Renaissance architecture

Here are some selected links you might like to try.

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Brunelleschi's Monograph
Provided by a site promoting tourism in Florence, the site consists of a series of linked essays on the architecture of Florence during the Renaissance period.
http://www.yourwaytoflorence.com/tourism/florence/brunelle.htm|

From Human Architecture to Architectural Structure
Overview of Brunelleschi and the origin of linear perspective in Western architecture and art.
http://www.mcm.edu/academic/galileo/ars/arshtml/arch1.html|

Palladio’s Italian Villas
Introduction to the work of Italian Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio, concentrating on some of his most influential villas surviving in the Veneto region around Venice.
http://www.boglewood.com/palladio/|

Renaissance and Baroque
A collection of images and details of buildings.
http://arthist.cla.umn.edu/aict/html/renbrq.html|

Renaissance Architecture
A Great Buildings Online site, covering Renaissance architecture. Includes links to entries on individual buildings with full details and images, and in some cases 3-D models.
http://www.greatbuildings.com/types/styles/renaissance.html|

Villa Cicogna Mozzoni
This website describes a 15th and 16th century hunting lodge built by the Mozzoni family. Includes the history of the villa itself and its gardens.
http://www.villacicognamozzoni.it/sito/index.php|

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