Renaissance architecture
European architecture of the period between the early 14th and early 16th centuries in different regions, demonstrating a conscious revival and development of certain elements of ancient Greek and Roman thought and material culture.
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Classical order
Certain assemblage of parts subject to uniform established proportions, regulated by the office that each part has to perform.
Certain assemblage of parts subject to uniform established proportions, regulated by the office that each part has to perform.
The Giant order was invented by architects in the Renaissance.
Donato Bramante
Italian architect and painter.
Italian architect and painter.
He introduced Renaissance architecture to Milan and the High Renaissance style to Rome, where his plan for St. Peter's Basilica formed the basis of design executed by Michelangelo.
Doric order
One of the three orders of ancient Greek and later Roman architecture; the other two canonical orders were the Ionic and the Corinthian.
One of the three orders of ancient Greek and later Roman architecture; the other two canonical orders were the Ionic and the Corinthian.
The most influential, and perhaps the earliest, use of the Doric in Renaissance architecture was in the circular Tempietto by Donato Bramante (1502 or later), in the courtyard of San Pietro in Montorio, Rome.
Oculus
Circular opening in the center of a dome or in a wall.
Circular opening in the center of a dome or in a wall.
Early examples of the oculus in Renaissance architecture can be seen in Florence Cathedral, in the nave clerestory and topping the crowns of the arcade arches.
Barrel vault
Architectural element formed by the extrusion of a single curve along a given distance.
Architectural element formed by the extrusion of a single curve along a given distance.
However, with the coming of the Renaissance and the Baroque style, and revived interest in art and architecture of antiquity, barrel vaulting was re-introduced on a truly grandiose scale, and employed in the construction of many famous buildings and churches, such as Basilica di Sant'Andrea di Mantova by Leone Battista Alberti, San Giorgio Maggiore by Andrea Palladio, and perhaps most glorious of all, St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, where a huge barrel vault spans the 27 m-wide nave.
Mannerism
Style in European art that emerged in the later years of the Italian High Renaissance around 1520, spreading by about 1530 and lasting until about the end of the 16th century in Italy, when the Baroque style largely replaced it.
Style in European art that emerged in the later years of the Italian High Renaissance around 1520, spreading by about 1530 and lasting until about the end of the 16th century in Italy, when the Baroque style largely replaced it.
Mannerist architecture was characterized by visual trickery and unexpected elements that challenged the Renaissance norms.
Andrea Palladio
Italian Renaissance architect active in the Venetian Republic.
Italian Renaissance architect active in the Venetian Republic.
The basic elements of Italian Renaissance architecture, including Doric columns, lintels, cornices, loggias, pediments and domes had already been used in the 15th century or earlier, before Palladio.
Ospedale degli Innocenti
Historic building in Florence, Italy.
Historic building in Florence, Italy.
It is regarded as a notable example of early Italian Renaissance architecture.
Roof lantern
Daylighting architectural element.
Daylighting architectural element.
Roof lanterns of masonry and glass were used in Renaissance architecture, such as in principal cathedrals.
San Lorenzo, Florence
One of the largest churches of Florence, Italy, situated at the centre of the city’s main market district, and the burial place of all the principal members of the Medici family from Cosimo il Vecchio to Cosimo III.
One of the largest churches of Florence, Italy, situated at the centre of the city’s main market district, and the burial place of all the principal members of the Medici family from Cosimo il Vecchio to Cosimo III.
The Basilica of San Lorenzo is considered a milestone in the development of Renaissance architecture.