Italian Renaissance

The Renaissance began in Florence, Italy.  There was an increased attention to buildings that were open to the public.  They started to move away from absolute rule to democracies.  The city and buildings started to move towards participatory government.  The Palazzo Davanzati was a transitional house between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.  It supports the first Renaissance interior.  The roof has an ope gallery.  A string course delineate each floor.  The ground floor is shops.  The residential floors are above the ground floor.  The most important floor is the piano nobile.  The floors then start to decrease in height.

 Santa Maria della Consolazione is the closest incarnation of the Renaissance.  Leonardo da Vinci was an architect, painter, and inventor.  He was the painter of the Mona Lisa.  He painted several fresco cycles throughout his life.  Donato Bramante was the architect of St. Peter's.  Some works are included in the Renaissance because they are transitioning into the Renaissance.  Many artists encountered design problems and then came up with brilliant answers.  Michelangelo did this on every single of his projects including his work in the Campidoglio.

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