Tempietto of San Pietro Group 2 Art History Project: Architecture
Overview Biography Details about piece Technical Terms Echoes Influences Legacies
Donato Bramante Born in Monte-Asdrualdo in 1444 Worked under Fra Carnavale, possibly Scirro Scirri & others Traveled through Lombardy, reached Milan Commissioned by Duke Ludovico Sforza http://www.catholic-forum.com/Saints/ncd01411.jpg
Donato Bramante cont. 1499 – left for Rome In Rome, worked on architecture Liked by Pope Julius II Asked to help rebuild St. Peter’s bascilla Died March 11th 1514 before St. Peter’s was built
Other works of Bramante http://www.usc.edu/dept/architecture/slide/ghirardo/CD1/066-CD1.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/55/Milano_Grazie_1.JPG Santa Maria presso San Satiro (Milan) Santa Maria delle Grazie (Milan)
Ospedale Maggiore (Milan) http://www.novara.com/informazioni/ingresso_maggiore.jpg
Santa Maria della Pace (Rome) http://www.tesoridiroma.net/galleria/piazza_navona/foto/chpace06.jpg
Santa Maria del Popolo (Rome) http://www.tesoridiroma.net/galleria/piazza_popolo/foto/chsmpopolo10.jpg
Descriptions of Piece Built in 1502 in Montorio, Rome, Italy Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile St. Peter crucifixion www.crimelibrary.com worldroots.com
Descriptions of Piece (cont) Italian Renaissance martyrium 15 feet in diameter 16 columns, 8 windows, 8 niches Diameter: Height = 3:4 Peristyle diameter: Peristyle height = 3:5
Historical Analysis Simple numbers Establishing power of Church http://www.tla1.com/Talent/Clare_Beaton/CB%20numbers.JPG
Technical Terms Dome Symmetrical http://www.vitruvio.ch/arcgallery/italy/bramante/tempietto_03.jpg
Cupola http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/bramante/0019.jpg
Roman Doric order http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/bramante/0016.jpg
Metopes Triglyphs http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/bramante/0028.jpg
http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/bramante/0030.jpg Balustrade
Arch http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/bramante/0001.jpg
Evangelist Symbols Mathew: Angel Luke: Ox
John: Eagle Mark: Lion
Influences from Greeks and Romans www.bramarte.it/500/bramante.htm
Building Design Greek Influence: Roman Influences: Outer columns forming a layer around the main building Roman Influences: Use of a dome Circular building design www.romaculta.it/luther_in_rom.html
Column Design Doric entablature Doric column
Influences from Greeks & Romans Comapare to: The Temple of Hephaestus: The Theatre of Marcellus: www.sikyon.com www.ga.k12.pa.us www.lyon.edu www.bible-history.com
Humanist Influences www.bramarte.it/500/bramante.htm
Repeated Alternating Geometry
Segmentation
Legacies to the future The tabernacle in St. Peter’s Basilica is based on the Tempietto of San Pietro http://www.stpetersbasilica.org/Altars/BlSacrament/BlSacrament-fcp2-altp.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Pietro_in_Montorio
Francesco Canova da Milano (Aug. 1497 – Jan. 1543) Music Title: Ricercar no.51 Time Created: Mid-15th Century in Italy during the Renaissance Music Length: 2:33 www.answers.com