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Original fileThis sheet contains a detailed plan for a long, vaulted stable building, with a corresponding interior section showing columns and arches at the top right. To the right is a mechanical drawing of a large threaded screw and its socket, likely used for a wine press or construction hoist. The page is covered in precise numerical measurements in 'palmi' and notes on the building's layout.
Raphael's architectural drawings demonstrate the Renaissance application of Euclidean geometry and Vitruvian principles to practical engineering. Commissioned by Agostino Chigi, the Villa Farnesina served as a hub for the Roman high-renaissance interest in natural philosophy and the recovery of classical mechanical science.
cortile p 34 ó 3 p 21 ó 1 p 21 ó 7 p 17 ó 8 p 17 ó 1 p 16 1/2 p 63 p 65 p 60 a Farnesina by Peruzzi 1508-1511 for Chigi METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART NEW YORK 49.92.44
Vitruvius
The architectural proportions and the integration of mechanical engineering follow the principles established in De Architectura.
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Oil on panel
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