ALDO ROSSI Aldo Rossi (May 3‚ 1931- September 4‚ 1997)‚ is one of the most influential architects during the period 1972- 1988‚ has accomplished the unusual feat of achieving international recognition in three distinct areas: theory‚ drawing and architecture. After receiving his architecture degree at the Politecnico di Milano (Polytechnic University in Milan) in 1959‚ Aldo Rossi served as a course assistant to prominent architects Ludovico Quaroni and Carla Amoynino. Aldo Rossi became a faculty
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WK - The Italian Renaissance was a time of rebirth in the arts. An abundance of new styles were explored‚ building on classical traditions but also breaking away from them. This cultural explosion was made possible by the liberal distribution of florins that characterized the artistic support of leading banking and commerce families. These influential families were patrons sometimes as a Machiavellian exercise of their power‚ often to atone for religious sins‚ and sometimes because they loved
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Fra Angelico: Annunciation (c. 1440–45)‚ fresco‚ north corridor‚ monastery of S Marco‚ Florence; photo credit: Erich Lessing/Art Resource‚ NYThe Renaissance refers to the era in Europe from the 14th to the 16th century in which a new style in painting‚ sculpture and architecture developed after the Gothic. Although a religious view of the world continued to play an important role in the lives of Europeans‚ a growing awareness of the natural world‚ the individual and collective humanity’s worldly
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"I am getting a good ’impression’ of you‚" remarked Monet in his French accent‚ "come sit with us‚ for we are just as confused as you are." After I had gotten their attention‚ I noticed they were all observing the Campbell’s soup painting that I recently discovered was missing from the wall. In addition
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using columns‚ pilasters‚ and stringcourses. Indeed‚ a building done in the Renaissance style consists of many similar sections so as to not draw the eye to a particular part of the building. The major Renaissance building types were the church‚ palazzo‚ and villa. Renaissance architecture flourished primarily in Italy from 1400-1600‚ only spreading across the rest of Europe during the latter half of this period. Devotion to the Gothic style caused the transition to Renaissance architecture outside
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21 HUMANISM AND THE ALLURE OF ANTIQUITY FIFTEENTH-CENTURY ITALIAN ART TEXT PAGES 572-611 1. List three tenants that underlay Italian Humanism: a. b. c. 2. What fifteenth-century German invention facilitated the distribution of books and the knowledge they contained? 3. What was the basis of the wealth of the Medici family? 4. List four roles played by the arts in 15th century Italian princely courts. a. b. c. d. FLORENCE 1. Name the two finalists for the commission
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The stone-arch bridge was designed by Antonio da Ponte in 1588 and took three years to complete. It is oldest bridge across the Grand Canal. I also visited Palazzo Ducale also known as Doge’s Palace. Doge’s Palace is a palace built in Venetian Gothic style and is one of the main landmarks of Venice. It was the residence of the Doge of Venice in 1339 and
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Schongauer Tormenting St. Anthony‚ Demons‚ c. 1480-1490‚ engraving‚ 12 ¼” x 9” [pic] • Filippo Brunelleschi‚ Dome of Florence Cathedral‚ 1420-1436; lantern completed 1471 [pic] • Attributed to Michelozzo di Bartolomeo‚ Façade‚ Palazzo Medici-Riccardi‚ Florence‚ begun 1446 [pic] • Donatello‚ David‚ c. 1446-1460(?)‚ bronze‚ height 5’ 2 ¼” [pic] • Lorenzo Ghiberti‚ “Gates of Paradise” (East Doors)‚ Baptistery of San Giovanni‚ Florence‚ 1425-1452‚ gilt bronze
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LECTURE NO 2 1=RENAISSANCE The word "Renaissance" derived from the term "la rinascita"‚which means rebirth‚ first appeared in Giorgio Vasari’s Vite de’ più eccellenti architetti‚ pittori‚ et scultori Italiani (The Lives of the Artists‚ 1550–68) Historians often divide the Renaissance in Italy into three phases.[3] Whereas art historians might talk of an "Early Renaissance" period‚ in which they include developments in 14th century painting and sculpture‚ this is usually not the case in architectural
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