Las meninas by Diego Velázquez

LAS MENINAS BY VELÁZQUEZ  

Name = Las meninas

Author = Diego Velázquez

Year = 1656

Style = Barroque

Location = El Prado museum, Madrid

San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane

SAN CARLO ALLE QUATTRO FONTANE

Name = San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane

Author = Francesco Borromini

Year = 1638-1641

Style = Barroque

Location = Rome, Italy

David by Miguel Ángel

DAVID BY MIGUEL ÁNGEL

Name = David

Author = Miguel Ángel

Year = 1501-1504

Style = Barroque
Location = Florence, Italy

The Burial of the Count of Orgaz by El Greco

THE BURIAL OF THE COUNT OF ORGAZ BY EL GRECO

Name = The Burial of the count of Orgaz

Author = El Greco

Year = 1586

Style = Manierista

Location = Church of Santo Tome, Toledo

Tecnic = Painted on tempera on a canvas




INTRODUCCTION


The burial of the Count of Orgaz is a work created by El Greco, The work was realized during the year 1586 and 1588, The work represents the miracle in that San Esteban and San Agustín went down from the sky to bury Gonzalo Ruiz of Toledo in the Santo Tome church.



ANALYSIS

This work belongs to the Spanish renaissance that started in the 16th century continuing to the Italian renaissance. The work is made by El Greco, El Greco was a painter of the XVIth and XVIIth century, was born in Heraclión's city also known as Candía in Greece, he was living in Italy for 10 years when he learn to paint as a renaissance painter. In the year 1577 he started living in Toledo, the city where he past the rest of his live. The 12 of march of 1586 he accept a order from the people of the Santo's Tome's church, then he ends the work in the year 1588, the pay for the work was of 1.600 duchies.





These are the persons that Greek I do in his picture treating of that it seemed that they were in the burial of the Count, between the persons it is possible to see The Greek one in a self-portrait, also it is possible to see the son of the Greek one and another person that the writer Cervantes seems to be

Christ of the Clemency

Name: Christ of the Clemency.
Author: Juan Martínez Montañés.
Year: 1606.
Style: Baroque.
Location: Cathedral of Seville.


INTRODUCTION

This piece of art is called the Christ of the Clemency because it represents a christ in the cross looking to the bottom as it was forgiving someone like it says in the Bible. It was created by Juan Martínez Montañés who was born in Andalusia in 1568 and was an expert working with wood and most of his works were religious except a portrait of the king Phillip II and two worshippers. He died in 1649.
The piece was made between 1603-1606 and as you can see it is Baroque.
The difference between this wotk from an Spanish author is that in Spain the Baroque came after than in Italy and also that here in Spain they were with the Counter-Reformation so many supports appeared to help this movement.


ANALYSIS
This piece of art represents the Christ who is dying looking down forgiving the humanity and standing in the cross for all the sins of the believers, with his eyes and mouth middle closed expresing humility.
The sculpture has got high reliefs and it is a free standing figure.
This sculpture was made of carved wood that was coloured after by Francisco Pacheco.
The sculpture was made with a trapezoidal shape and it also has diagonal lines, onw of the characteristics of the Baroque.
It does not have any focus of light in the body but there are several things to comment  on it, for example the fact that the feets are in a complete horizontal way that leave us see the nails on his feets, also the clothes tha Christ is wearing, just a rag on his waist that covers from it till the thighs that represents humility and poverty. Also a important fact is the crown that is made of thorns as it says in the Bible.
The colours that were used in this piece of art were neutral colours like beige, skin , nudes ,brown and of course the red of the blood.
Its function was for a vault for Mateo Vázquez , after that it was moved to the cathedral of Seville.
The theme is the last part of the life of Jesus, when he died.
This figure is realistic and natural, one of the characteristics of the Baroque in Spain.
Other artists in Spain were Alonso Cano and Pedro de Mena.

In this sculpture you can see many aspects from the Baroque as the less dramatic aspects and more serene works that appeared  in The Andalusian School.
The realism and the realism that appears in this figures is very well noticed as the movement.
The diagonals that are used for example in Dafne and Apollo is also noticed in this sculptures but in a less measure.
The theatrically is very well noticed also because you can see the pain. But in the others authors is less noticed .





CONCLUSION

This sculpture is very beautiful because of the expressions in the figure.
I think that this piece was a very important job because it represents a lot the historical context of those ages, like the Counter-Reformation or the faith of Phillip II and his father Charles V, that were one of the most important kings of Spain and the powerfull armies of the pope because
it was a bad century for the Christians.
I did not like this piece till I made this comentary, so I think this is a very good way to learn.

