The Renaissance Period
The Renaissance Period was a great time when many famous buildings and artists shone. The Renaissance stretched from late 15th Century, and lasted until the late 16th Century. The Renaissance started in Italy, and spread wide across Europe. Many famous artists and architects came out of the Renaissance famous. Michelangelo, Leonardo Da Vinci, Botticelli, Donatello and Raphael are some famous named that came out of the Renaissance famous.
Architecture was a major impact that the Renaissance had on the world. Great cathedrals and grand basilica's were are the result of many amazing architectural masterminds. The most famous building that was created during the Renaissance, is St Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican. 9 different architects all worked on the Basilica. Some people who worked on the Basilica, includes Giacomo Della Porta, Carlo Maderno, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Raphael and Michelangelo.
St Peter's Basilica is not only a building of great architectural engineering, but is also a place of great artworks, which are covering the whole of the Basilica.
Architecture was a major impact that the Renaissance had on the world. Great cathedrals and grand basilica's were are the result of many amazing architectural masterminds. The most famous building that was created during the Renaissance, is St Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican. 9 different architects all worked on the Basilica. Some people who worked on the Basilica, includes Giacomo Della Porta, Carlo Maderno, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Raphael and Michelangelo.
St Peter's Basilica is not only a building of great architectural engineering, but is also a place of great artworks, which are covering the whole of the Basilica.
This image is of one of the corridors inside St Peters Basilica. The whole length of the corridor, on the roof, is a wide range of different artworks, starring in a broad range of different colours. As shown in this picture, and throughout the rest of the Basilica, the colour gold is used quite a lot.
The colour gold in cathedrals, especially in basilica's, is used plenty of times. Nowadays, the Pope lives in the Vatican, and hundreds of thousands of visitors flock to the Vatican each year.
The colour gold in cathedrals, especially in basilica's, is used plenty of times. Nowadays, the Pope lives in the Vatican, and hundreds of thousands of visitors flock to the Vatican each year.