Interiors, Fireplaces, & Fvrnitvre of the Italian Renaissance
Interiors, Fireplaces, & Fvrnitvre of the Italian Renaissance
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This boldness and vigour, however, did not mean crudity, and the carving on some of the chairs and other pieces attests how delicate the Italian Renaissance carver's touch could be.
In structure, the sixteenth century Italian furniture was thoroughly sound and durable and built with such obvious regard for architectural principles that it is often criticised as uncomfortable. This criticism is scarcely just. Most of the chairs and benches were high- seated — much higher from the floor than our ...own chairs and benches and too high for comfort for anyone without phenomenally long legs. But it must be remembered that footstools were used and, once seated with a rest for the feet, these chairs are comfortable. They are not flabbily luxurious, for the men and women of the Renaissance, however lux- urious in their tastes, were not flabby in mind nor habits, but vigorous and red-blooded, and it is not to be expected that their furniture should suggest flabbiness.
Other evidences of a wholesome, virile luxury are to be seen in the candelabra, which, by the way, exhibit some charmingly delicate carving that shows quite as much verve as the bolder pieces already alluded to; the mirror and picture frames; and the exquisitely modelled bronze and iron door knockers illustrated at the end of the book.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
This boldness and vigour, however, did not mean crudity, and the carving on some of the chairs and other pieces attests how delicate the Italian Renaissance carver's touch could be.
In structure, the sixteenth century Italian furniture was thoroughly sound and durable and built with such obvious regard for architectural principles that it is often criticised as uncomfortable. This criticism is scarcely just. Most of the chairs and benches were high- seated — much higher from the floor than our ...own chairs and benches and too high for comfort for anyone without phenomenally long legs. But it must be remembered that footstools were used and, once seated with a rest for the feet, these chairs are comfortable. They are not flabbily luxurious, for the men and women of the Renaissance, however lux- urious in their tastes, were not flabby in mind nor habits, but vigorous and red-blooded, and it is not to be expected that their furniture should suggest flabbiness.
Other evidences of a wholesome, virile luxury are to be seen in the candelabra, which, by the way, exhibit some charmingly delicate carving that shows quite as much verve as the bolder pieces already alluded to; the mirror and picture frames; and the exquisitely modelled bronze and iron door knockers illustrated at the end of the book.
What to read after Interiors, Fireplaces, & Fvrnitvre of the Italian Renaissance?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Harold Donaldson Eberlein to read onlineMoreLess
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