Aesthetic movement architecture
The philosophical basis of the Queen Anne style, resulting from the reaction of the younger generation of the English upper middle class to the Gothic Revival style in the mid-19th century; espoused modeling architecture, furnishings, and clothing on English domestic examples of the 17th and 18th century. (Bucher, 1996) 2. movement in literature, fine art, furniture, metalwork, ceramics, stained glass, textiles, and wallpapers in later 19th-century Britain. The Aesthetic Movement argued that art was not supposed to be utilitarian or useful in any practical sense. Instead, aesthetic experience is a fully autonomous and independent aspect of a human life. Thus, art should exist solely for its own sake. (Buffalo, 2017) 3. May refer to all of the eclectic styles in the late 19th and early 20th century. Also referred to as the National Style. (Kremer, 2021) (Kremer, 2023)