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Forgotten Renaissance Architectural Flourishes
Explore the obscure and lost architectural styles that flourished during the Renaissance era, highlighting unique design elements and historical influences.
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- 1. Spiral scroll ornament characteristic of Ionic capitals
- 2. Small dome atop a building, often used in Renaissance churches
- 3. Stonework technique with roughened, textured blocks often used in Renaissance palaces
- 4. Row of small columns topped by a rail, often lining staircases or terraces
- 6. Late Renaissance style known for artificial elegance and complexity
- 7. Covered exterior gallery or corridor open on one side
- 10. Decorative stone openwork in windows, often seen in Gothic and Renaissance
- 13. Column sculpted in the form of a draped female figure
- 14. Cornerstones that reinforce and decorate a building’s edge
- 15. Paintings done rapidly in watercolor on wet plaster
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- 5. Ornamental mural style mixing human, animal, and plant forms
- 8. Gray sandstone commonly used in Florentine Renaissance architecture
- 9. Alternative spelling of rough textured stone block facing in Renaissance walls
- 11. A three-part window or opening with a central arched section flanked by rectangular openings
- 12. Canopy over an altar or throne often supported on columns
- 16. Triangular gable found above an entrance or window
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