American picturesque movement
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The American picturesque movement was a 19th-century architectural and landscape design trend that emphasized irregular, rustic, and romantic forms harmonizing buildings like cottages and villas with their natural surroundings.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century artistic movement
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architectural movement ⓘ landscape design movement ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
nature appreciation
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rural ideal ⓘ the picturesque ⓘ |
| associatedStyle |
Carpenter Gothic cottages in the United States
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Gothic Revival architecture in the United States ⓘ Italianate villas in the United States ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Neoclassical architecture
NERFINISHED
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formal geometric gardens ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| designGoal |
create romantic scenery
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evoke variety and surprise ⓘ harmonize buildings with natural surroundings ⓘ |
| field |
architecture
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garden design ⓘ landscape architecture ⓘ |
| hasPart |
American picturesque cottage design
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American picturesque villa design ⓘ |
| historicalContext | 19th-century American Romanticism ⓘ |
| inception | early 19th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
American landscape architecture
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park design in the United States ⓘ suburban residential design in the United States ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
British picturesque movement
NERFINISHED
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English landscape garden tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ Romanticism ⓘ pattern books ⓘ writings of Andrew Jackson Downing ⓘ |
| mainCharacteristic |
asymmetry in composition
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integration of buildings with landscape ⓘ irregular forms ⓘ picturesque silhouettes ⓘ romantic sensibility ⓘ rustic character ⓘ use of natural materials ⓘ varied rooflines ⓘ |
| periodOfUse | mid-19th century ⓘ |
| typicalBuildingType |
country cottage
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rural estate house ⓘ suburban villa ⓘ |
| typicalLandscapeFeature |
framed views
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irregular plantings ⓘ rustic structures ⓘ winding paths ⓘ |
| typicalLandscapeType |
informal garden
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naturalistic parkland ⓘ |
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