- "Renaissance architecture is the European architecture of the period between the early 15th and early 16th centuries in different regions, demonstrating a conscious revival and development of certain elements of ancient Greek and Roman thought and material culture."
Inspired by classical Italian architecture and characterized by symmetry, proportion, and balance with ornate details.
Humanism: An intellectual and cultural movement that emphasized the study of classical languages, literature, and art as a means to improve society and promote individualism.
Patronage: The system of support by which artists, architects, and intellectuals were commissioned and paid for their works by wealthy individuals and institutions.
Classicism: The revival of the classical style of ancient Greece and Rome, characterized by symmetry, proportion, and simplicity.
Gothic revival: The renewed interest in the Gothic style of architecture, characterized by pointed arches, vaulted ceilings, and elaborate decoration.
Renaissance city planning: The design and layout of cities during the Italian Renaissance, which emphasized symmetry, regularity, and the public use of space.
Perspective: The use of mathematical principles to create the illusion of depth and space in painting and architecture.
Architectural orders: The classical orders (Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian) which were used in Renaissance architecture to provide a system of proportion and decoration.
Vitruvian proportions: The system of ideal human proportions (based on the writings of the Roman architect Vitruvius) which were used in Renaissance architecture to achieve harmony and balance.
Palazzo: Urban townhouses built by wealthy families in Renaissance Italy, characterized by their grand facades and courtyards.
Renaissance gardens: The design and layout of gardens during the Italian Renaissance, which emphasized symmetry, proportion, and classical motifs.
Rustication: The use of rough, textured stone blocks in Renaissance architecture to provide contrast and decoration.
Trompe l'oeil: The use of painting and decoration to create the illusion of three-dimensional space and objects.
Mannerism: The style of art and architecture that developed after the High Renaissance, characterized by exaggerated proportions, distorted forms, and complex compositions.
Baroque architecture: The style of architecture that developed in the 17th century, characterized by elaborate decoration, dramatic lighting, and illusionistic effects.
Rococo style: The ornate and delicate style of art and architecture that developed in the 18th century, characterized by curves, asymmetry, and playful decoration.
Early Renaissance: Also known as Quattrocento, this period covers the 15th century, and it was characterized by classicism and symmetry in design.
High Renaissance: This covers the late 15th and early 16th centuries characterized by grandeur, harmony, and balance, with the works of Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo.
Mannerism: This type of Renaissance architecture emerged in the mid-16th century, characterized by novelty, innovation, and exaggeration, with irregular facades and complex geometries.
Baroque: This style emerged in the late 16th and early 17th centuries, characterized by grandeur and exuberance, intricate decorations, and dynamic forms.
Rococo: This style emerged in the mid-18th century with delicate ornamentation, asymmetrical forms, and elaborate decorations.
Palladianism: Andrea Palladio, whose works inspired this style, was a prominent Venetian architect in the 16th century. It emphasizes symmetry, proportion, and harmony, with the use of colonnades and pediments.
Neoclassicism: This style emerged in the mid-18th century and was a revival of classical architecture. It emphasizes simplicity, rationality, and clarity.
Eclecticism: This style emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, characterized by a mix of different elements and styles, including Renaissance, Baroque, and neoclassical.
Renaissance Revival: This style emerged in the 19th century as a revival of Renaissance architecture, characterized by classical elements and symmetry in design, with the use of brick and stone.
Modernism: This style emerged in the early 20th century as a rejection of the traditional styles, including Renaissance. It emphasizes functionalism, minimalism, and rationality in design.
- "between the early 15th and early 16th centuries"
- "Renaissance architecture followed Gothic architecture"
- "was succeeded by Baroque architecture"
- "Developed first in Florence, with Filippo Brunelleschi as one of its innovators"
- "the Renaissance style quickly spread to other Italian cities"
- "The style was carried to Spain, France, Germany, England, Russia and other parts of Europe"
- "Renaissance style places emphasis on symmetry, proportion, geometry and the regularity of parts"
- "the architecture of classical antiquity and in particular ancient Roman architecture"
- "Orderly arrangements of columns, pilasters and lintels, as well as the use of semicircular arches, hemispherical domes, niches and aediculae"
- "replaced the more complex proportional systems and irregular profiles of medieval buildings"
- "with Filippo Brunelleschi as one of its innovators"
- "Orderly arrangements of columns, pilasters and lintels, as well as the use of semicircular arches, hemispherical domes, niches and aediculae"
- "spread to other Italian cities... and other parts of Europe at different dates and with varying degrees of impact"
- "places emphasis on symmetry, proportion, geometry and the regularity of parts"
- "demonstrating a conscious revival and development of certain elements of ancient Greek and Roman thought and material culture"
- "columns, pilasters, lintels, semicircular arches, hemispherical domes, niches, and aediculae"
- "Filippo Brunelleschi"
- "Renaissance architecture followed Gothic architecture"
- "was succeeded by Baroque architecture"