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 →