Tempietto - Bramante
What do the equally spaced doric-solums surround in the tempietto?
A tholos, with a flat entablature on top with metopes and triglyphs
What was geometry seen as by the ancient Greeks?
A vehicle by which we can imagine the perfection of heaven
Whats another word for a balcony?
Balustrade
What hill is the tempietto built on?
The Janiculum Hill in Rome
What did vitruvius write that influenced bramante?
The Libri Decem
What does Bramante love?
The antiquity of ancient Greece, so uses geometry to create a form
What classical building possibly influenced bramante?
the temple of vesta at Tivoli
What is Bramante's architecture an epitome of?
High Renaissance Architecture
When does Bramante go to Rome?
1499
What sort of the building is the tempietto?
A Martyrium
What is at the top of the tempietto?
A cross signifying the Christian purpose
What does the structure's decoration consist of (tempietto)?
A dome and doric order
What format is the tempietto?
A rotunda or round format
What do the steps and peristyle do in the tempietto?
Circle around the main cylinder
What sort of plan is the tempietto?
Circular plan surrounded by columns
What does the ceiling of the tempietto have?
Coffering with flowers and niches
What purpose is the tempietto for?
Ecclesiastical purpose for the church
What does the circle represent in the tempietto?
Eternity and the prefect classical shape
What are the columns made of in the tempietto?
Granite
How was St Peter killed?
He was crucified upside down so a different way from christ
Where is the tempietto built?
In the S. Pietro in Montorio
Who was Bramante a pupil of?
It is speculated that he was a pupil of Piero della Francesca
Who commissioned the tempietto?
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain
Which two artists lived at bramante's birth place?
Piero della Francesca and Andrea Mantegna
What pope is Bramante working for?
Pope Julius II
What is the plan of the tempietto?
Radial, circular, as opposed to a crucifixion
What did the Renaissance focus on?
Simplicity and balanced proportions
What happened on this hill where the tempietto is?
St Peter was martyred
What did Alberti say?
That only a circular church, with a central point of focus and a hemispherical dome to represent the cosmos would create the ideal church
What does the structure of the tempietto symbolise?
That the office of the papacy goes back to St. Peter, who was the first pope
Who is St Peter?
The foundation of the church and he was the first pope.
What are the columns known as in the tempietto?
The tuscan order of doric columns because they are unfitted
What is there interplay between in the tempietto?
The upward movement of the columns and the curve of the building.
How many columns are there going around and what are they known as in the tempietto?
There are 16 columns going around, all even spaced, known as intercolumniation
What was Bramante's aim?
To create a perfect equilibrium between Christianity and humanism, that should be fully integrated within the building, not just in the Doric columns but in the buildings conception
What was the plan of the tempietto?
To have a temple-like structure, but it wasn't feasible mostly because of time and money
Why did they need to commission the tempietto?
To pledge their allegiance to the Pope and their faith and the pope had the power to excommunicate anyone
What fit together to make this tempietto?
Two cylinders that fit together to make it with a colonnade
Where was Bramante born?
Urbino
Who influenced bramante?
Vitruvius
What do we see of the steps in the tempietto?
We see six steps rising up the stylobate
what is a martyrium?
a building commemorating a martyr
What does venustas mean?
beautiful
What were the vitruvian ideals in a building?
firmitas, utilitias and venustas.
What does tempietto mean?
little temple
What does firmitas mean?
strong
What did renaissance architects reject?
the intricacy and verticality of the Gothic style
What does utilitas mean?
useful
