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ARCHITECTURE OF THE EARLY RENAISSANCE

ARCHITECTURE OF THE EARLY RENAISSANCE. Architecture Of The Renaissance. The main character in Renaissance architecture is that they study the architecture of the Roman and the Greeks . So, they adopt the so called Classical detail and ornamentation

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ARCHITECTURE OF THE EARLY RENAISSANCE

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  1. ARCHITECTURE OF THE EARLY RENAISSANCE

  2. Architecture Of The Renaissance • The main character in Renaissance architecture is that they study the architecture of the Roman and the Greeks. • So, they adopt the so called Classical detail and ornamentation • However the use of space are different. • The Renaissance doesn’t need large building such as the Sport Arena or the public bath and the build new types of building such as the building for merchants • One of the important things is that space is organized based on proportion, form and rhythm.

  3. CHARACTERISTICS OF RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE • Plan • The plans of Renaissance buildings is usually square and symmetrical. • With proportions which are usually based on a module

  4. CHARACTERISTICS OF RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE • Façade • Façades are symmetrical on the vertical axis. • Organized by a system of pilasters, arches and entablatures • The columns and windows show a progression towards the centre.

  5. CHARACTERISTICS OF RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE • Columns and Pilasters • The Roman orders of columns are used:- Tuscan, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian and Composite. • The orders can either be structural or purely decorative.

  6. CHARACTERISTICS OF RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE • Arches • Arches are always semi-circular or segmental. • Arches are often used in arcades, supported on piers or columns.

  7. CHARACTERISTICS OF RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE • Dome • Used frequently, as a very large structural feature that is visible from the exterior, • Also for smaller spaces where they are only visible internally. • the dome became an indispensable element in church architecture and for secular architecture, such as Palladio's Villa Rotonda

  8. ARCHITECTS OF EARLY RENAISSANCE • BRUNELLESCHI • The father of Renaissance architecture • Among the pioneer in using Perspective and Proportion in Renaissance art and architecture • His most important work is the Dome of Florence Cathedral which show the possibility of dome construction in all Renaissance building.

  9. BRUNELLESCHI

  10. ARCHITECTS OF EARLY RENAISSANCE • MICHELOZZO • Architect under the patronage of the Medici family • His most famous work being the Palazzo Medici Riccardi

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