Renaissance Architecture

"Beauty

isproducedbythepleasingappearanceandgoodtasteofthe whole,andbythedimensionsofallthepartsbeingdulyproportionedto eachother."

-Vitruvius

The

Renaissance Period

(14th - 17th century)

GreekPhilosophersassumedthathumanswerethemeasureofallthings; therefore,youwillfindthatbuildingsofthistimehavethesame proportionsasthosewithinthehumanbody.

You'llnoticeTriangles,Squares,andPolyhedraarethefoundationsof thesestructures,highlightingthemathematicallawusedtocreatethem, foundedbecauseitfoundabalancebetweenthehumanbodyandthe universe,whichwastheoverallmeaningbehindallthesebuildings.

By Rosie Stevenson