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Who Shaped Renaissance Architecture?
Crowds gather in front of the Loggia dei Lanzi, a historic open-air structure with three large arches and classical statues, located in Piazza della Signoria, Florence, Italy. Florence Cathedral Facade of Filippo Brunelleschi's Pazzi Chapel in Florence, with Corinthian columns, central arch, tiled roof, and domed lantern. Palazzo Medici, Florence Sant'Andrea, Mantua Facade of Chiesa di Santa Maria dei Miracoli by Pietro Lombardo in Venice, Italy, featuring pale marble panels, arched windows, and a large circular window above the entrance. The Palazzo della Cancelleria in Rome, Italy, features symmetrical Renaissance architecture with rows of arched and rectangular windows on a pale stone facade. The Tempietto at San Pietro in Montorio, Rome, designed by Donato Bramante, features a circular colonnade supporting a domed roof with a cross on top.
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Ospedale degli Innocenti (Hospital of the Innocents), Florence
The arcade of the Ospedale degli Innocenti, Florence, designed by Filippo Brunelleschi,...
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Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence
Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence, begun 1376.
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Florence Cathedral
Aerial view of the Florence Cathedral, whose dome was designed by Filippo Brunelleschi,...
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Pazzi Chapel, Florence
Exterior view of the Pazzi Chapel, Florence, original design by Filippo Brunelleschi,...
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Palazzo Medici, Florence
Exterior view of the Palazzo Medici (now the Palazzo Medici Riccardi), Florence,...
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Sant'Andrea, Mantua
Exterior view of Sant'Andrea, Mantua, designed by Leon Battista Alberti, begun in...
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Santa Maria dei Miracoli, Venice
Exterior view of Santa Maria dei Miracoli, Venice, designed by Pietro Lombardo, 1481–89.
© Melanie Lemahieu/Shutterstock.com
Palazzo della Cancelleria, Rome
Exterior view of the Palazzo della Cancelleria, Rome, begun 1485.
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Tempietto
Exterior view of the Tempietto, designed by Donato Bramante, c. 1502; in the courtyard...
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Santa Maria della Consolazione, Todi, Italy
Exterior view of Santa Maria della Consolazione in Todi, Italy, probably designed...
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Palazzo Farnese
Exterior view of the Palazzo Farnese, Rome, designed by Antonio da Sangallo the Younger...
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Palazzo Massimo alle Colonne, Rome
Exterior view of the Palazzo Massimo alle Colonne, Rome, designed by Baldassarre...
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Palazzo del Te, near Mantua
Exterior view of the Palazzo del Te, near Mantua, Italy, designed by Giulio Romano,...
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St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City
Photo illustration of St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City, highlighting characteristics...
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San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice
Facade of San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice, designed by Andrea Palladio, 1566–1610.
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Church of the Gesù, Rome
Facade of the church of the Gesù, Rome, designed by Giacomo della Porta, 1575; the...
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Château at Chambord, France, design attributed to Bernabei Domenico da Cortona, executed...
Archives Photographiques, Paris
Gallery of Francis I
Elaborately carved and painted gallery characteristic of French Renaissance design:...
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Longleat
Longleat, Wiltshire, England, designed by Sir John Thynne and Robert Smythson, 1568–c....
A.F. Kersting
Square Court of the Louvre, Paris
Square Court of the Louvre, Paris, designed by Pierre Lescot, 1546–51.
Giraudon/Art Resource, New York
Figure 66: Renaissance furniture from the Sala dei Pappagalli in the Palazzo Dvanzati,...
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Stadhuis, Antwerp
Stadhuis (Town Hall), Antwerp, designed by Loys du Foys and Nicolo Scarini and executed...
Fotowerken Frans Claes, Antwerp, © Sabam-Brussels
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