1. RENAISSANCE ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN early 15 th – early 17 th century - RENAISSANCE means rebirth - demonstrating certain elements of ancient Greek and Roman culture - first developed in Florence, Italy with Filippo Brunelleschi - emphasis on symmetry, proportion, geometry - orderly arrangements of columns, pilasters and lintels - use of semicircular arches, hemispherical domes, niches and aedicule

2. Basilica di San Lorenzo in Florence by Filippo Brunelleschi

3. Basilica di San Lorenzo in Florence by Filippo Brunelleschi | interior looking towards the high altar

4. San Pietro in Montario church, Rome, Italy | In its courtyard The Tempietto | by Donato Bramante

5. San Pietro in Montario church, Rome, Italy | Saint Francis in Ecstasy, Francesco Baratta| by Donato Bramante

6. The Tempietto in Andrea Palladio’s Quattro Libri (woodcut, 1570)

7. The Giant Order invented by Michelangelo | Giant order = a large pilaster that stretches from the bottom to the top of a facade Example of Giant Order, The Louvre (eastern facade)

8. Sant’Agostino, Rome, Giacomo di Pietrasanta, 1483

9. - Mirroring - Balance - Harmony - Sculptural decoration

10. Facade of Santa Maria Novella, 1456 -70