Classic versus Dynamic Baroque in Rome Bernini considered very conservative—particularly in architectural projects Perception of Baroque architecture is often misconstrued because of restorations during the time Pietro Berrettini da Cortona (1596-1669) 2 years older than Bernini—he too had a long career Like Bernini: extremely versatile: architect, painter, sculpture designer, decorator received much less representation than … Continue reading
Week 12—Rhetoric of Unity
Rhetoric of Unity: High Baroque Art and Architecture in Papal Rome Urban VIII Barberini (1623-1644) sees to the throne of Peter first thing he did was to acquire Bernini from Cardinal Scippione Innocent X Pamphili (1644-1655) Alexander VII Chigi (1655-1667) becomes premier papal architect after innocent X continues work at St. Peters S. Pietro in … Continue reading
Week 11: The “Basilica of the Counter-Reformation”; Sixtus V to Paul V and Early Baroque Rome
The “Basilica of the Counter-Reformation”; Sixtus V to Paul V and Early Baroque Rome Sixtus V – create signposts for pilgrims to navigate through pilgrim sites. project to create one of the first advertising campaign to. chose markers to put at churches that became monumental. used obalisque to mark buildings Council of Trent, 1545-1563 to reconcile … Continue reading
Week 8 (cont.): Mannerism—and Week 9: The New Rome: Renaissance in Northern Italy
WEEK 8 The Problem of Mannerism and its Application to Architecture: Mid- Late Sixteenth-Century Architecture in Rome, Florence and N. Italy Mannerism: starts to refer to not only classical, but also renaissance architecture—becoming its own language Michelangelo Rome, Porta Pia, 1561 Pirro Ligorio (ca.1515-1583) known for combining large scale items with smaller scaled items had … Continue reading
Week 8
Week 7: Medici Chapel created because the Medici ask him to create a chapel in their hometown Michelangelo was always thinking big—usually so big that it was a project that needed reduced in order to be completed. smaller alter because there was only one large alter in the church (in the auditorium) allegorical- using figures … Continue reading
Weeks 6 and 7 (In-Progress): Raphael, Peruzzi, and Michelangelo
Rome, Italy aquaducts were reconstructed and continued outward medieval cities weren’t about planned development, renaissance cities were contrasting urban life and country life—the way roman literature described it If you had a palazzo, you probably had a villa (or two!). Suburban villas were close enough to the Palazzo that it allowed for space, gardens, and … Continue reading
Week 5; The Roman High Renaissance: Raphael and Early Sixteenth-Century Rome
The Roman High Renaissance: Raphael and Early Sixteenth-Century Rome Bramante originally trained as a painter from flat to 3d form architect from guild to intellectual Todi, Santa Maria della Consolazione, 1504-1517 Executed by Cola da Caprarola Designed by Bramante, but executed by Cola da Caprarola Small centralized dome type, like Tempiettro a combination of Bramante’s … Continue reading
Week 4; Late 15th-Century Architecture: Tuscany under the Medici
Updates from Last Week: Title: Sant’Andrea, Mantua, facade. (and inside) Creator: Alberti, Leon Battista. Creation Year: Designed 1470. Culture: Renaissance: Italian Style: Early Renaissance Country: Mantua, Italy Latin cross church located around the corner from Ducal Palace Alberti creates illusion of the perfect temple facade (dome on top) the arch window above the pediment allows … Continue reading
Week 3: Early Renaissance Domestic Architecture
Leone Battista Alberti (1404-1472) Major architect during the early part of the fifteenth century Humanist Family was exiled from Florence Became friends with Brunelleschi, Donatello, Ghiberti, and Masaccio Believed that the architect can control beauty in proportions Alberti Leon Battista Alberti (1404–1472) worked as an architect from the 1450s onward, principally in Florence, Rimini, and … Continue reading
The Renaissance, A summary
Italian Renaissance architects based their theories and practices on Classical Roman examples. The Renaissance revival of Classical Rome was as important in architecture as it was in literature. A pilgrimage to Rome to study the ancient buildings and ruins, especially the Colosseum and Pantheon, was considered essential to an architect’s training. Classical orders and architectural elements such as … Continue reading
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