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The Story Of Renaissance Architecture

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Author : Sonia Servida
language : en
Publisher: Prestel Publishing
Release Date : 2011

The Story Of Renaissance Architecture written by Sonia Servida and has been published by Prestel Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Architecture, Renaissance categories.

"This volume features the Renaissance period's most important architects, buildings and cities, interior and exterior photographs, detailed images, drawings and plans. This book offers a general introduction to the period and discusses the primary characteristics of the style, along with commonly used techniques and materials. The Renaissance began in fifteenth-century Italy as an attempt to review Rome's Golden Age. Some ot the most recognizable Renaissance structures featured here are the Palais de Fontainebleau in France, the Ducal Palace of Urbino in Italy and St Peter's Basilica in Vatican City"--Back cover.

Renaissance Architecture

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Author : Christy Anderson
language : en
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Release Date : 2013-02-28

Renaissance Architecture written by Christy Anderson and has been published by OUP Oxford this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-28 with Architecture categories.

The Renaissance was a diverse phenomenon, marked by innovation and economic expansion, the rise of powerful rulers, religious reforms, and social change. Encompassing the entire continent, Renaissance Architecture examines the rich variety of buildings that emerged during these seminal centuries of European history. Although marked by the rise of powerful individuals, both patrons and architects, the Renaissance was equally a time of growing group identities and communities - and architecture provided the public face to these new identities . Religious reforms in northern Europe, spurred on by Martin Luther, rejected traditional church function and decoration, and proposed new models. Political ambitions required new buildings to satisfy court rituals. Territory, nature, and art intersected to shape new landscapes and building types. Classicism came to be the international language of an educated architect and an ambitious patron, drawing on the legacy of ancient Rome. Yet the richness of the medieval tradition continued to be used throughout Europe, often alongside classical buildings. Examining each of these areas by turn, this book offers a broad cultural history of the period as well as a completely new approach to the history of Renaissance architecture. The work of well-known architects such as Michelangelo and Andrea Palladio is examined alongside lesser known though no less innovative designers such as Juan Guas in Portugal and Benedikt Ried in Prague and Eastern Europe. Drawing on the latest research, it also covers more recent areas of interest such as the story of women as patrons and the emotional effect of Renaissance buildings, as well as the impact of architectural publications and travel on the emerging new architectural culture across Europe. As such, it provides a compelling introduction to the subject for all those interested in the history of architecture, society, and culture in the Renaissance, and European culture in general.

Building Renaissance Venice

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Author : Richard John Goy
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2006-01-01

Building Renaissance Venice written by Richard John Goy and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-01-01 with Architecture categories.

This book brings to life the story of the construction of some of the most outstanding early Renaissance buildings in Venice. Through a series of individual case studies, Richard J. Goy explores how and why great buildings came to be built. He addresses the practical issues of constructing such buildings as the Torre dell’Orologio in Piazza San Marco, the Arsenale Gate, and the churches of Santa Maria della Carita and San Zaccaria, focusing particular attention on the process of patronage. The book is the first to trace the complete process of creating important buildings, from the earliest conception in the minds of the patrons--the Venetian state or other institutional patrons--through the choice of architect, the employment of craftsmen, and the selection of materials. In an interesting analysis of the participants’ roles, Goy highlights the emerging importance of the superintending master, the protomaestro.

Pliny The Elder And The Emergence Of Renaissance Architecture

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Author : Peter Fane-Saunders
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2016-07-12

Pliny The Elder And The Emergence Of Renaissance Architecture written by Peter Fane-Saunders and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-12 with Art categories.

The Naturalis historia by Pliny the Elder provided Renaissance scholars, artists and architects with details of ancient architectural practice and long-lost architectural wonders - material that was often unavailable elsewhere in classical literature. Pliny's descriptions frequently included the dimensions of these buildings, as well as details of their unusual construction materials and ornament. This book describes, for the first time, how the passages were interpreted from around 1430 to 1580, that is, from Alberti to Palladio. Chapters are arranged chronologically within three interrelated sections - antiquarianism; architectural writings; drawings and built monuments - thereby making it possible for the reader to follow the changing attitudes to Pliny over the period. The resulting study establishes the Naturalis historia as the single most important literary source after Vitruvius's De architectura.

