ARCH 212 1nd Edition Lecture 4Outline of Last Lecture I. Leo Battista Alberti Reading DiscussionII. Vitruvian ManOutline of Current Lecture I. Triumph of SenatorsII. Sant’ Andrea della ValleIII. Tempio Malatestiano IV. Palazzo RucellaiV. Belvedere CourtyardVI. Old St. Peter’sVII. Cloister of St. Maria Della PaceVIII. Tempietto at San PietroCurrent LectureI. Triumph of Senators- Made by Andrea Mantengna- One of the significant figures of the Italian Renaissance- Ink on paper- A mutilitude of “senators” in a street - Aracade in the background building- Disegno*- “drawing or design”III. Sant’ Andrea della Valle-Designed by Leon Battista Alberti-He got his inspiration from the Arch of Augustus in Rimini-Cross in plan with a dome at the intersection of the basilicas -The façade* has a 2:1 ratioi.big archway in the middle with 2 smaller stacked archways on either sideii.threshold of the buildingiii.clear volume-The façade collades with the adjacent Bell Tower -Grand interior i.Vast barrel vaulted ceilingsThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.ii.Arcade along the sides of the basilica make concave areas with barrel vaulted ceilingsiii.Coffering* in the vaults-Murals in the interior of the domeIV. Tempio Malatestiano -Located in Rimini, c. 1450-Designed by Leon Battista Alberti-Sponsored by Sigismondo Malatesta-Interior is meant for the bural of the Malatesta-Exterior façade is unfinished i.Inspiration from the Arch of Constantine-Looks like a pagan temple-Rectangle in plan with an apse* at the end of the basilica-Original gothic windows on the sidesi.Used aracade to create a porticoV. Palazzo Rucellai-Located in Florence-Designed by Leon Battista Alberti-Palace for the Rucellai familyi.Now is a shopping center/ business building -Redid the façadei.Used opus reticulatum* brickworkii.Added benches for the public iii.Doric Columns on the ground floor, Composite on the second floor, and Corinthian on the third floor-The ground floor is used for servants and has courtyards with open entrances-The second floor is called the “Piano Nobile” or the Noble Floor; where the family lives VI. Belvedere Courtyard-Located in the Vatican, Rome-Sponsored by Pope Julius II-Close to the center of the Vaticani.Used to serve as a “get away” for the pope ii.Now serves as a the Vatican Library-Originally designed by Donato Bramantei.Inspiration from the Sanctuary of Fortuna Primigenia at Palestrina -Courtyard served as an amphitheateri.Held “colussuem-like” events-Middle section was added later-The exterior is designed like the interior of a buildingi.Has alternating jutting bayes that are sunk in and protruding VII. St. Peter’s-One of the first Christian churches -Dedicated to St. Peter-The foundation was probably designed under one of Constinane’s sons-Torn down the first St. Peter’s and rebuilt it -Donato Bramante’s Plan is theatrically square in plan i. Only part of the original design remainsii.Centered dome at the interestions of the naves -Dome is elevated by a drumVIII. Cloister* of St. Maria Della Pace-Located in Rome-Designed by Donato Bramante-Ground floor- aracade that surrounds the courtyard -Second floor- was used as mediation area; now it’s a cafeIX. Tempietto at San Pietro- Located in Montorio, Rome- Designed by Donato Bramante in 1502- Inside of a cloister- Marks the place where St. Peter was matryed-Looks like an ancient round templei.Columns along the edge- creates a porticoii.Uses the Tuscan Column Order*-Underground crypt*Key TermsDisegno- “drawing or design”Façade- the front of a buildingCoffering- decorative concave panels Apse- vaulted, semicircular extenstion that terminates the nave of a basilica0pus Reticulatum- form of brickwork that uses diamond bricks made out of tuff; placed a 45 degree angleCloister- open space surrounded by a portico with arcades on the inner side, running along the walls of buildingsTuscan Column Order- similar to the Doric order, and follows the ratios of the Ionic
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