Culture of England

Part 2 In the English graphics of the period under consideration are interesting not only cartoonists, she gave two original and very different masters of book illustration. One of them, Thomas Buick (1753-1828), introduced the technique of engraving on transverse sawing boards, which allowed the use of thin strokes of various directions. Buick illustrated the General History of the Four-Leggeds (1790), The History of British Birds (1797-1804), and a collection of fables (1818)...

Part 1 Speaking about the peculiarities of English culture and art in the period under consideration, it is necessary to remind at once that in England the bourgeois revolution was far behind, that in this country, unlike France in the end of the 18th century, the bourgeoisie made compromises and concessions to the nobility, but in England before the industrial revolution in other countries, was completed. The industrial revolution (which began in the 60s of the 18th century)...

The second half of the 17th century and 18th century is the period to which the formation and outstanding success of the National English Art School belong. By the end of the 17th century, English architecture had already made significant strides; the 18th century was marked by the bright flourishing of English painting. Intensive development of the English culture in general, with all its features, in these one and a half centuries, is due to the events of the English bourgeois revolution of 1640-1660 and its results...

In parallel with the process of state consolidation there was the formation of a single literary English language and the formation of national culture, open to all-European trends, which received a kind of refraction on the English soil. An important role in the formation of a new Renaissance culture was played by Oxford University, where a circle of intellectuals, who were influenced by Italian humanism and professed the ideas of Platonism. It included T. Linear, W. Groin, W...

Part 3 In the 13th century, there were cycles of paintings in Westminster, St. Albany and Winchester Cathedrals. A masterpiece of English Gothic painting — a condo in the chapel of the Bishop”s palace in Cricketer, depicting a Madonna with a baby. It is distinguished by the extraordinary subtlety of the contour drawing and delicate colorful scale, sustained in pink, blue and gold tones. In the XIV-XV centuries the English monumental painting preserved its originality. In...

Part 2 The towers are slimmer, upward-facing, and the poles grow into bundles of marble trunks. The vivid decorative effect is created by the combination of arches and overturned “contracts” in the middle of the Cathedral in Wales. In the decoration, the luxurious floral ornamentation approaches the local nature. The best examples of this period are the cathedral in Explore, the western facade of the cathedral in York, the hall of the chapter at Westminster Abbey in London, the “Chapel of the Mother of God” in Ill...

Https://www.Pexels.Com/ru-ru/photo/424440/ The development of English architecture in the XIV century was significantly influenced by the traditions of the Romanesque style. The development of Romanesque...

It is no secret that every nation has its own traditions and customs. There are no two identical cultures in the world. Apart from the real facts, there are also erroneous stereotypes about this or that country, which are sometimes quite funny or even absurd. Since English is our language, lets learn more about English culture, traditions and myths. Englishmen are a unique people with a historically established character. English traditions and customs are known all over the world. Englishmen do not show their emotions to the first person they meet...