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Renaissance Part 2

Renaissance Part 2 1400-1600 B. Italian Furniture Interiors in the 15th century were still sparsely furnished. The most expensive items was bed, richly hung with silks and embroideries, which along with its accompanying chest, was often given as wedding present. Equally significant were highly decorated portable objects such as writing cabinets. These were decorated in the technique known as interasia, developed in Italy; colored pieces of wood or the materials were inserted or laid into the background. The 16th century saw an increase both...

Renaissance Part 1

Interior Design | Design Interior Renaissance 1400-1600 A. Background Design in the 15th and 16th centuries was dominated by the concept of imitating the art of the ancient world. This imitation was combined with new technical discoveries in glassmaking; in ceramics, with the introduction of tin-glazed earthwares; and in textile production. Renaissance humanist, in a revival of the principles espoused by the Greek philosopher Aristotle, argued that virtous ruler shouls display magnificence through his expenditure om works of art, which would in turn enhance...