The Renaissance *sparks* Creative freedom

From venturing into the different ancient techniques and traditions in Greek architecture. The influences of The Renaissance drew my eye. As many of you know, the renaissance originated from the greeks in 1300s and has influenced architecture throughout history.

For a quick summary, The Renaissance's main objective elaborates on orders, consisting of geometric compositions. These orders are Tuscan, Doric, Ionic, Corinthian, & Composite, which hold specific characteristics.

*Own drawing of different orders

*image of first structure demonstrating Renaissance orders by Filippo Brunelleschi 1400s

By observing ancient projects such as Florence Cathedral influenced by the renaissance's orders. I began to analyse the relevance of The Renaissance in today's architecture. As there are many architectural pieces influenced by The Renaissance such as the Colosseum, with its levels presenting Doric, Ionic and Corinthian.

But have you ever thought of The Renaissance sparking creative freedom in architects and their architecture? By this, I mean, have you ever wondered whether the stern orders of The Renaissance exacerbated a sense of creative freedom in architects and their structures.

Word of the Blog: *Creative Freedom

Is the freedom to imagine, create and build anything one desires without scrutiny and audit by anyone other than themself.

Now I say this because having all these specific orders which you are obliged to follow, wouldn't it eventually force one to push outside these orders? For example, you remember when your mum would say don't do something and you do exactly the opposite. I believe The Renaissance had this very same impact on many architects during its era.

*Parallel between Architectural frames by Raphael (early Renaissance) & Michelangelo (older Renaissance)

Here, there is only a slight shift in Renaissance traditions but significant enough as instead of columns, Michealangelo uses plasters, alongside his use of a circular corinthian. In this way, I think it's clear that linear geometry had shifted and opened up more doors for creative expression. Further expressed by the medieval invention of perspective.

*image of perspective in bible scriptures

This in my opinion shows that artists and architects began breaking elements of the renaissance's orders to truly express their personal creativity. -- Leading me to my next post, on the topic of Mannerism. As always feel free to comment down your opinions or thoughts on the matter and stay tuned for my next post :D

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