Theme of recurring fascination of certain styles in art and architecture is not a new thing. Like ancient Romans drew inspiration from their predecessors form ancient Greece, people of 14th century were fascinated by the antique aesthetics of Rome. (Wheeler 1964, p. 23) Through studies of the writings on architecture of the one surviving classical author, Marcus Vitruvius, the greatest minds of these times brought back achievements of the ancient art to their everyday life.
The basic rules preserved by Vitruvius, which were used latter as a foundation of architectural practice, stated that ‘Architecture consist of Order. . . and of Arrangement. . . and of Proportion and Symmetry and Décor and Distribution’.(Murray 1963, p.5) These words, followed …show more content…
After losing competition for the Baptistry sculpted doors in his hometown, he moved to Rome, where he closely studied construction methods of ancient Roman buildings. Those studies later gave him an ability to devise the way of covering the area of the Cathedral of Florence dome, which made him famous in Florence. Therefore, Brunelleschi was considered as the first man who begun to comprehend the rules of the classical architecture, following on from that started using them in his new designs. (Murray 1963, p.25) Instead of re-using classical methods of construction, he had to move further with his conception of the new dome, since the octagonal drum diameter was too big to use traditional methods like just a simple arch rotated on its axis. As the result of Brunelleschi studies, he proposed a new approach to the drum diameter issue, and the new Cathedral dome has arisen. In fact, it was not a single, but double dome. Inner shell served as a scaffolding and an actual dome construction simultaneously. It was impossible to build separate scaffolding at this stage, since the drum was already finished. Brunelleschi proposal consisted in building a complex, pointed wooden framework as the inner shell to hold whole dome all together and covering it with more curved roof. (Murray 1963,
The basic rules preserved by Vitruvius, which were used latter as a foundation of architectural practice, stated that ‘Architecture consist of Order. . . and of Arrangement. . . and of Proportion and Symmetry and Décor and Distribution’.(Murray 1963, p.5) These words, followed …show more content…
After losing competition for the Baptistry sculpted doors in his hometown, he moved to Rome, where he closely studied construction methods of ancient Roman buildings. Those studies later gave him an ability to devise the way of covering the area of the Cathedral of Florence dome, which made him famous in Florence. Therefore, Brunelleschi was considered as the first man who begun to comprehend the rules of the classical architecture, following on from that started using them in his new designs. (Murray 1963, p.25) Instead of re-using classical methods of construction, he had to move further with his conception of the new dome, since the octagonal drum diameter was too big to use traditional methods like just a simple arch rotated on its axis. As the result of Brunelleschi studies, he proposed a new approach to the drum diameter issue, and the new Cathedral dome has arisen. In fact, it was not a single, but double dome. Inner shell served as a scaffolding and an actual dome construction simultaneously. It was impossible to build separate scaffolding at this stage, since the drum was already finished. Brunelleschi proposal consisted in building a complex, pointed wooden framework as the inner shell to hold whole dome all together and covering it with more curved roof. (Murray 1963,