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Andrea Palladio
Andrea Palladio (1508-1580 CE) was an Italian Renaissance architect most famous for the villas he designed in and around Vicenza and two large churches in Venice. Palladio blended elements of classical architecture, particularly the orders...
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Vitruvius
Marcus Vitruvius Pollio (c. 90 - c. 20 BCE), better known simply as Vitruvius, was a Roman military engineer and architect who wrote De Architectura (On Architecture), a treatise which combines the history of ancient architecture and engineering...
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Sebastiano Serlio
Sebastiano Serlio (1475-1554 CE) was an Italian Renaissance architect, painter, and scholar. His most successful building design is the classically-inspired Château d'Ancy-le-Franc in France. Serlio's lifetime of scholarship came together...
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Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral, Florence
The Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral, Florence. The cathedral was founded in 1296 CE but its great dome was not completed until 1436 CE. The project was the work of the Italian Renaissance architect Filippo Brunelleschi (1377-1446 CE).
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Sacrifice of Isaac by Brunelleschi
The bronze panel showing Abraham's sacrifice of Isaac by the Italian Renaissance artist and architect Filippo Brunelleschi (1377-1446 CE). The panel was created in 1401 CE as a trial piece for the competition to see who would receive the...
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Dome of Florence Cathedral by Brunelleschi
A view of the dome of Florence's cathedral, designed by Filippo Brunelleschi (1377-1446 CE) and completed in 1436 CE.
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Original Model for the Dome of Florence's Cathedral
The original wooden models submitted by Filippo Brunelleschi (1377-1446 CE) for the dome of Florence's cathedral, completed in 1436 CE. (Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Florence)
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The Excavation of Pompeii
Filippo Palizzi (1818-1899) was an Italian painter of the Verismo style. This romantic painting shows what the excavation of Pompeii in the 19th century may have looked like.
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Loggia of Ospedale degli Innocenti by Brunelleschi
The loggia of the Ospedale degli Innocenti in Florence by the Italian Renaissance architect Filippo Brunelleschi (1377-1446 CE). Built 1419 to 1424 CE.
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Brunelleschi's Old Sacristy, San Lorenzo, Florence
The Old Sacristy in the Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence by the Italian Renaissance architect Filippo Brunelleschi (1377-1446 CE). 1418-28 CE.