RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN

early 15th – early 17th century

- RENAISSANCE means rebirth- demonstrating certain elements of ancient Greek and Roman culture- first developed in Florence, Italy with Filippo Brunelleschi- emphasis on symmetry, proportion, geometry- orderly arrangements of columns, pilasters and lintels - use of semicircular arches, hemispherical domes, niches and aedicule

Basilica di San Lorenzo in Florence by Filippo Brunelleschi

Basilica di San Lorenzo in Florence by Filippo Brunelleschi | interior looking towards the high altar

San Pietro in Montario church, Rome, Italy | In its courtyard The Tempietto | by Donato Bramante

San Pietro in Montario church, Rome, Italy | Saint Francis in Ecstasy, Francesco Baratta| by Donato Bramante

The Tempietto in Andrea Palladio’s Quattro Libri (woodcut, 1570)

The Giant Order invented by Michelangelo | Giant order = a large pilaster that stretches from the bottom to the top of a facade

Example of Giant Order, The Louvre (eastern facade)

Sant’Agostino, Rome, Giacomo di Pietrasanta, 1483

- Mirroring- Balance- Harmony- Sculptural decoration

Facade of Santa Maria Novella, 1456 -70