FAH206H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 0: Classical Antiquity
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In the renaissance, architecture was understood to repr. ideal and divine order. Size has a geometrical relationship to its position in the visual field. Manipulation of scale in producing a building became seen as a usefull tool. 16th 17th c cabinet of curiosities private collection assembled by collectors and royalty in their homes. Understood the world as a sacred hierarchy fascinated by historical artifacts and classical antiquity. Collections of natural and man-made items. (shells, minerals, fossils, globes, etc) Wonders of nature, scientific instruments, images of the cosmos, treasures of art, exotic and rare items. Francesco calzolari museum architecture of a cabinet cabinets varied in its structural complexity. The walls are lined up with open-shelf cases and display cabinets (not just one cabinet but taking up an entire room / museum) The placements and the architecture of the interior emphasizes symmetry and hierarchy of the items in the room.