History of Renaissance Era Architecture
Materials / Styles
Exterior
Lighting (*New)
- Stucco and stone are common materials used in the construction of an Italian Renaissance home. A low-pitched, hipped roof (one in which all sides slope downward toward the walls) with terracotta tiles is a typical feature. Decorative brackets supporting moderately-wide, overhanging, boxed roof eaves are prominent in Italian Renaissance homes. Symmetrical design, recessed porches with arched openings, plus classical columns, pilasters and pediments describe the Italian Renaissance architecture.
Lighting (*New)
- Wrought iron, distressed copper, bronze and cast iron were commonly used in crafting Italian Renaissance lighting. Twisted metal chandeliers, antique wall sconces and hanging lanterns complement this decor. Wrought iron or copper table or floor lamps are functional and blend seamlessly with the Italian Renaissance design.
Famous Architects of the Renaissance Era
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Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simon - (6 March 1475 – 18 February 1564)
-was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet of the High Renaissance who exerted an unparalleled influence on the development of western art. Considered to be the greatest living artist during his lifetime, he has since also been described as one of the greatest artists of all time. Michelangelo's architectural commissions included a number that were not realised, notably the façade for Brunelleschi's Church of San Lorenzo in Florence, for which Michelangelo had a wooden model constructed, but which remains to this day unfinished rough brick.
-was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet of the High Renaissance who exerted an unparalleled influence on the development of western art. Considered to be the greatest living artist during his lifetime, he has since also been described as one of the greatest artists of all time. Michelangelo's architectural commissions included a number that were not realised, notably the façade for Brunelleschi's Church of San Lorenzo in Florence, for which Michelangelo had a wooden model constructed, but which remains to this day unfinished rough brick.
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Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (15 April 1452 – 2 May 1519)
- Was an Italian polymath (a person of wide-ranging knowledge or learning) whose areas of interest included invention, painting, sculpting, architecture, science, music, mathematics, engineering, literature, anatomy, geology, astronomy, writing, history, and cartography (the science or practice of drawing maps). He has been variously called the father of architecture, and is widely considered one of the greatest painters of all time. Sometimes credited with the inventions of the parachute, helicopter and tank, he epitomised the Renaissance humanist ideals.
- Was an Italian polymath (a person of wide-ranging knowledge or learning) whose areas of interest included invention, painting, sculpting, architecture, science, music, mathematics, engineering, literature, anatomy, geology, astronomy, writing, history, and cartography (the science or practice of drawing maps). He has been variously called the father of architecture, and is widely considered one of the greatest painters of all time. Sometimes credited with the inventions of the parachute, helicopter and tank, he epitomised the Renaissance humanist ideals.
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Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino ( March 28th, 1483 – April 6th, 1520)
-known as Raphael , he was an Italian painter and architect of the Renaissance Era. His work is admired for its clarity of form, ease of composition, and visual achievement of the Neoplatonic (philosophical) ideals of human Majesty, Splendor and most importantly, impressiveness . Together with Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci, he forms the traditional trinity of great masters of that period.
-known as Raphael , he was an Italian painter and architect of the Renaissance Era. His work is admired for its clarity of form, ease of composition, and visual achievement of the Neoplatonic (philosophical) ideals of human Majesty, Splendor and most importantly, impressiveness . Together with Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci, he forms the traditional trinity of great masters of that period.