HOA AMACE: RENAISSANCE

Late Medieval Italy

Flat roofs; circular windows on the west front; absence of pinnacles and flying buttresses; stripes of colored marbles instead of mouldings.

Renaissance

Rebirth of classical culture; began in Florence

Filippo Brunelleschi

First Renaissance architect; applied elements of Classical Roman architecture.

Leon Battista Alberti

Author of "Ten Books on Architecture

Andrea Palladio

Specialized in domestic architecture; chief architect of the Venetian Republic; gained recognition through "The Four Books of Architecture."

Proto-Baroque

Evident in the works of Michelangelo; churches crowned with domes.

Palladian

Architectural style inspired by Andrea Palladio's Roman designs emphasizing proportion and symmetry.

Baroque Architecture

Seen in the works of Bernini; characterized by strong curves and rich decoration.

Rococo (Late Baroque)

Florid

Astylar

A façade without columns.

Pietra Forte

A warm brown limestone that turns gray over time.

Pietra Serena (Macigno Stone)

Gray sandstone commonly used for interiors because it is not durable against weathering.

Semi-Circular Arcades

Arches supported on piers faced with columns.

Coffered Ceilings

Ceiling design commonly used in Renaissance architecture.

Humanism

Appreciation of physical beauty and emphasis on human achievements and expression.

Medici Family

The family that dominated Renaissance Florence's political and cultural life.

Dome of Florence Cathedral

Designed by Filippo Brunelleschi; combines Gothic construction with a Renaissance dome; double shell of sandstone and marble; largest brick dome ever constructed.

Herringbone Pattern

Brick-laying pattern used by Brunelleschi to direct forces downward along the curve of the dome.

The Capitol

Michelangelo's most successful civic work.

Donato Bramante

Won the 1506 competition for St. Peter's Basilica; designed a Greek cross plan with a dome.

Verona and Santi

Proposed a Latin cross plan for St. Peter's Basilica.

Peruzzi

Returned to Bramante's Greek cross plan but died before it was built.

Antonio da Sangallo

Modified St. Peter's Basilica with a short nave; plan was never built but strengthened Bramante's piers.

Porta and Fontana

Completed the dome of St. Peter's Basilica using Michelangelo's model.

Vignola

Designed the side cupolas of St. Peter's Basilica.

Carlo Maderno

Lengthened the nave to create a Latin cross plan and added the massive façade of St. Peter's Basilica.

Bernini

Designed and erected the 650-foot-wide piazza of St. Peter's Basilica.

Michelangelo Buonarroti

Responsible for most of St. Peter's Basilica's outstanding features; designed its dome with two brick shells and sixteen stone ribs.

Sistine Chapel

One of Vatican City's most famous works of art; features nine scenes from the Book of Genesis.

Last Judgement

Michelangelo's crowning achievement in painting.

Pietà

Marble sculpture by Michelangelo featuring dynamic flowing lines; completed when he was 23 years old.

David

A 5.17-meter marble statue by Michelangelo; Renaissance interpretation of the heroic male nude from Ancient Greek art.