RenaissancRenaissance e

ArchitecturArchitecturee

Classicism revisitedClassicism revisited

Origins & Major ArchitectsOrigins & Major Architects

• Culmination of a steady revival if classical thought

• Ancient writings of Vitruvius• Relics, heritage surround

– Contemporary writings of Leon Battista Alberti

– Important works by Fillipo Brunelleschi and Andrea Palladio

– Apex with Michelangelo

Types of structures for our Types of structures for our studystudy

• Florentine pallazzi (palaces)• Venetian villas (luxurious homes) • Churches and chapels

Leon Battista AlbertiLeon Battista Alberti

Sant’ Andrea, Mantua

Santa Maria Novella, Florence

Fillippo BrunelleschiFillippo Brunelleschi

Pazzi Chapel, Florence

Andrea PalladioAndrea Palladio

Villa Rotonda, Vicenza

San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice

Palaces of Florence

Michelangelo BuonarottiMichelangelo Buonarotti

Campidoglio, Capitoline Hill, Rome

Plan of the Campidoglio

Mannerism, The Anti-Renaissance