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This book looks at the major buildings and gardens of the Italian Renaissance.
List of contents
List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Preface; Introduction; PART I FLORENCE; CHAPTER 1 The Foundling Hospital, Florence; CHAPTER 2 San Lorenzo, Florence; CHAPTER 3 Santo Spirito, Florence; CHAPTER 4 The Pazzi Chapel, Florence; CHAPTER 5 The Cathedral Dome; CHAPTER 6 The Medici Palace, Florence; CHAPTER 7 Santa Maria Novella, Florence; CHAPTER 8 The Medici Library, Florence; PART II ROME, CHAPTER 9 The Tempietto, Rome; CHAPTER 10 Villa Chigi/Farnesina, Rome; CHAPTER 11 Villa Madama, Rome; CHAPTER 12 Farnese Palace, Rome; CHAPTER 13 The Casino of Pius IV, Rome; CHAPTER 14 Piazza del Campidoglio, Rome; CHAPTER 15 St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City; CHAPTER 16 Farnese Palace, Caprarola; PART III THE NORTH, CHAPTER 17 Sant'Andrea, Mantua; CHAPTER 18 Palazzo Te, Mantua; CHAPTER 19 Sabbioneta and the Ideal City; CHAPTER 20 The Tempio Malatestiano, Rimini; CHAPTER 21 The Ducal Palace, Urbino; CHAPTER 22 Santa Maria della Consolazione, Todi; CHAPTER 23 Santa Maria presso San Satiro, Milan; CHAPTER 24 Villa Barbaro, Maser; PART IV VENICE AND ENVIRONS, CHAPTER 25 The Basilica, Vicenza; CHAPTER 26 Villa Rotonda, Vicenza; CHAPTER 27 Olympic Theater, Vicenza; CHAPTER 28 Teatro all'antica, Sabbioneta; CHAPTER 29 St. Mark's Library, Venice; CHAPTER 30 Grimani Palace, Venice; CHAPTER 31 Il Redentore, Venice; PART V GARDENS, CHAPTER 32 Villa d'Este Garden, Tivoli; CHAPTER 33 Villa Lante Garden, Bagnaia; CHAPTER 34 Sacro Bosco, Bomarzo; Conclusion; Postscript; Notes; Bibliography; Index
About the author
Frederick Kiefer is University Distinguished Professor in the English Department at the University of Arizona, Tucson.
Summary
This book looks at the major buildings and gardens of the Italian Renaissance.
