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Other designers who worked in the Modern Gothic style include Bruce James Talbert, Edward William Godwin, and Thomas Jeckyll in England; and Kimbel and Cabus, Frank Furness, and Daniel Pabst in the United States. The style's parting zenith was the Modern Gothic furniture exhibited at the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. [2]
At the end of the Restoration (1814–1830) and during the Louis-Philippe period (1830-1848), Gothic Revival motifs start to appear in France, together with revivals of the Renaissance and of Rococo. During these two periods, the vogue for medieval things led craftsmen to adopt Gothic decorative motifs in their work, such as bell turrets ...
In the decor world, “Medieval Modern” (think: church pew shades of wood, ominous tapestries, ... Gothic romance is the dominant mood from Dior to Valentino and Jean Paul Gaultier.
Gothic Revival architecture varied considerably in its faithfulness to both the ornamental styles and construction principles of its medieval ideal, sometimes amounting to little more than pointed window frames and touches of neo-Gothic decoration on buildings otherwise created on wholly 19th-century plans, using contemporary materials and ...
Modern Gothic exhibition cabinet (c. 1877–1880) is a piece of Modern Gothic furniture now in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.Although its design was once attributed to Philadelphia architect Frank Furness and furniture maker Daniel Pabst, MMA now credits its design and manufacture to Pabst alone.
Similarly to Gothic, the name of the style was transferred onto the contemporary Romanesque art. [2] Combining features of ancient Roman and Byzantine buildings and other local traditions, Romanesque architecture is known by its massive quality, thick walls, round arches, sturdy pillars, barrel vaults, large towers and decorative arcading.
Elements of the Gothic style were merged with Art Nouveau motifs and forms found in the natural world, resulting in a structure that was distinctive and original. [1] Although it was designed during the peak of the eclectic period (1883–1926), it remains under construction today. Eclectic building. Street Alfonso VIII. Burgos, Spain (1922).
Gothic architecture and decoration is known for its ostentatious detail, and tympanums were no exception, becoming more decorative through deep carvings and intricate archivolts. Another important change in Gothic tympanums is the loss of the inscription, making more room for decoration and reflecting changing ideas about how people were meant ...