Plaza Mayor Salamanca

PLAZA MAYOR SALAMANCA

 

INTRODUCTION

Nature:Salamanca's Plaza Mayor is not perfectly square,it is quadrangular trapezoidal.Elevational you can see three floors with balconies and rectangular openings, semicircular arches on pillars.

Author:Alberto Churriguera Ocaña.

Style: Spanish Baroque.

Timeline:1729-1756

The European economy is in development period. There are greater prosperity in agriculture and industry. Monarchical absolutism across Europe reaches its greatest strength and splendor and  the bourgeoisie oppsoses  the absolute monarchy. Also appeared a political system the European balance. There is also a very artistic evolution.

Alberto Churriguera Ocaña was a Spanish Baroque architect, member of the Churriguera family. He was master builder of the New Cathedral of Salamanca and began work on the Plaza Mayor of Salamanca in 1728 and made two paintings of the Plaza, as well as other important works in Madrid and Valladolid.

ANALYSIS

It is an urban space, is the center of social life of the city.The floor of the square is not perfectly square, it is quadrangular trapezoidal.

The iconographic program of the Plaza Mayor in Salamanca consists of a set of icons, also called medallions, are located in the spandrels of the eighty-eight arches. There are also coats of arms in the arcades of the biggest arches, on balconies and other architectural elements.The square adopts a uniform, broken only by the presence on two sides of the Town Hall and the facade known as Royal Pavilion. The set is closed at the top by a stone balustrade at intervals is decorated with pyramid-shaped pinnacles rematos with a fleur de lis. In total 96 pinnacles that surround the perimeter of the square.The walls of the facades open the center by 247 balconies. The entrance to the square is done through nine gates and two passages .The name entries are: Arco de San Martin, the Corrillo, Arco del Toro.Its materials are marble on the facade of Town Hall to till the shields of the royal arms and the city,all outer parameters are of squared stone, either granite or Villamayor.With the rough stone foundations and the first four rows of the pillars of the porticos they were made. These courses were changed to granite,pretty slate was used in the work.The lime was used as an indispensable element to make the mortar that connected the stones, fine plaster used on the interior walls and wood was also used.

Its function is a public space.

The characteristics of the Plaza Mayor correspond to the Baroque style, it was designed by different architects but the main one was Alberto Churriguera.

CONCLUSION

The Baroque is a period of pessimism and disappointment but left very important works and the main square of Salamanca is one of them and a symbol of Salamanca.It was designed mainly by Alberto Churriguera but also had other architects.   

 

The Vocation of Saint Mateo

VOCATION OF SAINT MATEO





 

INTRODUCTION

Tittle:The vocation of Saint Mateo.

Author:Caravaggio.

Style:Baroque.

Timeline:1599.

The seventeenth century was for Spain a period of serious political, military, economic and social crisis that ended up turning the Spanish Empire in power under France.In the seventeenth century, Spain suffered a serious demographic crisis, a consequence of the expulsion of around 300,000 Moriscos and mortality caused by the continuous wars, famine and plague.The Spanish society of seventeenth century was a divided society: the nobility and clergy preserved lands and privileges, while farmers suffered in all its rigor the economic crisis.
Caravaggio was an Italian painter, was the baroque movement and was commissioned the picture of The Vocation of St Mateo to decorate the chapel of Contarelli in the Roman church of St. Louis of the French in 1599.

ANALYSIS
The technical and support is oil on canvas.
Light and illuminated areas are seen as people first, highlighting the background shade.The light source is lateral.The shadow and light represent dramatics.In this work it is represented in a very marked lights and shadows with the technique tenebrism.
The brown colors and doughy brushstroke.
The composition is formed by a group of men, two feet, and others sitting around the table.
Its function is to decorate the Chapel Contarelli in the Roman church of St. Louis of the French , where still preserved.
Its theme is religious because Mateo tells how he became an apostle.The work expresses drama and tenebrism, sadness ..
In the picture we can see how Jesus calls Mateoleaving the rest of men surprised.The characteristics that are used Caravaggio are Baroque style.

The Martyrdom of Saint Mateo is a work opposite to that of The Vocation of St Mateo, the two works are by Caravaggio and have the same characteristics.






CONCLUSION
Caravaggio is an important Baroque author presents characteristics in his works of Baroque such as The Vocation of St Mateo.The characteristics of the work were represented in reality, a time of drama and pessimism.
It is important work of Caravaggio because it has all the characteristics of the time.

Apollo and Dafne

Name: Apollo and Dafne
Author: Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Year: 1622-1625
Style: Baroque
Location: Borghese Gallery


INTRODUCTION

This piece of art is from Bernini and it is called Apollo and Dafne. It was made in 17th century, after "The rapt of Proserpina" that was also from this author.
Bernini was born in Naples in the 16th century, and he was one of the most important sculptor and one of the developers of the Baroque. That happened because he could represent emotions in a very drmatic way and also he could trasmit you their feelings and also he could magnify their majesty. He died in Rome, where he spent most of his life working, in the year 1680.
The period in wich the piece was made was the Baroque, that in Italy started before than in Spain and where it was better and first made.

