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wanton display: noble disregard
The noble houses of eighteenth-century England… Diverse as were the economic enterprises and huge as the domestic staaffs came to be, yet these things do not explain entirely why men built such vast palaces. The need to maintain their social … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrea Palladio, Audley End England, British Aristocracy eighteenth century, Grinling Gibbons carvings, Houghton Hall, Houghton Hall England, Kwakiutl Indians Canada, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Palladio architecture, Paul Sandby paintings, Sir Robert Walpole, Thorstein Veblen, William Kent Architect, Wilton double cube room
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trump these for size
The noble houses of eighteenth-century England. By 1750 the Western world had captured a vast commerce unequaled in human history. The riches derived from it, enabled men of property, the merchant class, to live in a sophisticated luxury previously enjoyed … Continue reading
Posted in Art History/Antiquity/Anthropology, Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion
Tagged Andrea Palladio, David Chipperfield RA, English Tudor houses Hardwick Hall, English Tudor Houses Longleat, Filippo Brunelleschi, Jan Siberechts Dutch Artist, Lord Hervey, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Michelangelo, Palladio, Palladio architecture, William Hogarth
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