Initial Research

 In this blog I am going to talk about my initial researches that I did for my Renaissance theme , Renaissance architecture was a major influence on building design, and it is an era that modern architects still regularly study.  Due to renaissance there have been lot of creation of great churches, monuments and buildings. 

So the Renaissance was a fervent period of European cultural, artistic, political and economic “rebirth” following the Middle Ages. Generally described as taking place from the 14th century to the 17th century, the Renaissance promoted the rediscovery of classical philosophy, literature and art.

The Renaissance was a period of Europen cultural, artistic, political and economic or it can be “rebirth” following the Middle Ages. Basically Renaissacne took place from 14th century to 17th century. So the Renaissance promoted the rediscovery of classical philosophy, literature and also art. During this era the greastest thinkers, authors, statesmen, scientist and artists were living at that time period. 

Some of the most famous  Renaissance artists, scientists and writers include the like Leonardo da vinci, Desiderus Erasmus, Rene Descartes and Galileo.

Also I would like to talk about one of the greatest architect that impact to Renaissance architecture is Andrea Palladio;

Palladio was born in the northern Italian region of the Veneto, in 1540 Palladio designed his first villa at Lonedo for Girolamo de’ Godi, and his first palace. His villa contains all the elements of Palladio’s future villa designs, for instance including symmetrical flaking wings for stables and barns.

Palladio was one of the most famous architects of his age and his works spread for and wide. Also he influenced the adoption of Renaissance ideals in England. He influenced Britain and Palladianism was created in Britain. Palladianism was an architectural style fashionable in Britain between 1715 and 1760. Palladianism first emerged in Britain in the work of the Scottish architect Colen Campbell. Also, Lord Burlington had studied the buildings of Andrea Palladio at first-hand in Italy and had a collection of designs. Burlington was an influential amateur architect and supporter of men such as the Colen Campbell who was responsible for Burlington's Chiswick House, London.

Chiswick House was built in the early of 18th-century with Palladianism by the 3rd Earl of Burlington. The interiors include Red, Blue, and Green velvet rooms, and a Gallery with a gilded ceiling. The house is set in superb landscape gardens with classical follies, statues, and some of the earliest water features in England.

Chiswick House

Furthermore, he was believing in the harmonic ratios of Pythagoras: the Greek mathematician believed that the universe was governed by a set of numbers <1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 27> divided into two sets, <1, 2, 4, 8> and <1, 3, 9, 27>. Also these sets were derived from musical harmonies and, according to Pythagoras; they were the key to understanding the universe. Furthermore, he was using these number throughout his architecture career and these numbers became crucial to his work. Palladianism paid an incredible attention to the alliterative, or symbolic nature of architectural elements.

Wansted House

As the Renaissance is my theme I did research on Palladio and the Renaissance in order to understand what it meant.  Additionally, I did some investigating into Palladio's importance to the Renaissance however, I will write a separate blog post about him and my research on his artistic outputs. I am sure that this information will be useful to me as I will create the design for my ArtPortfolio 2 project. 

REFERENCES:

History.com Editors (2018). Renaissance. [online] History. Available at: https://www.history.com/topics/renaissance/renaissance.

‌explorable.com. (n.d.). Renaissance Architecture - Part 2. [online] Available at: https://explorable.com/renaissance-architecture-2#:~:text=Renaissance%20architecture%20was%20a%20major.

‌Express, B. (n.d.). Palladian Architecture in England. [online] Britain Express. Available at: https://www.britainexpress.com/architecture/palladian.htm.

‌Victoria and Albert Museum. (n.d.). Palladianism – an introduction · V&A. [online] Available at: https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/palladianism-an-introduction#slideshow=877499804&slide=3 [Accessed 12 Jul. 2023].

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