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12/10/2011

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Mannerism
Definition
 period of European art that emerged from the later years of the Italian High Renaissancearound 1520. It lasted until about 1580 in Italy, when a more Baroquestyle began to replace it, but Northern Mannerism continued into the early 17th century throughout much of Europe.[1] Stylistically, Mannerism encompasses a variety of approaches influenced by, and reacting to, the harmonious ideals and restrainednaturalism associated with artists such as Leonardo da VinciRaphael, and early Michelangelo. Mannerism is notable for its intellectual sophistication as well as its artificial (as opposed to naturalistic) qualities.
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Pediment
Definition
classical architectural element consisting of the triangular section found above the horizontal structure (entablature), typically supported by columns.
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Giant Order
Definition

 is anorder whosecolumns orpilasters span two (or more) stories. At the same time, smaller orders may feature in arcades or window and door framings within the storeys that are embraced by the giant order.


ex: basilica sant'andrea

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Console
Definition
scroll
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Anamorphosis
Definition

a distorted projection or perspective requiring the viewer to use special devices or occupy a specific vantage point to reconstitute the image. 


ex orthographic projectioin...kinda

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Monad
Definition
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Galileo Galilei
Definition
Idea: book of nature is written in number
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Rene Descartes
Definition
Mind/spirit, body and world
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St. Peter's Basilica

Rome, Italy

Dome

Definition
Michelangelo and Giacomo della Porta
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St. Peter's Basilica

Rome, Italy

Facade

Definition
Carlo Moderno
Term

St. Peter's Basilica

Rome, Italy

Piazza with colonnade and interior baldachinno

Definition
Gian Lorenzo Berini
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Laurentian Library

Where: Florence, Italy

Year : 1525 CE

ARchitect: Michelangelo

Definition
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Piazza del Campidoglio

Where: Rome, Italy

Year: 1538-1650

Architect: Michelangelo

Definition
[image]
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Santana Sindone

Turin, Italy

1667-1690

Guarnino Guarini

Definition
[image]
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St. Andrea al Quirinale

Rome, Italy

1658-70 CE

Gian Lorenzo Bernini

Definition
[image]
Term

Church of St. John Nepomuk

Zelena Hora, Czech Republic

1720-22

Santini Aichel

Definition
[image]
Term

San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane

Rome, Italy

1638-1650

Francesco Boromini

Definition
[image]
Term

Karlskirche (Church of St. Charles)

Vienne, Austria

1716-1737

JB Fisher von Erlach and GW Leibniz

Definition
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Quarrel of the Ancients and Moderns

(questions about authority of past and ideas of progress)

Definition

Ancients: Nicholas Boileau and Francois Blondel

Moderns: Claude and Charlers Perrault, Fontenelle

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Book: Ordinance of the Five Kinds of Columns

1683

Claude Perrault

Definition

Right mean

Rejects Optical Correction

Positive Beauty

Arbitrary Beauty

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Palace and Gardens of Versailles

France

 

Definition
[image]
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Eastern Facade of Louvre

1667-72

Paris, France

Claude Perrault

Definition
[image]
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Positive Beauty
Definition

natural

self-evident

visible

connected to bilateral symmetry

richness of materials

precision of execution

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Arbitrary beauty
Definition

historical

fashion

tradition

custom

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Hospital of Innocents

Where: Florence, Italy

Year: 1419-1427 CE

Architect: Filippo Brunelleschi

Definition
[image]
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Basilica of Santa Maria del Fiore

Where: Florence, Italy

Year: 1296-1434

Architect: Filippo Brunelleschi

Definition
[image]
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Basilica of Santa Maria del Fiore

Where: Florence, Italy

Year: 1296-1434

Architect: Filippo Brunelleschi

Definition
[image]
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Tempio Malatestiano

Where: Rimini, Italy

Year: 1450 cE

architect: Leon Battista Alberti

Definition
[image]
Term

Teatro Olimpico (olympic Theatre)

Where: Vicenza, Italy

Year: 1580-1585

Architect: Andrea Palladio and Vincenzo Scamozzi

Definition
[image]
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Teatro Olimpico (olympic Theatre)

Where: Vicenza, Italy

Year: 1580-1585

Architect: Andrea Palladio and Vincenzo Scamozzi

Definition
[image]
Term

Tuleries Palace and Garden

Where: Paris, France

Year: 1564

Architect: Philibert de l'Orme and Bernard Palissy

Definition
[image]
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Chateau d'Anet 

Where: Dreux, France

Year: 1552-1559

Architect: Philibert de l'Orme

Definition
[image]
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Chateau d'Anet 

Where: Dreux, France

Year: 1552-1559

Architect: Philibert de l'Orme

Definition
[image]
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Santa Maria Maggiore

Rome, Italy

Definition
[image]
Term

Gardens of the Villa Lante

Viterbo, Italy

16 century CE

Definition
[image]
Term

Laurentian Library

Where: Florence, Italy

Year : 1525 CE

ARchitect: Michelangelo

Definition
[image]
Term

Laurentian Library

Where: Florence, Italy

Year : 1525 CE

ARchitect: Michelangelo

Definition
[image]
Term

Piazza del Campidoglio

Where: Rome, Italy

Year: 1538-1650

Architect: Michelangelo

Definition
[image]
Term

Santana Sindone

Turin, Italy

1667-1690

Guarnino Guarini

Definition
[image]
Term

St. Andrea al Quirinale

Rome, Italy

1658-70 CE

Gian Lorenzo Bernini

Definition
[image]
Term

Church of St. John Nepomuk

Zelena Hora, Czech Republic

1720-22

Santini Aichel

Definition
[image]
Term

San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane

Rome, Italy

1638-1650

Francesco Boromini

Definition
[image]
Term

Karlskirche (Church of St. Charles)

Vienne, Austria

1716-1737

JB Fisher von Erlach and GW Leibniz

Definition
[image]
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