Renaissance Architecture In Italy, France, And Germany PDF

 began during the 14th century and lasted until the 16th century Renaissance = REBIRTH Revive the ancient GREEK and ROMAN culture Transition from middle ages to modern period. The city of FLORENCE Birth place of Renaissance Strong economy and a political philosophy that...

 began during the 14th century and lasted until the 16th century Renaissance = REBIRTH Revive the ancient GREEK and ROMAN culture Transition from middle ages to modern period. The city of FLORENCE Birth place of Renaissance Strong economy and a political philosophy that was dedicated to the welfare of the city THE MEDICI OF FLORENCE  The one who shaped the destiny of Florence, Italy Promoted Renaissance MEDICI FAMILY ITALIAN RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE Three phases EARLY RENAISSANCE EARLY RENAISSANCE Fillipo Brunelleschi The underlying feature of the work of Brunelleschi was "order". observed that the way one sees regular structures such as the Baptistery of Florence and the tiled pavement surrounding it follows a mathematical order—linear perspective. The Florence Cathedral The Florence Cathedral designed by Arnolfo di Cambio Brunelleschi's first major architectural commission was for the enormous brick dome which covers the central space of Florence's cathedral often described as the first building of the Renaissance Three phases EARLY RENAISSANCE HIGH RENAISSANCE  HIGH RENAISSANCE Donato Bramante who introduced Renaissance architecture to Milan and the High Renaissance style to Rome Santa Maria delle Grazie Santa Maria delle Grazie Bramante’s finest architectural achievement in Milan The main architect was Guiniforte Solari but the design of the apse of the church has been attributed to Donato Bramante. The whole exterior has delineated details decorated with the local terracotta ornamentation The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci Three phases EARLY RENAISSANCE HIGH RENAISSANCE MANNERISM Mannerism Michelangelo Buonarroti one of the creative giants whose achievements mark the High Renaissance St Peter's Basilica St Peter's Basilica "the greatest creation of the Renaissance" In 1506 Bramante’s design for Pope Julius II’s rebuilding of St. Peter’s Basilica was selected, and the foundation stone laid. After Bramante’s death and many changes of plan, Michelangelo, as chief architect, reverted to something closer to Bramante’s original proposal. French Renaissance architecture is the name given to the French architecture, between the 15th and early 17th centuries, in different regions of the Kingdom of France. Château de Blois Château de Blois located in Loire Valley, in France, in the center of the city of Blois The residence of several French kings It has 564 rooms and 75 staircases although only 23 were used frequently. There is a fireplace in each room. There are 100 bedrooms. Château de chambord one of the most recognizable châteaux in the world because of its very distinct French Renaissance architecture which blends traditional French medieval forms with classical Renaissance structures. features 440 rooms, 282 fireplaces, and 84 staircases. Four rectangular vaulted hallways on each floor form a cross-shape. Château de maisons Château de maisons The château is located in Maisons-Laffitte, a northwestern suburb of Paris designed by François Mansart from 1630 to 1651 IN GERMANY  The German Renaissance, part of the Northern Renaissance, was a cultural and artistic movement that spread among German thinkers in the 15th and 16th centuries, which originated from the Italian Renaissance in Italy. ALBRECHT DURER – A German painter, Johann Reuchlin - was engraver, printmaker, mathematician and a German humanist and a scholar theorist from Nuremberg, Germany. of Greek and Hebrew.  ST. MICHAEL’S CHURCH, Munich, Germany (1583 – 1597 ) built by Duke Wilhelm V, of Bavaria 2nd Largest Barrel-vaulted roof. The church is 78.2 meters long, 20.3 meters wide and 28.2 meters high. HEIDELBERG CASTLE, Germany ( 1531-1612) famous ruin in Germany and landmark of Heidelberg. The Friedrichsbau was built in 1601 - 1607 under Elector Friedrich IV The Crystal Hall building  it was begun in German Renaissance style under the architect Bernhard Zwitzel from Augsburg; this palace is today known as the "German building"