‘The Palazzo Caprini’ by Bramante, c. 1510 (Secular Archit

when was it built?

1510

where is it located?

Rome

who took ownership of it and when?

Raphael in 1517

what are the features all’antica?

twinned doric columns supported by plinths, pedimented fenestration, square cut Roman voussoirs, doric entablature (frieze with metopes and triglyphs), dentils, rounded arches, rustication, balustrades, perfect shapes (e.g. squares and circles) in th emezzanine windows

how many storeys are there and what are they called?

the ground storey, the mezzanine, piano nobile, and the attic

how is there an optical illusion and what is it called?

there seems to be only two storeys on the outside giving it a trompe l’oeil effect

how does the ground storey serve as a plinth for the upper storeys?

the heavy rustication holds up the more refined smooth facade of the upper registers

how does the rustication allude to the function of the lower storeys?

it mirrors the work of the tradesmen that occupy the lower floors, contradicting the upper storeys refined elegance of the Caprini family and their interest in humanism

what is significant about the rusticated brickwork at the bottom of the build?

it is a veneer made of stucco and crushed marble

what is the formation of the inconsistent bays of the lower storey?

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