The Vitruvian ManLeonardo da Vinci

Humanism

Pazzi Chapel, Florence, 1429-42 by Brunelleschi

Pazzi Chapel, Florence, 1429-42 by Brunelleschi

The Flagellation of Christ, Pierro della Francesca, c.

1455Oil and tempera on panel

principal floor of a large house—contains the principal reception and bedrooms of the house

Medici Palazzo

attic

piano nobile

basement

cornice

rusticated stone

typical palazzo floor plan

Pazzi Chapel, Florence, 1429-42 by Brunelleschi

Palazzo Farnese

Rome, 1520-48by A. Sangallo & Michaelangelo.

Palazzo Farnese, Rome, 1520-48, by A. Sangallo & Michaelangelo.

development of the enfilade

Studiolo from the Ducal Palace in Gubbio, ca. 1479–82,

http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/studiolo/studiolo2.html

intarsia—form of wood inlaying that is similar to marquetry

Credenza (Cupboards)

cassone (chest)

Dante Chair

Savonarola Chaircopied from an ancient Roman form in almost every

European country

Casa Panca (Couch)

Sgabello Chairs

Pietre Dureusing small, exquisitely cut and fitted,

highly-polished colored stones to create what amounts to a painting in stone

Michelangelo 1524, Laurentian Library, San Lorenzo, Florence

Madonna w/ the Long Neck, Parmigianino

Italian Mannerism1525 - 1560

•an art style that focused on the human form, depicted in intricate poses and in exaggerated, not always realistic settings•term derived from the Italian word maniera, “style”•in architecture, takes all classical components and bends them to artist’s will—marked by widely diverging tendencies

Palazzo del Te

Room of the Giants,

Palazzo del Te

Villa GiuliaRome, 1530s+

Vignola, Ammanati, Basari, et.al.

loggia

Villa Barbaro, Andrea Palladio,interior of the piano nobile is painted

with frescoes by Paolo Veronese

Cloth of State

Longleat Hall, 1568-80, by Robert Smythson, for Sir John Thynne

Longleat Hall, interiors 1568-80, by Robert Smythson, for Sir John Thynne

Hardwick Hall

Derbyshire, 1590-97, by Robert Smythson, for Elizabeth Shrewsbury.

The Long Gallery at Hardwick

The High Presence Chamber

tapestry

plaster

Buffet with Cup and Cover motif

Court Chest with strapwork detail

Great Bed of Ware

upholstered chair with Turkey work

The Queen’s House, Greenwich, near London, 1616-35, by Inigo Jones.

Tulip Staircase in The Queen’s House, Greenwich, near

London, 1616-35, by Inigo Jones