RR 7: The new elements that marked the renaissance architecture.

 

One of the important ideas during the renaissance was the circle and the square, an idea initially introduced by Vitruvius, a Roman Architect. In the Ten Books of Architecture, written by Vitruvius, he discusses how the idea of the square and circle are related to the proportions of the human body. After this idea was introduced, many architects like Giuliano da Sangallo, Alberti Donato Bramante, and Andrea Palladio incorporated these elements to their buildings during the Renaissance era. According to Understanding Architecture, one of the clearest expressions of the use of the circle and the square was the Church of Santa Maria della Carceri build in 1445- 1516. The building consisted of a cube and a dome, lit by twelve bull's-eye windows, at the base in the middle of the building. Since the building of the church of Santa Maria della Carceri, other architects have the same technique and can clearly be seen today.