Michelangelo God S Architect

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Author : William E. Wallace
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2021-04-06

Michelangelo God S Architect written by William E. Wallace and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-06 with Architecture categories.

"As he entered his seventies, the great Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo despaired that his productive years were past. Anguished by the death of friends and discouraged by the loss of commissions to younger artists, this supreme painter and sculptor began carving his own tomb. It was at this unlikely moment that fate intervened to task Michelangelo with the most ambitious and daunting project of his long creative life. 'Michelangelo, God's Architect' is the first book to tell the full story of Michelangelo's final two decades, when the peerless artist refashioned himself into the master architect of St. Peter's Basilica and other major buildings. When the Pope handed Michelangelo control of the St. Peter's project in 1546, it was a study in architectural mismanagement, plagued by flawed design and faulty engineering. Assessing the situation with his uncompromising eye and razor-sharp intellect, Michelangelo overcame the furious resistance of Church officials to persuade the Pope that it was time to start over. In this richly illustrated book, leading Michelangelo expert William Wallace sheds new light on this least familiar part of Michelangelo's biography, revealing a creative genius who was also a skilled engineer and enterprising businessman. The challenge of building St. Peter's deepened Michelangelo's faith, Wallace shows. Fighting the intrigues of Church politics and his own declining health, Michelangelo became convinced that he was destined to build the largest and most magnificent church ever conceived. And he was determined to live long enough that no other architect could alter his design."--Provided by publisher.

Architecture Of The Renaissance

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Author : Bertrand Jestaz
language : en
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Release Date : 1996

Architecture Of The Renaissance written by Bertrand Jestaz and has been published by Thames & Hudson this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Architecture, Renaissance categories.

Discusses the change from the Gothic style of the late Middle Ages to the style, inspired by classical antiquity , as it began in Italy and spread throughout Europe - Filippo Brunelleschi - Peruzzi - Michelangelo Buonarroti.

A History Of Venetian Architecture

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Author : Ennio Concina
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998

A History Of Venetian Architecture written by Ennio Concina and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Architecture categories.

The history of Venetian architecture is no less remarkable than the history of that city itself, and Ennio Concina's comprehensive survey draws on extensive original research on the city's cultural history to offer fresh insights and an energetic approach to the architecture. Beginning with the traces of classical activity found in the territory which became ducal Venice, to its establishment as an urba magna in the Byzantine age, and the architectural glories of the Renaissance and Baroque city, Concina discusses the influence of Venice's extraordinary position in history and geography on the architectural styles to be found there. He overturns many long established theories on the development of the lagoon city, and discusses the work of many of history's most famous architects - Sansovino, Sanmicheli, Palladio, Longhena - bringing the story up to date with his examination of the twentieth-century's attempts to expand the economy, and preserve the city's heritage. This lavishly produced title is a co-edition with Electa Books, Italy.

The Story Of Architecture

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Author : Charles Thompson Mathews
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1896

The Story Of Architecture written by Charles Thompson Mathews and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1896 with Architecture categories.

Timeless Cities

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Author : David Mayernik
language : en
Publisher: Basic Books
Release Date : 2005-06-08

Timeless Cities written by David Mayernik and has been published by Basic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-06-08 with Architecture categories.

For Italian city builders more than a thousand years ago, the urban realm was the great theater where their best aspirations were played out, the place where society said the most substantial things about who they were and what they longed for. In this masterful blend of art and cultural history, architect David Mayernik reveals how the very different cities of Venice, Rome, Florence, Siena, and Pienza were all literally designed to be both models of the mind and images of heaven. Mayernik takes the reader on a journey into the past in Timeless Cities, but he also explains why these city-building ideas remain relevant today. For those travelling on vacation or appreciating the art and architecture of Italy from home, Mayernik helps bring the wonder and beauty of the Renaissance mind a little closer.