Renaissance Architecture

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The renaissance was a period of rebirth for which three things?
Art, architecture and scholarship.
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When did the renaissance begin?
1400's.
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What does the term renaissance refer to?
Rebirth.
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Renaissance architecture demonstrated a conscious revival and development of certain elements from which two ancient cultures?
Greek and Roman.
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What did renaissance architecture follow on from?
Gothic architecture.
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What succeeded renaissance architecture?
Baroque architecture.
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Where did renaissance architecture first develop from?
Florence.
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Who was one of it's first innovators?
Fillipo Brunelleschi.
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Where did Brunelleschi and Alberti look to for inspiration?
Ancient Greece and Rome.
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What are the 4 key features of early renaissance architecture?
Classical columns, pilasters, pediments and arches.
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All the classical features combined create a sense of...?
Balance, proportion and perspective.
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What plan was considered the perfect form for the renaissance building?
Centralised plan.
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.During the high renaissance, concepts derived from what were developed?
Classical antiquity.
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Whose work marks the transition from early renaissance to high renaissance as well as the shifting of key political and cultural focus from Florence to Rome?
Donato Bramante (1444 – 1514).
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Why did the key political and cultural focus shift from Florence to Rome?
As a result of the expelling of the Medici's family during the 15th century.
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What year did Bramante flee from Milan?
1499.
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Why did Bramante flee Milan?
The French army had laid siege on the city.
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In the Italian wars, which outside powers tried to gain power and enhance political rivalry between city states?
Charles V and Francis I.
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Who was the first of a series of ambitious popes?
Julius II.
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What did Julius II see Rome as?
A centre of an empire.
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What year was the protestant reformation?
1517.
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What did it produce in Christianity?
Increasing tension.
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What did this tension cause?
This caused the Catholic Church to lose influence and political power in Europe.
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What did the Catholic Church launch as a result of this and what year?
The counter – reformation in the middle of the 16th century.
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Why did the Catholic Church launch the counter reformation?
To reform the church.
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What event marked the turning point from high renaissance to mannerism and what year was this?
Sack of Rome in 1527.
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What impact did this have on the Catholic Church?
It significantly rocked the foundations of the catholic church.
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What are the dates of the high renaissance architects?
Da Sangallo the Younger (1484 – 1546), Michelangelo (1475 – 1564), Bramante (1444 – 1514).
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What are the dates of mannerist architects?
Romano (1499 – 1546), Vignola ( 1507 – 1573), Palladio (1508 – 80).
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What became important at the end of the mannerist period?
Secular buildings as private individuals and families had urban and suburban residences built.
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