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| Which direction do the front doors face on Gothic cathedrals? |
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| What are the big openings around the doors on a Gothic cathedral called? |
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| The bands on the arches above an opening or door |
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| What are the 3 periods of Gothic architecture called? |
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| Early Gothic, High Gothic, Late Gothic |
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| What requirement must a church have in order to be a Cathedral? |
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| It must serve as seat of a bishop |
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| A small, thin column, usually used to support an arcade |
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| The stonework divisions in Gothic windows |
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Name: Laon Cathedral
Location: Laon, France
Century: 12th - 13th
Number of completed/planned towers: 4 / 7
Animal on top of towers: Miraculous ox - honors cows that helped build it
Change made later by English: Originally latin cross plan, English extended back end of choir
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Name: Chartres Cathedral (Notre Dame)
Location: Chartres, France
Century: 12th - 13th
Gothic period: High Gothic
Why are the towers different: One was struck by lightning and rebuilt in 1500s
What relic is in it: Holy tunic of Chartres (Mary wore it when pregnant)
Why are its flying buttresses special: It was the first cathedral with flying buttresses in the original plans, not added on later
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| Who invented linear perspective? |
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| When did the Renaissance begin? |
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| What is the origin of the word Renaissance? |
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| French word meaning rebirth |
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| What did Brunelleschi enter a competition to build for the Cathedral (Duomo) of Florence, and who was he competing against? |
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| The bronze door of the baptistery and the dome, against Lorenzo Ghilberti |
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Name: Florence Cathedral (Duomo)
Location: Florence, Italy
Century (begun): 13th
Period (begun/finished): Italian Gothic / Italian Renaissance
Why is it so big: They were racing against another city to build a better cathedral
Who designed the dome: Brunelleschi
When was the dome built: 15th century
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| Who wrote De Re Aedifactoria (on the art of building), and when? |
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| Leon Battista Alberti - 15th century |
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Name: San Lorenzo
Location: Florence, Italy
Built by: Brunelleschi
Century: 15th
Clients: Medici Family
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| Rough stonework with exposed joints, makes a guilding look rustic |
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| What does piano nobile mean? |
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| Noble floor - the most important floor of an Italian palace. First floor to them, second floor to us. |
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Name: Sant' Andrea
Built by: Alberti
Location: Manuta, Italy
Century: 15th
When was the back half built: 300 years later
What does it have on top of the front part: A "Great Umbrella"
What's the term that describes the alternation between big and small elements: Syncopated rhythm
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Name: Rucellai Palace
Built by: Alberti
Location: Florence, Italy
Century: 15th
Client & profession: Giovanni Rucellai, merchant
Why are its columns special: First secular building with Greek Orders
How were rooms allotted: By person, not by function
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Name: Tempietto
Location: Rome, Italy
Century: 16th
Built by: Donato Bramante
Commemorates: Crucifiction of St. Peter
What's the railing on top called: Balistrade
What is it modeled after: Temple of the Sibyl (Tivoli, Italy, 1st century)
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| How is a Greek cross plan different from a Latin cross? |
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| All 4 arms of a Greek cross are the same length, so it's more centralized |
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Name: New St. Peters
Location: Rome, Italy
Century started: 16th
Original client: Pope Julius II
First architect: Bramante
What he completed: planned Greek cross, only built piers and connecting arches
Second architect: Sangallo
What he changed: Latin cross
Third architect: Michelangelo
What he changed/completed: Greek cross, finished most of building including dome
Fourth architect: Maderno
What he changed/completed: Latin cross, extended to cover ground of Old St. Peters
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| A row of columns forming a cylinder underneath a dome |
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Name: San Lorenzo Ricetto
Century: 16th
Location: Florence
Built by: Michelangelo
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Name: Villa Rotonda
Century: 16th
Built by: Andrea Palladio
Why is the facade special? First home with a Greek facade and dome
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| What was Andrea Palladio's original last name? |
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| Who published The 4 books of Architecture, and when, and why? |
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| ANdrea Palladio, 16th century, included drawings of his work so people could study and reproduce them, along with information about old buildings, Greek orders, etc. |
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Name: St Peter's Piazza
Location: Rome, Italy
Century: 17th
Built by: Gianlorenzo Bernini
Column order: Doric
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| What did baroque architecture emphasize more than earlier architecture? |
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| Who was Borromini's rival? |
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| What is considered the shape of the Baroque era? |
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| The oval (dynamic circle) |
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| What do the arms of the St Peter's Piazza represent? |
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| The "Motherly armos of the Church" |
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Name: Sant'Ivo della Sapienza
Location: Rome, Italy
Century: 17th
Built by: Borromini
Original purpose: Chapel of University of Rome
Shape of dome: 6 point star - Star of Soloman the Wise
What was the lantern modeled after: Tower of Babel
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| How did Palladio become a famous architect? |
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| He was born lower class, ran away to Vicenza and became a stonemason. Count Trissino recognized his talent and made Palladio rich and famous and intelligent. |
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| What happens to vaults and towers from the early Gothic to high Gothic? |
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| Which Renaissance architect was an illigitimate child? |
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| Who is the first identified Renaissance architect? |
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