Review Cornucopia is also referred to as… What do we refer to to increase our awareness and appreciation of floral history? What period was characterized by floral art that was simplistic, repetitious, and highly stylized? What were the first professional florists?
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Review
Cornucopia is also referred to as… What do we refer to to increase our
awareness and appreciation of floral history?
What period was characterized by floral art that was simplistic, repetitious, and highly stylized?
What were the first professional florists?
Review
Wreaths were the symbol of ____________ and ______________.
Floral arrangements characterized as symmetrical, stylized tree compositions and containers filled with foliage to represent conical trees were introduced during this period?
The History of Floral Design
European Periods
Objectives•Summarize the history of floral design•Identify design characteristics of historical design periods•Explain how flowers were used based upon historical time frames
Middle Ages 476-1400 AD Little known about floral designs of this period Information found in Persian art, rugs, and
tapestries Flowers (both wild and cultivated) were an
important part of everyday life Used in food, drink, and medicine
Fragrant flowers were favored for the ground, freshening the air, and making wreaths and garlands for personal adornment and decoration
Middle Ages
Renaissance Art represented religious history – flowers in
vases were shown in paintings for symbolism A rose represented sacred or profane love A white lily was the symbol for chastity and fertility Single stems of white lilies in a humble jug was
popular Flowers were arranged in vases so only the
blossoms were visible and the stems were covered, creating massed, symmetrically stiff, conical arrangements
Varieties of bright colors and forms were used
Renaissance Wreaths & garlands were still
common Containers were pattered after Greek
and Roman periods, using elaborate metal containers with well-formed bases, stems, necks, and handles
Many containers had removable lids with holes in them to hold stems
Flowers used in Renaissance DesignRoses
Lily of the Valley
Daisies
IvyOlive Branches
Laurel
Dianthus
Lilies
Violets
Primroses
Baroque & Dutch-Flemish Styles
1500-1775 A.D1500-1775 A.D Art became
accessible to middle class instead of just church and nobility Flower arrangements
Paintings show floral Paintings show floral design in everyday design in everyday situations situations
Baroque and Dutch-Flemish Baroque and Dutch-Flemish ContainersContainers Utilitarian containersUtilitarian containers GlasswareGlassware Terra cottaTerra cotta DelftwareDelftware