"Cúpula de Santa María dei Fiore"

Architectonic card:

Author: Brunelleschi.

Title: Cupula Santa delle Fiori.

Year: 1436

Style: Italian Renaissance.


Technique: Brick, stone and marble.


Localitation: Florence, Italy.


General descrition: This is the dome of Florence Cathedral. It is a Gothic cathedral, begun in 1296 by architect Arnolfo di Cambio and continued from 1331 by Giotto, and later by other architects. The cathedral has a Latin cross with three naves.


Commentary:
Title: Dome of Santa Maria dei Fiore

Architect: Filippo Brunelleschi. He was the discoverer of the modern perspective, he was good at mathematics and geometry, he invented new construction techniques and Brunelleschi was inspired by early Christian architectural models, Roman and Gothic. Some of his works are: the churches of San Lorenzo and Santo Spirito, the Pazzi Chapel, the loggia of the Ospedale degli Innocenti, Pitti Palace. All in Florence.

Style: Italian Renaissance.

Chronology and historical context: Built between 1418-1446 (Quattrocento), in this period, the Renaissance was created due to the Humanist spirit.

Type of building: It is a Cathedral (Dome)

Materials: Brick, stone and marble.

Plan: Latin cross with three naves.

Arches: Are pointed arch.

Vaults and domes: There is

Light: In the central hall it has a kind of windows that give natural light.

Function: It continues being a cathedral.


It belongs to Quattrocento (15th century), which started in Florence. The most important architects are Brunelleschi and Alberti, the most important sculptors are Ghiberti and Donatello and the most important painters are Masaccio, Fra Angelico and Botticelli.




Conclusion:

The colors and the paintings that is inside, transmit tranquility.