Through reconstructing the Renaissance understanding of the senses, we can better gauge how constant interaction with the built environment shaped daily practices and contributed to new forms of ...

Vitruvius' Ten Books of Architecture was the fountainhead of architectural theory in the Italian Renaissance. Offering theoretical and practical solutions to a wide variety of architectural issues, ...

The innovative architecture and layout of the ... by UNESCO in 2004 for its distinctive and inspiring landscape. And the ...

architecture and sculpture, to metalwork, tapestry and costume, as well as “rare examples of drawings created as finished works of art in their own right.” Drawing the Italian Renaissance is ...