It is impossible to discuss a history of architectural sketches without an example from Leonardo da Vinci, whose numerous sketchbooks reveal the genius of an architect, painter, sculptor, and inventor. Although he built or finished very little...

Bramante was one of the first of the great High Renaissance architects,influencing numerous prominent architects of Rome such as Peruzzi and Sangallo.He is best known for reviving the architecture of classical antiquity, which had begun with the works of...