BY:SAMDRUP NORBU

PHUNTSHO TENZINVENKITESH SHAHAWALIA.

PRESENTATION ON HOUSE OF RAPHAEL

HOUSE OF RAPHAEL IS ALSO KNOWN AS PALAZZO CAPRINI.

IT WAS DESIGNED BY FIRST ROMAN ARCHITECT BRAMANTE AND WAS CONSTRUCTED AROUND 1510AD.

IT WAS ALSO KNOWN AS PALAZZO DI RAPHAELLO SINCE THE ARTIST HAS BOUGHT IT IN 1517AD AND LIVED THERE UNTIL

HIS DEATH.

IT WAS DEMOLISHED IN THE 17TH CENTURY.

ITS APPEARANCE IS KNOWN FROM AN ETCHING BY ANTOINE LAFRERY AND A PARTIAL SKETCH ATTRIBUTED TO ANDREA

PALLADIA.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION.

THE PALACE HAD A FACADE WITH FIVE BAYS AND TWO LEVELS.

IT HAD RUSTICATIONS AT THE LOWER FLOOR.

THE FACADE OF THE PALACE IS RECTANGULAR HORIZONTAL BLOCK.

THE FACADE EXPRESSES TWO STORIES WITH ACCOMPANYING MEZZANINE AND ATTIC WINDOWS.

THE LOWER FLOOR HAS A VERY STRONG BUGNATO PRESENTATION WITH NO ORDERS AND OPENINGS INTO

THE SHOPS ON THAT FLOOR

ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES.

FACADE OF THE HOUSE OF RAPHAEL

DORIC COLUMN

RUSTICATION

ENTABLATURE

BAY

THE PRINCIPAL FLOOR HAS ORDERS EXPRESSED WITH LARGE WINDOWS.

THE SINGLE NOBLE FLOOR IS VERY STRONGLY PRESENTED DESPITE IT'S DELICACY IN COMPARISON TO THE BASEMENT FLOOR.

THE ORDERS TURN THE CORNER INTERESTINGLY, WITH THE PIER MADE OUT OF THE ORDER AND THE TRIGLYPH DOUBLING AS IT TURNS THE CORNER.

THE UPPER FLOOR HAD WINDOWS DIVIDED BY DOUBLE

DORIC COLUMN SURMOUNTED BY A COMPLETE ENTABLATURE.

DORIC COLUMN.

Reference1.History of Architecture-Sir Benister Fletcher2.Wikipedia.