ARTH 214 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Chiaroscuro, Orsanmichele, Contrapposto
7 Apr 2016
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Duomo= (cid:498)(ouse of god(cid:499) (cid:523)from the latin domus, from which words like (cid:498)domestic (cid:499) derive), so duomo refers to the whole church, not to the part. Important moment in history as a perfect crystallization of what we mean and think by the name from renaissance. The cathedral on grand scale is both representation of civic and religious glorification. Prototype of brunelleschi"s dome is the roman pantheon. But physical limitation placed on his design at the beginning. Want to build a concrete dome emulating the ancient dome but los the receipt of roman concrete. A period dealing with profound lack of information. A hybrid solution with observation of nature and antique art. Brunelleschi was initially trained as goldsmith, which requires technique virtuosity, careful design. So great experience and taste are result of the training. From the egg he observed from nature, the pointed or octagonal dome is outward thrust. The dome is made of several million bricks.
