Elizabethan architecture
Posted on:4/11/2006
| Elizabethan Style, in architecture, the term given to the early Renaissance style in England, which flourished chiefly during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I; it followed the Tudor style, and was succeeded in the beginning of the 16th century by the purer Italian style introduced by Inigo Jones. |
Elizabethan Style, in architecture, the term given to the early Renaissance style in England, which flourished chiefly during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I; it followed the Tudor style, and was succeeded in the beginning of the 16th century by the purer Italian style introduced by Inigo Jones. It responds to the Cinque-Cento period in Italy, the Francois I style in France, and the Plateresque or Silversmiths style in Spain.
During the reigns of Henry VIII and Edward VI many Italian artists came over, who carried out various decorative features at
Hampton Court
Layer Marney Tower, Essex (1522-1525)
Sutton Place, Surrey (1529)
Nonsuch Palace
and elsewhere. Later in the century Flemish craftsmen succeeded the Italians, and the Royal Exchange in London (1566-1570) is one of the first important buildings designed by Henri de Paschen, an architect from Antwerp.
Places showing the style introduced by Flemish workmen:
Longford Castle
Wollaton
Hatfield
Blickling
Audley End
Charterhouse (London)
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