reached a high point of excellence and beauty under her direct influence. www.thecultureconcept.com/

England and its Great Treasure Houses 2, 2:37

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England and its Great Treasure Houses 2, 2:37

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As the seventeenth century came to a close in England many noble patrons were busy supervising their own building works. Lord Carlisle in 1699 commissioned, an acquaintance from the Kit Cat Club a haunt of the Whig grandees John Vanbrugh, to draw up classical designs for his new Country House. Castle Howard in Yorkshire is today probably the most dramatic of all the Great Treasure Houses in Eng...

England and its Great Treasure Houses 1 2:36

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England and its Great Treasure Houses 1 2:36

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Around 1688 some of the grandest architectural gestures in England occur, including Chatsworth, a country palace wholly detached in plan and style from current practice and Castle Howard ‘a classical arcadia crowned by a classical dome’, which was created from the ‘bushes, bogs and briars of Yorkshire’. www.thecultureconcept.com/circle/

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The Stuarts - Restoration 2:35

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The restoration of the monarchy in 1660 in England allowed a change of fashion and manners. Society was keen to recapture the spirit of long repressed frivolity. Charles II was an exceedingly attractive role model. At Whitehall he created a different kind of paradise dominated by the gods of pleasure lacking the funds necessary to rival Versailles, nevertheless lavishing money upon the old pala...

The Dream Team 3 - Versailles, the Gardens & Reflection 2:34

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The Dream Team 3 - Versailles, the Gardens & Reflection 2:34

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Jules Hardouin Mansart completed the Galerie des Glaces, or Hall of Mirrors at Versailles for Louis XIV in 1686, its restrained baroque architecture with amazing interiors by Charles Le Brun was breathtaking in its majesty as were the gardens by Andre Le Notre, designed to form a natural complement to the chateau. www.thecultureconcept.com/circle/

The Dream Team 2 - Louis XIV and his Vision for Versailles 2:33

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The Dream Team 2 - Louis XIV and his Vision for Versailles 2:33

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In 1669 France's King Louis XIV engaged Le Vau and Le Brun, finally bringing all of Foucquet's Dream Team from Vaux le Vicomte together to expand his father's hunting lodge. Building the Chateau at Versailles became the enduring passion of Louis life, and he did not stop adding to it or improving it while he was alive. . www.thecultureconcept.com/circle/

The Dream Team 1 - Rise of the Baroque, Vaux le Vicomte 2:32

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The Dream Team 1 - Rise of the Baroque, Vaux le Vicomte 2:32

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Jacques Lemercier 1585-1654, Francois Mansart 1598 - 1666 and Louis Le Vau 1612 - 1670 were all architects contributing to the evolution of architecture in a style we now know as Baroque. They brought a genuinely French tradition of this style of architecture to a high level of perfection. www.thecultureconcept.com/

Dutch Simplicity, Sobriety & Sensuality 2:31

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Dutch Simplicity, Sobriety & Sensuality 2:31

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17th century Dutch painters recorded the glory of the creation in plant and flower form and they imbued their works with a quality of reality that reflected a quintessentially Dutch conception of the world. Studios sprang up in the north in The Hague, Middelburg, Utrecht, and Delft and in the south at Antwerp where the flourishing market for painting of flowers was sustained, not only by wealth...

Dutch Simplicity, Sobriety & Sensuality 2:30

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Dutch Simplicity, Sobriety & Sensuality 2:30

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The success of Dutch artists during the seventeenth century is contemporary with the expansion of the corporate system. Family life was also slowly gaining in importance, as attitudes toward children among the upper echelon of society changed. www.thecultureconcept.com/circle/