Art: A History of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture, Volume 2Prentice-Hall, 1976 - Art |
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Page 28
... column equals the width of the bay between columns , and also its depth from column to wall . Each bay , therefore , becomes a cube of space , surmounted by a squared hemisphere in the shape of the pendentive vault ( supported along the ...
... column equals the width of the bay between columns , and also its depth from column to wall . Each bay , therefore , becomes a cube of space , surmounted by a squared hemisphere in the shape of the pendentive vault ( supported along the ...
Page 160
... columns , a dome with paired ribs , and finally the paired columns of the lantern . The colossal cage of double verticals encloses firmly the stories of windows and niches , which no longer struggle against the supports as in the ...
... columns , a dome with paired ribs , and finally the paired columns of the lantern . The colossal cage of double verticals encloses firmly the stories of windows and niches , which no longer struggle against the supports as in the ...
Page 242
... columns , continuing as pilasters between the arched windows . The enchanting little building is a triumph of grace ... columns recalls Saint Peter's ( see fig . 184 ) ; the two - story façade with its central crescendo of clustered ...
... columns , continuing as pilasters between the arched windows . The enchanting little building is a triumph of grace ... columns recalls Saint Peter's ( see fig . 184 ) ; the two - story façade with its central crescendo of clustered ...
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PROLOGUE | 9 |
The Early Renaissance in Northern | 70 |
The High Renaissance in Florence | 117 |
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