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Character of Renaissance Architecture

Chapter 3: ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE TEXT
By Charles Herbert Moore
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The author analyzes the principles and practices that shaped Renaissance architecture, emphasizing its departure from medieval building methods and its complex relationship with classical models. He evaluates structural achievements such as the great dome and assesses constructional ingenuity alongside aesthetic shortcomings in order usage and ornament. Church design, civic and domestic architecture receive detailed study through measured examples and technical diagrams, while the role of painting and decorative taste in shaping architectural form is considered. The text combines critical history, constructive analysis, and illustrated comparisons to clarify the character and limitations of Renaissance building.

ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE TEXT

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1. Hagia Theotokos. From Dehio and Bezold 11
2. Aachen. From Dehio and Bezold 11
3. Dome of Pisa 12
4. Dome of Arnolfo 13
5. Section of the Baptistery of Florence 14
6. Dissection of the vault of the Baptistery 15
7. System of the dome of Florence 17
8. Section of the dome of Florence. From Sgrilli 18
9. Part plan of the dome of Florence. From Sgrilli 18
10. Plan of the chapel of the Pazzi 26
11. Section of the vault of the Pazzi chapel 27
12. Interior of the Pazzi chapel 28
13. Façade of the Pazzi chapel 30
14. Badia of Fiesole 32
15. Impost of San Lorenzo 33
16. Crossing pier of San Lorenzo 34
17. Façade of Santa Maria Novella 36
18. Plan of Sant’ Andrea, Mantua 39
19. Façade of Sant’ Andrea, Mantua 40
20. Arch of Septimius Severus 41
21. Temple of Vesta, Tivoli. From Serlio 45
22. San Pietro in Montorio. From Serlio 46
23. Bramante’s dome for St. Peter’s. From Serlio 48
24. Section of the Pantheon. From Fontana 50
25. Plan of Bramante’s dome. From Serlio 51
26. Michael Angelo’s model for the dome of St. Peter’s 54
27. Diagrams of vault construction 56
28. Interior of dome of Salamanca 57
29. Diagrams of vault construction 58
30. Dome of St. Peter’s. From the Report of the Mathematicians 61
31. Plan of St. Peter’s. From Fontana 67
32. Section of aisle of St. Peter’s. From Fontana and Letarouilly 69
33. Pier of Sant’ Agostino 72
34. Façade of Sant’ Agostino 73
35. Exterior of Todi 75
36. Interior of Todi 76
37. Plan of San Biagio 77
38. Interior of San Biagio 78
39. Arcade. From Serlio 79
40. Exterior of San Biagio 80
41. Tower of Santo Spirito 82
42. Santissima Annunziatta, Arezzo 83
43. Vignola’s entablature. From Vignola 85
44. Half plan of Sant’ Andrea. From Vignola 86
45. Section of Sant’ Andrea. From Vignola 87
46. Sant’ Andrea 88
47. Order of Santa Maria degli Angeli 90
48. Plan of the Gesù. From Vignola 91
49. Façade of the Gesù. From Vignola 93
50. Façade of the Gesù, Della Porta. From Vignola 94
51. Pediment of Baalbek 95
52. Tablet from Vignola 96
53. Orders of San Giorgio 98
54. Façade of San Giorgio 99
55. The Redentore 100
56. Window-head of the Mozzi, Florence 103
57. Window-head of Perugia 103
58. Court of the Riccardi 105
59. Façade of the Rucellai 108
60. Window of the Bartolini 110
61. Façade of the Cancelleria 113
62. Portico of the Massini 115
63. Window of the Farnese 117
64. Portal. From Serlio 118
65. Part of façade of the Library of St. Mark 120
66. Corner of the Parthenon 121
67. Roman corner. From Serlio 122
68. Corner of Library of St. Mark 123
69. Window of Palazzo Cornaro 124
70. Part of façade of the Porta del Palio 125
71. Detail of Palazzo Bevilacqua 127
72. Part of the Portico of Vicenza. From Palladio 129
73. Plan of supports, Portico of Vicenza. From Palladio 130
74. Arch of St. Simeon Stylites 131
75. Loggia Bernarda, Vicenza 132
76. Window of Palazzo Branzo 133
77. Niche of the Basilica of Shakka 134
78. Window of the Certosa of Pavia 137
79. Sacristy of San Satiro 139
80. Santa Maria delle Grazie 141
81. East end of Como 143
82. Portal of Como 145
83. Porch of San Zeno 146
84. Portal of San Pietro in Cielo d’Oro 147
85. Window of nave of Como 148
86. Column of San Zaccaria 150
87. Plan of pier of San Salvatore 151
88. Plan of pier of St. Mark’s 151
89. Façade of Santa Maria dei Miracoli 152
90. Part of window of court of the Ducal Palace 155
91. Portal of the Scuola di San Marco. 157
92. Part of the façade of the Scuola di San Rocco 158
93. Window of the Palazzo Contarini 162
94. One bay of basement of the Ospedale Maggiore 164
95. Window of the Palazzo Martinengo 165
96. Roman Arabesque relief 168
97. Renaissance Arabesque relief 169
98. Greek coin, magnified 170
99. Arabesque by Filarete 171
100. Console of pulpit in Santa Croce 172
101. Leafage from the Ghiberti gates 173
102. Pilaster in the National Museum, Florence 174
103. Greek leafage 175
104. Roman leafage 175
105. Leafage of Brunelleschi 176
106. Leafage of Brescia 176
107. Leafage of San Gallo 177
108. Relief of the Scala d’Oro 177
109. Grotesque mask 177
110. Cornice of Blois 181
111. Azay le Rideau 182
112. Portal of Azay le Rideau 183
113. Portal of Châteaudun 185
114. Part of the portal of Chenonceaux 187
115. Part of the court façade of Blois 189
116. Du Cerceau’s print of the Fountain of the Nymphs 195
117. Roman arch. From Serlio 197
118. Part of Du Cerceau’s print of Lescot’s Louvre 198
119. Plan of the Tuileries. From Du Cerceau 201
120. Elevation of the Tuileries. From Du Cerceau 202
121. De l’Orme’s column. From De l’Orme 203
122. De l’Orme’s doorway. From De l’Orme 204
123. Doorway. From Serlio 205
124. Doorway of De l’Orme. From De l’Orme 208
125. Façade of Charleval. From Du Cerceau 210
126. Interior façade of Charleval. From Du Cerceau 212
127. Chimney of Burghley House 217
128. North side of court, Kirby Hall. From Gotch 219
129. Gable of Kirby Hall. From Gotch 220
130. Window of Walterstone Hall. From Gotch 222
131. Impost of Cranborne Manor-House. From Gotch 222
132. Portal of Wollaton Hall. From Gotch 224
133. Basement of Whitehall. From Kent 230
134. Front of old St. Paul’s. From Kent 231
135. Section of Wren’s rejected scheme for St. Paul’s. From Bloomfield 236
136. Section of the dome of St. Paul’s. From Longman 240
137. Vaulting of St. Paul’s 242
138. Crossing pier and impost of St. Paul’s 244
139. Half section of the nave of St. Paul’s. From Longman 245