Renaissance Architecture

Question 1

Renaissance Period is the Age of Discovery, the Great Awakening, the Period of Enlightenment. When was this period and what does the word Renaissance mean?

Answer 1

1400-1700 Renaissance means rebirth. It began in the 14th century after the middle ages.

Question 2

Who is Johann Gutenburg?

Answer 2

He developed the first successful press. Allowing more books to be printed. This allowed knowledge to spread quickly.

Question 3

What was the book written by Vitruvius?

Answer 3

Treatise on Architecture. This book attempted to establish the rules and standards of classical Roman Architecture.

Question 4

What is Mannerism?

Answer 4

Mannerism design deviated from the earlier Renissance work in several ways. 1st - Lacked structural logic. 2nd - Classical Elements were frequently used in arbitrarily and capriciously. 3rd - Manipulated by long contrived spaces. Vignola’s Church of the Gesu in Rome is a good example of this.

Question 5

What is the style and who built this building?

Answer 5

Church of teh Gesu by Vignola.

ROME

1551 +/-

MANNERISM