ARTH 1200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Florence Cathedral, Vanishing Point, Vitruvian Man
24 Mar 2016
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Lecture 10: 24/11/2015 islamic architecture and renaissance. Domed mosques in turkey (the ottoman empire) Hypostyle mosques in arabia, north africa. Court of the lions, later 14th century. The place the ruler would use as a semi-private space for the pleasure of the ruler and his guests. Surface decorations are distinctly islamic (abstract geometric pattern) Analogy of looking up to the heavens. Poetic texts i am a garden full of beauty, clad with every ornament . During the ottoman empire the entrance is dubbed the imperial gate, 1478 the entrance similar to the arch of constantine (adopt an visual trope) ancient. Opening with grills would accommodate the sultan listening in on the council"s meetings. Private space meant for personal pleasure (the sultan"s getaway) The arches create a middle space between the exterior and interior space. Iznik tiles: cover the inside of the pavilion. Highly abstracted patterns, overcomes the sense of realism. Dome covered in iznik tiles and supported on pendentives.
