Essays on Art Nouveau

Ever since it began, architecture was the process of planning, designing and building as it led on towards many architectural styles to be enhanced through time. After a dramatic progression of architectural design, the Art Nouveau movement was introduced. The style thrived between 1890 and 1910 throughout predominantly Europe and the United States where it...

Composed of a brilliant and wildly diverse array of designs, the Art Nouveau movement dates roughly from 1880 to 1910, yet the nine years, from 1895 to 1904, represent the critical period of important output. It includes a wide spectrum of individual and city-centre styles (Glasgow, Brussels, Paris, Nancy, Barcelona, Munich, Darmstadt, Vienna and Prague),...

Art Nouveau means the new art and this movement took place in countries all over the world. The movement began in 1861 when the Arts and Crafts movement wanted there to be a closer relationship between decorative arts and fine arts. They also wanted to make sure they showed more function and nature in their...