Renaissance

       Renaissance is the period of perfection! Perfect symmetry and proportion are portrayed on every piece of artwork and architecture. This ideal is what gave the Italian Renaissance uniqueness on their characteristics that specify its style. Donato Bramante is one of the earliest and greatest architects that create a legendary to this creation of perfection.

        Santa Marai Presso San Santiro was the project that Bramante tried to play with perspective paintings to create a perfect symmetry. The choir was supposed to be built in order to create a perfect symmetry, but it was not build because of the placement of the road. Therefore, Bramante painted the perspective view of the choir as an illusion to trick the viewer in thinking that it’s a perfect symmetry that continues.

        

     St. Maria Della Consolazione is simple but powerful work that Bramante had design to portrayed the meaning of proportion and symmetrical. The church is centrally planned surrounded by 4 symmetrical circular domes, and covered with a dome on top.