Perpendicular style

Examples of Perpendicular style in the following topics:

• English Gothic Architecture

  • The Perpendicular Gothic period is the third historical division of English Gothic architecture, and is characterized by an emphasis on vertical lines.
  • The Perpendicular style began under the royal architects William Ramsey and John Sponlee, and lasted into the mid 16th century.
  • The Perpendicular style grew out of the shadow of the Black Death, a disease that killed approximately half of England's population in 18 months between June 1348 and December 1349 and returned in 1361–62 to kill another fifth of the population.
  • Perpendicular linearity is particularly obvious in the design of windows, which became immense, allowing greater scope for stained glass craftsmen.
  • The Gloucester Cathedral exemplifies the Perpendicular Gothic Period.

• English Architecture in the Northern Renaissance

  • The Tudor architectural style was the final development of medieval architecture during the Tudor period (1485–1603).
  • The designation "Tudor style" is an awkward one, with its implied suggestions of continuity through the period of the Tudor dynasty and the misleading impression that there was a style break at the accession of Stuart James I in 1603.
  • It followed the Perpendicular style and, although superseded by Elizabethan architecture in the domestic building of any pretensions to fashion, the Tudor style still retained its hold on English taste.
  • The chapel at King's College of the University of Cambridge is one of the finest examples of late Gothic (Perpendicular) English architecture, while its early Renaissance rood screen (separating the nave and chancel), erected in 1532–36 in a striking contrast of style, shows the influence of architecture from the Italian peninsula.
  • Describe the key elements of the Tudor architectural style, including the Tudor arch, oriel windows, and the chimney stack

• Artistic Conventions in Painting

  • The softness of paint application that was typical of Rococo painting is recognized as the opposite of the Neoclassical style.
  • The painting had been commissioned by the royal government and was created in a style that was the perfect combination of idealized structure and dramatic affect.
  • The painting created an uproar, and David was proclaimed to have perfectly defined the Neoclassical taste in his painting style, He thereby became the quintessential painter of the movement.
  • In "Oath of the Haratii," the perspective is perpendicular to the picture plane.
  • Deeply devoted to classical techniques, Ingres is known to have believed himself to be a conservator of the style of the ancient masters, as opposed to an innovator of any sort.

• Neoclassical Paintings

  • The French Neoclassical style would greatly contribute to the monumentalism of the French Revolution, with the emphasis of both lying in virtue and patriotism.
  • Many painters combined aspects of Romanticism with a vaguely Neoclassical style before David's success, but these works did not strike any chords with audiences.
  • The painting had been commissioned by the royal government and was created in a style that was the perfect combination of idealized structure and dramatic effect.
  • In The Oath of the Horatii, the perspective is perpendicular to the picture plane.
  • Deeply devoted to classical techniques, Ingres is known to have believed himself to be a conservator of the style of the ancient masters, although he later painted subjects in the Romantic style.

• The Early Middle Ages

  • Art historians attempt to classify medieval art into major periods and styles, often with some difficulty, as medieval regions frequently featured distinct artistic styles, such as Anglo-Saxon art or Norse art.
  • However, a generally accepted scheme includes Early Christian art, Migration Period art, Byzantine art, Insular art, Carolingian art, Ottonian art, Romanesque art, and Gothic art, as well as many other periods within these central aesthetic styles.
  • These expressionistic styles developed both in Western Europe and in the Northern aesthetic of energetic decorative elements.
  • One feature of the basilica is the use of a transept, or the "arms" of a cross-shaped building that are perpendicular to the long nave.
  • Identify the major periods and styles into which European art of the Early Middle Ages is classified, and some artistic elements common to all of them.

• Ottonian Architecture in the Early European Middle Ages

  • Surviving examples of this style of architecture are found today in Germany and Belgium.
  • Ottonian architecture chiefly drew its inspiration from both Carolingian and Byzantine architecture and represents the absorption of classical Mediterranean and Christian architectural forms with Germanic styles.
  • When adopted by early Christians, the basilica plan assumed a transept, which runs perpendicular to the nave, forming a cruciform shape to commemorate the Crucifixion.

• Architecture of the Early Christian Church

  • However, what emerged was an architectural style distinct from classical pagan forms.
  • Between the nave and the apse, they added a transept, which ran perpendicular to the nave.

• Temple Style of the South

  • South India gave rise to the Dravida style of architecture, and is where most of the largest Hindu Temples can be found.
  • The main architectural styles are the Dravida style of South India, the Nagara style of North India, and the mixed Vesara style.
  • Other styles include the Pahari architectures of Kashmir, Himachal, Uttarakhand, and Nepal; the Kerala rainy style, the Goa European style, the Bali style, the Khmer style, and the modern very basic style of a hall with an altar.

• First Romanesque Architecture

  • The First Romanesque style developed in the Catalan territory and demonstrated a lower level of expertise than the later Romanesque style.
  • Romanesque architecture is often divided into two periods: the "First Romanesque" style and the "Romanesque" style.
  • Abott Oliba of the Monastery of Santa Maria de Ripoll served as a particularly influential impeller, diffuser, and sponsor of the First Romanesque style.
  • The First Romanesque style, also known as Lombard Romanesque style, is characterized by thick walls, lack of sculpture, and the presence of rhythmic ornamental arches known as a Lombard band.
  • The difference between the First Romanesque and later Romanesque styles is chiefly a matter of the expertise with which the buildings were constructed.

• Japanese Art in the Meiji Period

  • The art of the Meiji period (1868–1912) was marked by a division between European and traditional Japanese styles.
  • In art, this period was marked by the division into competing European and traditional indigenous styles.
  • After an initial burst of western style art, however, the pendulum swung in the opposite direction.
  • In the 1880s, western style art was banned from official exhibitions and was severely criticized by critics.
  • Yōga style painting of the Meiji period by Kuroda Seiki (1893)