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Arch 2315Exam 1 Review
Exam 1 will consist of:25 building / site / plan identification @ 2 points each
5 motif / building type identification @ 1 point each 3 essay questions @ 15 points eachList the I.D. information vertically on the exam, just as they are on the review:
Name of IDLocationDate (plus or minus 5 years, e.g., an ID that dates to 1637 could be correctly listed as any year between 1632 and 1642.
I suggest that you choose, in such as case as this, either 1635 or 1640, since it seems easier to remember five-year intervals)Architect(s), if known
7.Laurentian Library, stairsFlorence, Italy1524Michelangelo
8.Venetian (Palladian) window, Mount VernonAlexandria, Virginia1785George Washington & John Rawlins
9.Plan of Rome (perspective depiction)Rome1588Pope Sixtus V
10. S. Andrea, MantuaMantua, Italy1472Alberti
19.Vierzehnheilligen, west frontBamberg, Germany1743Balthasar Neumann
20.Vierzehnheilligen, planBamberg, Germany1743Balthasar Neumann
21.Queen’s HouseLondon1616Inigo Jones
22 ½ . (left)Villa BarbaroMaser, the Veneto region, Italy1558Palladio
22. (above)Villa TrissinoVeneto region, Italy1567Palladio
33.Villa RotundaVicenza, Italy1566Palladio
34.Plan & Section, Villa RotundaVicenza, Italy1566Palladio
Motifs and Building Types
Search the preceding images for examples of these motifs and building types:
Triumphal Arch motifPalladian (Venetian) motifBelvedere motifTemple Front motifBasilicaDomusPorticusTholosTheatre
Three (3) of these five (5) essays will be on the exam.1. Explain and interpret the Renaissance appropriation of
ancient Roman building types and motifs. (see images 10, 31, 32, 39)
2. Using these images as examples, explain the rise and development of the palazzo as a distinct typology of the Italian Renaissance.(see images 12, 23, 24, 37, 38)
3. Using these images as examples, explain the rise and development of the Palladian villa as a distinct typology of the Italian Renaissance.(see images 22, 22 ½ , 33, 34,
Essay questions continued:
4. Using these images and correct vocabulary, identify and describe Renaissance principles of city planning and explain their use by the three systems of power represented in the images.(see images 9, 27, 28)
5. Using these images, explain the development of the Baroque aesthetic as a direct result of the Protestant Reformation.(see images 4, 13, 14, 19, 20)