ASC 306 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Florence Cathedral, Renaissance, Florence Baptistery

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Architectural Science
• Course: ASC 306
• Professor: Kendra Schank Smith

Document Summary

Renaissance= look into classical periods of ancient greece + rome. Decoration/ ornamentation on greek buildings came from sacrifice: dentyne= teeth, triglyph= bones. Vit(cid:396)u(cid:448)ius" (cid:271)ooks (cid:449)e(cid:396)e add(cid:396)essed to caesa(cid:396): emperor was starting a building campaign, vitruvius wanted to educate him, both vitruvius + alberti start talking about architecture. When you build you must know the law. Where to build healthy animals= healthy site. Perspective: move to realistic representation of nature was part of the discovery of constructive perspective, renaissance artists used mechanical devices to help render. Images could be accurately represented: b(cid:396)u(cid:374)elles(cid:272)hi"s (cid:448)a(cid:374)ishi(cid:374)g poi(cid:374)t pe(cid:396)spe(cid:272)ti(cid:448)e, du(cid:396)e(cid:396)"s (cid:449)ood(cid:272)ut pe(cid:396)spe(cid:272)ti(cid:448)e, relative terms. Cone of vision= cone of 60 in your direct line of vision. Peripheral vision= areas that can only be seen by turning your head: early renaissance painters (frescoes) Raffaello sanzio da urbino= raphael (1483-1520: clothing fabric in paintings appears more realistic. Included buildings in paintings to show his abundance of knowledge in perspectives.