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  What I Learned This week we talked about the French Renaissance and Baroque periods. France merged its medieval traditions with the Italian Renaissance! King Francois I was the one who started this period and helped bring artists like Leonardo da Vinci and inspired the creation of lavish chateaux across France. Religion dominated design in italy, while the french renaissance focused on royalty and refinement. Architecture became much more horizontal and elegant during this period. Symmetrical facades with steep roofs. Interiors shifted from more like fortress spaces to light-filled rooms with pretty furniture, carved paneling, and painted ceilings. Furniture used a lot of walnut wood, elaborate carvings, and architectural detailing. One of the most important pieces is the caquetoire and the dressoir.  As time went on, france oved into the baroque period led by Louis XIV the Sun King. This era celebrated light and drama, with symmetry and power through monumental architecture...

  What I Learned This week we learned about the Spanish renaissance. It has a unique blend of Christian and Moorish influences that created popular architecture and art in Europe. We learned about Mudejar, which is part of Spain's history of cultural fusion. Mudejar merged Islamic ornamentation in design with Christian structure, which created some very unique, richly decorated spaces with beautiful geometry and color. Spain's Golden age in the 16th century was fueled by exploration and wealth from the New World. Artistic styles like plateresque and Desornamentado were created. We also see architectural landmarks like the Alhambra in Granada that reveal this Moorish artistry through tiled patterns, water courtyards, and ornamentation. Buildings started to represent order, symmetry, and faith, like the El Escorial. Interiors used white plaster borders, painted pine ceilings, wrought iron grilles, and leather wall coverings. Some important furniture includes the zillion de fraile...

  What I Learned The Italian Renaissance was a period of rebirth from the classical ideas of ancient Rome. After the Gothic and Romanesque periods, design became more focused on humanism than ever before. It used to be more focused on religion and climate even. Humanism in architecture celebrates human beauty and knowledge. The Medici were a wealthy family that supported artists and architects during this time; they forever changed European design! Some of the key elements in this period were the emphasis of balance, symmetry, and proportion. Renaissance palaces called Palazzi reflected these elements in facades, windows, and grand cornices. The Palazzo Rucellai by Alberti was the first to use classical designs on the front facades, while the Palazzo Farnese by Michelangelo used a very large scale and geometric composition.  The interiors during this time reflected order and refinement. They used elements such as coffered ceilings, pilasters, fresco-painted walls, and terra co...