Module 18: Humanism and the Early Renaissance

Humanism

Celebration of human achievement; advocates learnig thorugh objective inquiry

Lantern

A small circular or polygonal turret with windows all around, crowning a roof or dome admitting light to the area below

Loggia

A gallery or room open on one or more sides, sometimes pillard

Pietra serena

Fine-grained pale grey sandstone from Italy

Rustication

Masonry cut in massive blocks separated from each other by deep joints, giving bold and rich texture to an exterior wall

Founding Hospital

Florence, Italy, 1419

Who designed the Founding Hospital?

Filippo Brunelleschi

San Lorenzo

Italy, 1420

Who designed the San Lorenzo?

Filippo Brunelleschi

Santa Maria del Fiore (Il Duomo)

Florence, Italy,1296

Who first started the Santa Maria del Fiore (Il Duomo)?

Alforno di Cambio

Who finished the design of Santa Maria del Fiore (Il Duomo)?

Filippo Brunelleschi

Pazzi Chapel

Florence, Italy, 1439

Who designed the Pazzi Chapel?

Filippo Brunelleschi

Palazzo Medici

Florence, Italy, 1444

Who designed the Palazzo Rucellai?

Michaelozzo

Palazzo Rucellai

Florence, Italy, 1446

Who designed the Palazzo Rucellai?

Leon Battista Alberti

Sant’ Andrea

Mantua, Italy, 1470

Who designed the Sant’ Andrea?

Leon Battista Alberti

Giovanni de Medici (1360-1429)

Wealthy Florence banker and founder of the Medici dynasty, he financed major early Renaissance projects

Filippo Brunelleschi (1377-1446)

he became the pioneering architect of Renaissance Florence

Donatello di Niccolo di Betto Bardi (1386-1466)

innovative Florence sculptor whose naturalistic figures helped define Renaissance humanism in sculpture

Cosmio de medici (1360-1429)

son of Giovanni de Medici, he expanded the Medici Bank and used his wealth to shape Florence’s political life and patronize artists and architects

Leon Battista Alberti (1404-1472)

humanist scholar, theorist, and architect who codified classical principles in De re Aedificatoria

What site has an example of a lantern?

Santa Maria Del Fiore (Il Duomo), Florence, Italy, Dome

What site has an example of pietra serena?

San Spirito, Florence, Italy, 1445

What site has an example of rustification?

Palazzo Medici, Florence, Italy, 1444