1000 Years of World Architecture: An Illustrated GuideThis volume is a guide to the main characteristics, movements and regional variants of a millennium of Western architecture, from the early Romanesque to the most recent contemporary trends. |
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... Florence , façade , 1446-51 The elaboration in Florence of a new type of noble residence , following the prototype designed by Michelozzo in Palazzo Medici ( 1444-59 ) , reached pleasing results in Palazzo Rucellai , in which Alberti ...
... Florence , façade , 1446-51 The elaboration in Florence of a new type of noble residence , following the prototype designed by Michelozzo in Palazzo Medici ( 1444-59 ) , reached pleasing results in Palazzo Rucellai , in which Alberti ...
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... Florence , 1511 - Florence , 1592 ) Italian architect and sculptor , a leading figure of Florentine mannerism , Ammannati worked in and further developed the stylistic themes of the late Renaissance and then , having grown especially ...
... Florence , 1511 - Florence , 1592 ) Italian architect and sculptor , a leading figure of Florentine mannerism , Ammannati worked in and further developed the stylistic themes of the late Renaissance and then , having grown especially ...
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... Florence . During the first decade of the 16th century he dedicated him- self repeatedly to painting , first in Florence , where he competed with Leonardo in the dec- oration ( lost ) of Palazzo Vecchio and made the Doni Tondo , and ...
... Florence . During the first decade of the 16th century he dedicated him- self repeatedly to painting , first in Florence , where he competed with Leonardo in the dec- oration ( lost ) of Palazzo Vecchio and made the Doni Tondo , and ...
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