All of the painted detail work on the brick
Renaissance Revival mansion is made of cast iron.
D'vatz is also attracted to the
Renaissance revival.
Their author, Marsilio Ficino (1433-1499), is justly famous as the man whose Latin translations of the dialogues of Plato in 1484 played a major role in the
Renaissance revival of that author.
The "mental thing" that is art as we understand it originated with the early
Renaissance revival of Neoplatonism; traversing history, it kindled a wide range of practices and ideas.
From the
Renaissance Revival opulence of an evening steamer on the river Hudson in the 1840s to the breathtaking Art Deco surroundings of the French liner Isle de France in the 1930s, the author has a gift for catching the telling detail on a ship or plane, and his descriptions of decor and trimmings combine a professional understanding of aesthetics with an accessible analysis of the cultural and social factors present in vehicle design.
Built in 1890 and then rebuilt after a 1906 fire, the
Renaissance Revival and Gothic building (which served as a seminary for 50 years) hosted lavish parties and balls.
However, during his lifetime, he was equally renowned for other public works in London in his highly refined
Renaissance Revival style.
Without the
Renaissance revival of classical art, classical divinities might be as unfamiliar to us now as the gods of ancient Mesopotamia.
The German architect and theorist, Gottfried Semper (1803-79), designed a few buildings, all in a sumptuous
Renaissance Revival style, including the Opera House (1871-8) and Gemaldegalerie (1847-54) in Dresden, and, with Karl von Hasenauer (1833-94), the two museums in the Maria-Theresien-Platz (1872-81), the Burgtheater (1872-86), and the Neue Hofburg (1870-94) in Vienna.
Today, only the Buckstaff, used as a spa, offering massages and therapeutic soaks in hot springs water, and the Fordyce Bathhouse, a Spanish
Renaissance Revival structure that serves as the park's visitor center, are open to the public.