RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE

Question 1

RENAISSANCE TIMELINE

Answer 1

1400 to 1800 century

Question 2

Renaissance architecture demonstrates a
conscious revival and development of certain elements
of …………and …………. thought and material
culture.

Answer 2

ancient Greek and Roman

Question 3

Features of Renaissance buildings include the use of
the ……………. and ………………..
of height and width combined with a desire for
……., ………., and ………
……….., …………., ……………., ……………and ………….are imaginatively used
in buildings of all types.

Answer 3

classical orders and mathematically precise ratios

symmetry, proportion, geometry and harmony.

Columns/pilasters, pediments, Barrel vaults, Semi circular/round arches and domes.

Question 4

Renaissance architecture movement commonly divided
into three phases:

Answer 4

EARLY RENAISSANCE the first reuse of classical ideas
HIGH RENAISSANCE the full revival of classicism
MANNERISM (aka Late Renaissance) when architecture became much more decorative and the reuse of classical themes ever more inventive.

Question 5

to house the assemblies of the people, and hold
public ceremonies and the official
ceremonies of the Florentine Republic. DURING EARLY RENNAISANCE

Answer 5

LOGGIA

Question 6

which period reflects best of the ideal, mathematical
ratios and proportions of classical architecture. featured the use of columns, domes, and arches; and supported a sense of intellectual calm and personal harmony.

Answer 6

HIGH RENAISSANCE

Question 7

Florence’s Santa Maria del Fiore Dome, designed and built by

Answer 7

Filippo Brunelleschi

Question 8

How was Santa Maria De Fiore built

Answer 8

built without a fixed centring (temporary
wooden scaffolding) during the
construction stage.
Rather, each circular course of the dome was completed before another course was added on top.
The dome is self-supporting thanks to the 8
outer and 16 inner ribs that rise from the
base to the peak and which create self-supporting arches.

Question 9

How was Santa Maria De Fiore built?

Answer 9

built without a fixed centring (temporary
wooden scaffolding) during the
construction stage.
Rather, each circular course of the dome was completed before another course was added on top.
The dome is self-supporting thanks to the 8
outer and 16 inner ribs that rise from the
base to the peak and which creates self-supporting arches.

Question 10

When architecture became much more
decorative and the reuse of classical themes
ever more inventive.

Answer 10

LATE RENAISSANCE OR MANNERISM

Question 11

first modern square to be designed in Rome

Answer 11

Piazza del Campidoglio,
Rome.

Question 12

characteristic of Mannerism

Answer 12

Slender, elongated limbs, splayed, twisting,
and turning bodies, contradicting all the
traditional laws of proportion.

Question 13

Characteristics common to many
Mannerist works include distortion of the
…………., ………….., and …………….

Answer 13

human figure, a flattening of pictorial space,
and a cultivated intellectual sophistication.

Question 14

Ceilings in Renaissance architecture

Answer 14

flat or coffered ceilings
painted/decorated

Question 15

Doors in Renaissance architecture

Answer 15

lintels
rounded arch

Question 16

Windows in Renaissance architecture

Answer 16

set within an arch
square lintels or triangular pediments
clear glass

Question 17

External walls are often made with……. and corners are

Answer 17

Masonry……… corners are emphasized
by rusticated quoins.

Question 18

Architects of Late Renaissance Architecture

Answer 18

Michelangelo.

Question 19

Style aka Rococo style that arose 1700 century which was the outcome of a reaction against the blind worship of Vitruvius and neo-classical architecture.

Answer 19

Baroque

Question 20

Baroque style characteristics

Answer 20

highly decorative interior.
columns with twisted shaft placed in front of pilasters with cornices broken round them.
curved/broken pediments
huge wavy scrolls
flying figures/statues

Question 21

………. rejects the balance and harmony of
classical architecture, concentrating rather on the
the contrast between norm and derogation (an exemption
from or relaxation of a rule or law.) , nature and artifice,
symbol and undergrowth.

Answer 21

Mannerisms

Question 22

MANNERISM is the experimentation of architectural
forms to emphasize ………and ………. relationships.

Answer 22

solid and spatial

Question 23

Characteristics of Mannerism Architecture

Answer 23

1.Visual trickery and unexpected
elements that challenged the
renaissance norms
2. Architectural forms to emphasize
solid and spatial relationships.
3. Blind windows
4. Colossal Order - inventing
the giant order, (a large pilaster that
stretches from the bottom to the top
of a facade.)
5. Symmetrical but highly
Ornamental

Question 24

a style that thinks every element of a building should follow the same set of proportions for it to be perfectly balanced and well-formed.

Answer 24

Palladian architecture

Question 25

Characteristics of palladian architecture

Answer 25

1. Proportion
2. Symmetry
3. Palladian window
   (also known as the Serliana or
   Venetian window)
4. Temple front
5. Use of Orders (optional)

Question 26

PALLADIUM ARCHITECTS

Answer 26

Andrea Palladio: WHO MADE VILLA ROTONDA, Vicenza Scamozzi

Question 27

Neoclassicism

Answer 27

The grandeur of scale,
simplicity of
geometric forms,
Greek—especially
Doric or Roman
detail, dramatic use
of columns, and a
preference for
blank walls.

Question 28

Who were some of the most influential Renaissance artists?

Answer 28

Filippo Brunelleschi
Leon Battista Alberti
Michelozzo Bartolomeo
Leonardo da Vinci
Donato Bramante
Michelangelo