Although François Mansart preserved classical intentions using Italian Renaissance architects as models, his architecture work was tempered by the contemporary French culture of the seventeenth century. It is known that he owned a copy of Vitruvius’...

Giacomo Barozzi, known as Vignola, was influential in both his role as an author and as a practicing architect. His work, having a strong foundation in classicism, was innovative, and made important contributions to the design of churches and palaces. He...

Probably the most influential high Renaissance/mannerist architect, the design thinking used by Michelangelo was continually affected by his roles as a sculptor, painter, and architect. During the Renaissance, it was common for architects to use the human...

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...