The Italianate villa and the search for an American style, 1840-1860

Author

Brownell, Charles E.

Document type

Article (livre)

Language

English

Book title

The Italian presence in American art, 1760-1860

Author (monograph)

Jaffe, Irma B. (Editor, Collective Author)

Source

The Italian presence in American art, 1760-1860. 1989, p. 208-230, 12 ill.; plans

Publisher

Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Roma (ita)

Publication country

Italy

Abstract (en)

As an instance of the role of Italian architecture in architectural development in the United States, studies the axially asymmetrical Italianate villa style in 19th c. domestic architecture. Focuses on three types of facade massing illustrated in Downing's Cottage residences: the irregular villa in the Italian style, bracketed; the loggia-villa with corner towers; and the so-called Wightwick-Downing pattern, a version of Wightwick's Anglo-Italian villa (from the Palace of architecture).

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1800-1945 -- Architecture -- United States
• Villas
• Italy
• Houses
• United States
• 1800-1900
• Influence
• Downing, Andrew Jackson, 1815-1852
• Pattern books
• Architecture
• Wightwick, George, 1802-1872
• Style
• Facades
• Writings
• Cottage residences

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1800-1945 -- Architecture -- États-Unis
• Villa
• Italie
• Maison
• Etats-Unis
• 1800-1900
• Influence
• Downing, Andrew Jackson, 1815-1852
• Livre de modèles
• Architecture
• Wightwick, George, 1802-1872
• Style
• Façade
• Ecrits
• Cottage residences

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19910401-00452808

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