Santa Maria Novella. Alberti.

INTRODUCTION:


Title: Santa Maria Novella.
Architect: Alberti
Style: basilical latin cross
Chronology and historical context. In the 9 century there was a small oratory dedicated to Santa María de la Viña, and upon him the Church of Santa María Novella, rose, in 1049, granted, in 1221, twelve Dominican friars, who, guided by friar Giovanni da Salerno had reached the city from Bologna two years earlier. The expansion of the Church began in 1279, and was designed by the friars, Sisto of Florence, Jacopo Pasavanti and Campi Ristoro. It was completed in the middle of the 13 century and was consecrated by Pope Eugenio IV in 1420. 

ANALYSIS:

A) Description
Type of building: Church.
Materials: marble and brick
Plan: Latin-cross plan.
Arches: semicircular central.
Function: Before it was a church, but on October 22 of 1919 was declared minor basilica. 

B)

This linked with the style rencentista Italian because this work was made in the period of the Italian Renaissance style.
Built between the years 1279 to the 1420.
A famous architect of this period is Brunelleschi, and two of his works important to stand out from this period are Dome of Florence and the Church of San Lorenzo.

CONCLUSION

It is a work which on the outside this very well done because it has a variety of colors and different geometric shapes, and as some mosaics that are very well in it.