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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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