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Original fileThis perspective drawing shows a long, arched gallery featuring a series of bays with groin-vaulted ceilings supported by classical pilasters. The vaults are decorated with frescoes depicting biblical scenes, while the pillars and arches are adorned with 'grotesque' ornamental motifs. An open arcade on the left allows light to fill the corridor, highlighting the repeating geometric harmony of the Renaissance structure.
The Logge represent the High Renaissance synthesis of Christian narrative and classical Roman architecture. The decorative 'grotesques' within were a direct result of the rediscovery of Nero's Domus Aurea, influencing the Western esoteric tradition's use of hybrid and liminal imagery in Neoplatonic contexts.
Vitruvius
The Loggia's design is a primary example of the Renaissance application of classical proportions described in 'De architectura'.
Leon Battista Alberti
The architectural rhythm and use of the arcade reflect Alberti's theories on the beauty of mathematical harmony in 'De re aedificatoria'.
Object
Oil on panel
architectural
Digital Source
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
File:Léon Palustre - L’Architecture de la Renaissance.djvu
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