Quattrocento

3. QUATTROCENTO ARCHITECTURE -Architects wanted to build simple, proportional buildings.

- They used shapes and styles from classical antiquity.

- The main architects: - Bruneslleschi: the most important architect of his time. His buildings are examples of geometric perfection.

- Alberti and Michelozzo were important architects of the time.

3. QUATTROCENTO PAINTING - Painters searched for perspective and harmony to represent balanced compositions and ideal landscapes.

- The main painters: - Fra Angelico: He was a pioneer in perspective.

- Masaccio: he explored architectural spaces.

- Della Francesca: he was a master of perspective and used the light to create a sense of volume.

- Botticelli: the most notable. His works reflect humanist Neoplatonism.

3. QUATTROCENTO SCULPTURE - Sculptors were interested in human natomy and the search for classical proportions through idealism.

- Important sculptors: - Donatello: he displayed serenity and elegance in his classically inspired works.

- Ghiberti: He was a master of perspetive and it was demostrated in his reliefs on the gates of the Baptistery in Florene (Paradise Gates)