B. 1.2 Italian Renaissance and Baroque Interior Design

Intarsia

multicolored wood, semiprecious stones; an art or technique of decorating a surface with inlaid patterns of mosaic

Coffered Ceilings

a suspended grid of three-dimensional geometric panels developing in the Italian Renaissance

Bolection Molding

a molding projecting beyond the surface of the work which it decorates, as that covering the joint between a panel and the surrounding stiles and rails- concealing joints of different levels

Grotesque

a fanciful ornament in paint and stucco used as decoration on walls by the Romans and resembling an arabesque, medallions, sphinxes, foliage, and other forms

Cassone

a chest or coffer with a hinged lid, in Italy; large ones for clothing typically were part of a bride's dowry and features elaborate decoration

Sgabello

an Italian stool chair' octagonal seat resting on a box with solid supports or trestles for legs and a fan-shaped back; light in weight but uncomfortable; used for dining

Majolica

Italian tin glazed earthenware developing in the 14th century from Valencia-opaque white body with painted decorations

Florentine Arch

a rounded arch accented with moldings and a center keystone and ending at capitals supported by columns or pilasters

Terrazzo

mosaic floor composed of small pieces of marble or granite in a concrete mixture

Gesso

gypsum or plaster of Paris prepared with glue for use as a surface for painting

Cassapanca

a chest with an added back used as a seat; serves as a seat of honor when raised on a dais

Sedia

a box-shaped arm chair with runners

Cameo

a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color

Cartouche

a tablet or panel, usually oval with an ornamented frame or scrolled edges; usually contains an inscription, coat-of-arms, or monogram

Parquetry

marquetry or inlay in geometric forms

Baldachino

canopy of state over an altar or throne; a permanent ornamental canopy, as above a freestanding altar or throne

Certosina

inlay of ivory, bone, metal, or mother-of-pearl in complex geometric patterns on dark wood; found in Italy and Spain

Credenza

a small domestic cupboard; an oblong chest with drawers in the frieze and two or three doors beneath separated by narrow panels or pilasters. During the 15th century, in becomes a common renaissance piece

Letto

bed

Intaglio

a process in which a design, text, etc., is engraved into the surface of a plate so that when ink is applied and the excess is wiped off, ink remained in the grooves and is transferred to paper in printing, as in engraving or etching; incised carving, as opposed to carving in relief

Della Robbia

Italian sculptor from Florence, developed a pottery glaze in terracotta. The vibrant, polychrome glazes made his creations both more durable and more expressive.

Cellini

Italian goldsmith, sculptor, painter, solider, and musician who wrote a famous autobiography. One of the most important artists of Mannerism. Sculptures of a grand scale.

bolection molding

What typical ornamentation was decorated in the mantles of fireplaces of the Italian Renaissance

Pastiglia

it is the application of gesso to achieve a relief

pietra dura

inlay technique of using cut and fitted, highly polished colored stones to create images

silk

What fabric was often used for upholstery and draperies during the Italian Renaissance

Andrea Brustolon

Italian wood-carver, known for his furniture in the Venetian Baroque style, characterized by extravagant curves and lavish ornamentation.

scagliola

Imitation of marble composed of gypsum marble chips coloring material and glue

Giovanni Batista Foggini

was an Italian sculptor active in Florence, renowned mainly for small bronze statuary. He also set off flat hard stone panels with elaborate guilt bronze mounts,

Lacca povera

it was the art of decorating a furniture surface (or it could be a vase, a screen or even a carriage interior) with paper prints that were cut out and adhered (with fish glue) to a prepared and painted surface and then varnished 8-10 times over. (Decalcomania in English)

Quadratura

painted architecture that appears to extend real architecture into an imaginary space

Studiolo

a small room, often lavishly decorated, dedicated to reading, studying and writing.

Galleria

a room in the Renaissance palazzo used to display aquired artworks

credenza

a sideboard or cupboard often surmounted by drawers intended for the storage of linen, dishes and silverware in Italian Renaissance

Panchetto

Italian Renaissance chair similar to the sgabello but with three splayed legs instead of two trestles

putto

a representation of a naked child, especially a cherub or a cupid in Renaissance art.

di sotto in su

Italian, "from below upwards." A technique of representing perspective in ceiling paintings.