Okay, where do you go in Italy to get your fill of Medieval and Renaissance architecture? So you go to Florence and then....... . Do you have any favorite buildings or streets that draw you back time and time again?

"Best Medieval and Renaissance Architecture" in ..., degas when I saw the beginning of the sentence, I couldn't help it, I thought I HAD to say Dijon! (sorry!)

Oh Yeah, France has perhaps the best and Dijon, judging from your photos, has more than its share. But let's set our sights a tad bit further south.

Hope all is well with you during this time of trouble.

what trouble? no trouble here! (not anymore)
thanks you!
good luck.
coco

Thank you!

Okay, do kick things off how about the Cloisters (1504) of Santa Maria della Pace in Rome? Here is the question and its an easy one: Where is it located?

In via della Pace (near Piazza Navona), and it's by Bramante, who also did the Tempietto at San Pietro in Montorio.

Questions:
1. Where is San Pietro in Montorio?
2. What very important building did Bramante also work on?

I love St P in Montorio for its commanding view of Rome fom the Gianicolo hill, the church was supposedly built on the site of Saint Peter's crucifixion but I think more than one site lays claim to that event. I thought the Tempietto charming.

Here's a tid bit I picked up, Gianicolo Hill's name comes from the Latin Janu Coeli, "Portal of Heaven".

You can find San Pietro in Montorio on the Janiculum in Rome.

I know Bramante worked on the Vatican complex so I'd say he had a hand in some big projects at St Peter's?

Another easy one: Where is Santa Cecilia located and which of these does it have: a fountain in the front square and a galley where you can see a famous fresco by Cavallini.

I believe he was the original architect of St Peter's until Raphael was brought in. Michelangelo's designs were also incorporated, notably the dome I think.

oops, meaning Bramante

degas, the fresco.

elaine, Yes, but there is also a pretty fountain out front. Trick question? What was the name of the fresco? And you were right about Bramante and St. Peter's.

Last Judgment
I was only there once, as I recall only bits of it are still intact

Speaking of Michelangelo, another good fine example would be the Piazza del Campidoglio on the Capitoline Hill - that was one nice bit of urban planning.

The Palladian villas, beginning with "La Rotonda"...

Best wishes,

Rex

Rex, thanks for the tip.

Here is one site to view them:

http://www.sanpellegrino.com/flash_s...olo.asp?id=526

You're welcome, degas... the internet is full of good Palladio images - - here are several arranged into a visiting itnerary...

http://ville.inews.it/eindice.htm

Just back from Florence and Rome, here is my list. I threw in some ancient stuff for fun.

Florence Architecture

Church of San Spirito, by Brunelleschi, at Florence, Italy, 1434 to 1482.
Duomo - Florence Cathedral, by Arnolfo di Cambio, at Florence, Italy, 1296 to 1462.
Laurentian Library, by Michelangelo, at Florence, Italy, 1525.
Ospedale Degli Innocenti, by Brunelleschi, at Florence, Italy, 1424 to 1445.
Palazzo Strozzi, by Benedetto da Maiano, at Florence, Italy, 1489 to 1539.
Pazzi Chapel, by Brunelleschi, at Florence, Italy, 1429 to 1461.
Ponte Vecchio, by Taddeo Gaddi, at Florence, Italy, 1345 and 1564.
S. Maria Novella, by Leon Battista Alberti, at Florence, Italy, 1456 to 1470.
S. Maria degli Angeli, by Brunelleschi, at Florence, Italy, 1434 to 1437.
San Lorenzo, Florence, by Brunelleschi, at Florence, Italy, 1421 to 1440.
Michelangelo square - overlook of City

Art and Sculpture -

Uffizi Gallery - Giotto, Della Francesca, Lippi, Botticelli, Da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo Roundel, Titian, Tintoretto, Rubens, Caravaggio, Rembrandt
Gallery of the Academy - Michelangelo sculpture and the David
Duomo, Duomo Museum - Baptistery Bell Tower- Brunelleschi dome, Ghiberti doors, Pisano, Della Robia, Donatello sculpture, Michelangelo's Pieta w/self portrait
Medici chapel - Michelangelo architecture and sculpture !
Basilica of San Lorenzo - Brunelleschi, Donatello, Michelangelo, Lippi
Bargello Museum - Michelangelo, Cellini, Donatello's David, Della Robbia
Palatine Gallery - Rubens, Titian, Raphael, Lippi
Palazzo Della signora - Michelangelo, Donatello sculpture w/Cellini bronze on palazzo
Ponte Vecchio - gold merchant bridge on river Arno

Rome:

Arch of Constantine, by unknown, at Rome, Italy, 315.
Arch of Titus, by unknown, at Rome, Italy, 81.
Domus Aurea, by Severus and Celer, at Rome, Italy, 64.
Farnese Palace, by Antonio da Sangallo, at Rome, Italy, 1534.
Pantheon, by unknown, at Rome, Italy, 118 to 126.
Piazza Navona, by Bernini, at Rome, Italy, 1600 's.
Piazza del Campidoglio, by Michelangelo, at Rome, Italy, 1538 to ~ 1650.
Piazza di Spagna, or the Spanish Steps, by Alessandro Specchi, at Rome, Italy, 1721 to 1725.
Piazza of St. Peter's, by Bernini, at Vatican City, surrounded by Rome, Italy, 1656 to 1667.
Roman Colosseum, by unknown, at Rome, Italy, 70 to 82.
S. Ivo della Sapienza, by Frencesco Borromini, at Rome, Italy, 1642 to 1650.
S. Maria Della Pace, by Donato Bramante, at Rome, Italy, 1478 to 1483.
S. Carlo Alle Quattro Fontane, by Frencesco Borromini, at Rome, Italy, 1638 to 1641.
S. Andrea al Quirinale, by Bernini, at Rome, Italy, 1658 to 1665.
Sforza Chapel, by Michelangelo, at Rome, Italy, 1558.
St. Peter's of Rome, by Giacomo della Porta, at Vatican City, surrounded by Rome, Italy, 1546 to 1564 and 1590.
Tempietto of San Pietro, by Donato Bramante, at Montorio, Rome, Italy, 1502.
Temple of Venus and Rome, by Hadrian, at Rome, Italy, 123 to 135.
The Roman Forum, by collective, at Rome, Italy, -100 to 300.
Thermae of Caracalla, by unknown, at Rome, Italy, 212 to 216.

Rome Art and Sculpture

Still working on the list