ARCH 214bg Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Tempio Malatestiano, Pietra Serena, Riace
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Special geological location: river trading center wealthy, small. Self-sufficient city-state, one of the smallest cities. Forbidding quality to the city: guards everywhere. Piazza signoria italy"s full of plazas. Open space = broad dangerous space in contrast with the defense, internal, closed, frightened image of a city. Florence is a republic, socialist existence where everyone is equal. City was self-governed; the change of government officials was every 2 months. Physical manifestation of the fall of upper class and the rise of middle class. Santa maria della fiore most classic example of gothic architecture. Courtyard idea of calling and prophecy. The baptistry doors competition 1401 north doors. Finalists: ghiberti and brunelleschi; g won (20 years old) and took 21 years to build that thing; b was a sculptor and watch-maker. Bronze artworks architecture is the center piece; human-made, human endeavor. Gothic age the idea of an architect is not apparent.
