February 16, 2012
This light is produced by a manufacturer of lighting Lasvit. Uovo D'argentis and Uovo D'oro designed by Rony Plesl. This lamp shaped glass balls that come together, resembling fish eggs. These lights look very beautiful and very...
October 5, 2009
Gianlorenzo Bernini was born in Naples in 1598. His father was a Florentine sculptor, and from an early age he showed creative talent. It was in Rome that Bernini lived, and completed most of his architectural and sculptural projects, until his death in...
October 4, 2009
Numerous of Francesco Borromini’s design sketches carry the expression and passion for architecture that can be found in his built work. Displaying fluid lines and definitive vertical emphasis, his admirers continually stress his knowledge of Vitruvius...
October 3, 2009
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’...
October 2, 2009
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...
October 1, 2009
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...
