The Italian Renaissance Palace, also known as the Palazzo was one of the proudest achievements of the Italian Renaissance. It has three divisions, compound windows and a heavy project cornice. It is simple yet very intriguing and pleasing to the eye.
The Palazzo Davanzati located in Florence, Italy was a transition from the Gothic period to the Italian Renaissance. Inside it contained frescoes on the walls, tapestries and fireplaces. All of which were centered around a courtyard. It stands tall at 4 floors and has a kitchen and salon on the upper levels.
Interior spaces during this time had decorative moldings, painted wall and ceiling decorations, elaborate fireplace mantels and lots of pilasters. The floors were usually made of brick or marble and the furniture was portable and if you had the finest furniture it was probably made of walnut.
The Sedia chair has straight rectangular legs attached to floor stretchers. The seat was upholstered in velvet, tapestry or ornament leather.
The Sgabello is a dining and all-purpose style stool with a back. It is very basic, the seat is a rectangle or octagon supported by three legs.
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I reviewed Katie's blog and I like how she focused a lot on Michaelangelo and what he went through to get to where he did. She talked about his life and the projects he worked on and how he was viewed during that time. She also did a good job at describing the interior design part of the era and what that was like. The current applications she provided were so astonishing and breathtaking. I also looked at Flor's blog and I specifically liked how she broke it up and talked about the walls, floors and ceiling separately and really focused on each. She talked about the detail that went into each and how they changed during this time which I found very interesting.
Here is a video summarizing the Italian Renaissance. It is very long but very useful!
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