... out in a concave bier in highly illusionistic yet low relief, to accommodate being placed in the floor. Yet Pope Julius' tomb was designed to be a massive feature in St. Peters Basilica, Later it was moved to San Pietro in Vincoli and drastically scaled back, but nonetheless it was still much more ornate and substantial. The original design was meant to have ... wall tomb, in which the vertical piling-up of a series of different elements is characteristic. Important churches like Saint Peter's in Rome, Santi Giovanni de Paolo in Venice, and the Basilica of Santa Croce in Florence contai...

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... in Art and Architecture in Italy 1250-1400, impressive central plans, lavish materials, sumptuous color, mysterious lighting, and stylized representation describe such works as Ravenna's San Vitale and St. Marks Basilica. The Italian Romanesque was concentrated in Lombardy, Tuscany, and Southern Italy. The Lombard architecture was known for large vaulted churches made of elaborate exterior brick. In Tuscany, Pisan architecture superimposed ... surpass the imperial ancient Rome. The roman practice of extending columns through several stories was revived through Michelangelo. Imposing cen...

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... in music, composers were moving into more obviously beautiful motives rather than complex academic motives. In contrast, Guillaume Du Fay's motet, "Nuper Rosarum Flores"," written for the consecration of the Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore, represents aspects of old, Medieval, and new, Renaissance music. Du Fay used old techniques such as isorhythm and numerology, such as, isorhythm and numerology (having ... ...

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... deceive the eyes in order to increase the impact of a space. At the entrance of St. Peter's, Rome, a tapering colonnade is used to draw attention, creating a metaphorical spotlight on the basilica. The combination of accelerated perspective and theatricality is well exemplified by Belevedere court of the Vatican. This was one of the first urban gardens of the renaissance, providing a venue for ... ...

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