FAH101H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Virginia State Capitol, Arc De Triomphe, Andrea Palladio
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Designed as a church and turned into a pantheon. What they were doing was not copying the past they were imitating it. Renaissance was the rebirth of classical ideals and philosophy. Architects would go on a grande tour first to italy and then to greece to understand the classical buildings. Clear representation of neoclassicism in the us. Designed by a famous french sculptor (houdon) Depicted in a pose very reminiscent of roman sculpture. Dressed in very formal attire and official costume attributed to style from the roman republic monuments. The country had broken away from the monarchy (the british) and founded their own governmental system. This representation of him standing with the bundle of rods relates to the rods that are bound together is a symbol of power in the roman republic. The neoclassical to the americans was very much symbolic and not just a style kind of thing. Virginia state capitol, richmond, virginia, thomas jefferson, 1785 (building)