ANALYSIS

This piece is based on the mith of Apollo and Dafne, which says that Apollo wanted to compit against Eros to trow arrows. Eros got angry with the arrogance of Apollo, so he trew a golden arrow, which would made fall in love inmediatly to every person it hits to him and another in silver to Dafne that would made a rejection of love. So ona day Apollo meet Dafne and he have a crush on her, but acted with the contrary effect because of the arrow, so he startd to persecute her till she could not run more. Then she asked his father for help and he transformed the nymph into a laurel, so when he reached Dafne she started the transformation. Finally Apollo started to cry and said " If you cannot be my wife, you will be my favourite tree and your leaves, ever green, will crown the heads of the people in victory".
It was made in white marble, so you can see that it seems very pure and also very clean even if it is white and also it has a lot of years. The figures seem also very realistic because the stone was pulished to add bright. Bernini made a good job with the leaves of Dafne, because they seem translucent.
It has got a lot of relief and it is a free standing figure and it was carved in stone.

The author wanted to focus the light made a contrast that seems like tenebrismo in paintings in zones like the clothes, and also made pulished parts are very soft so you can fell it is real and also very dramatic.
This is an open sculture, because it was made to see it from different points of view. For example if you look it from the back part of the scupture in the picture you will see Dafne trasformed, but if you turn to another side you will see Dafne in the middle of the trasformation. Finally if you look the sculpture from the front side you will see the first part of the transformation.
Also you can see that this sculpture has curved lines and diagonals which brings dynamism to it. The Baroque can be notice in the realism of the sculpture, because the hair of Dafne is on movement like if the wind was blowing and also the clothes of Apollo are on movement.
The function of this work was for the Cardinal Borghese, at the first part of his career.
The subject matter is the Greek mithology, because it represents Apollo and Dafne.
The figures represent a lot of feelings, because it is from Baroque and it is one of the caracteristics.
This sculpture has all the characteristics that are in a Baroque style sculpture, because you can appreciate the tenebrism as I had said before in the hair and in the clothes. The naturalism and realism are very visible, because you can see the desesperation on the face of Apollo and the fear on the face of Dafne and you can see how realistic can it be because the hair is moved by air, and the trunk of the laurel. Also Bernini used the diagonals and the theatricality very well and that add more realism.

CONCLUSION

Bernini was one of the most famous sculptors of his period but other people like Pierre Puget and Hendrik FransVerbruggen made very good sculptures also.

I think that this piece is very beatiful because it is full of feelings and full of history and myths that are two things that I love. Also I have to be a bit critical, because Dafne had to transform because Apollo loved her, but I also have to be a bit polite because after the rejection of Dafne, Apollo said that she will be the crown of the people in victory sign whcih is a very beautiful thing also, so I think that this is very contradictory but very beauty without doubts.

Offering of Isaac.

                                     

OFFERING OF ISAAC.

INTRODUCTION

Tittle:Offering of Isaac.

Author:Alonso Berruguete.

Style:Renaissance.

 Timeline:1526-1532.

This sculpture was created by Alonso Berruguete.He was born in Palencia, he was the son of Pedro Berruguete and died in Toledo.He traveled to Italy to study the artistic tendencies and knew first hand the work of Miguel Angel, Donatello, Leonardo da Vinci, Sansovino and Lippi.His creation expresses its strong character, with images of high drama, in which dominates spirituality, sensationalism and realism.The Benedictines from the convent of San Benito commissioned to Alonso Berruguete the realization of a great altarpiece for the monastery.

ANALYSIS

Wood, plaster finish and thin layer of clay then polychromed, especially flesh tones polished final finish.

Great realism and chrome plated nature is observed.It is presented in a very expressive waythe pain is the fundamental.Isaac, appears with a front legreposing his weight on one pierna and then 

there is a tension in the muscles in the legs and arms.Isaac is dressed in a tunic on his shoulder of th golden color and there are reliefs with geometric shapes.The son has really expressive face.The colors of the work offer realism, a play of shadows that emphasize the muscles and facial expressions.The function of sculpture is decorative because the Benedictines ordered to the sculpture for the altarpiece.The theme of the sculpture is religious because it represents Abraham just about to slay his son.Alonso Berruguete had the characteristics of the Renaissance and Mannerism and was one of the most important Spanish Renaissance.One of the important works that he realized  was the martyrdom of Saint Sebastian,the sculpture has the same style and characteristics of the offering of Isaac.

CONCLUSION
The sculpture represent and perceived the Renaissance characteristics  very well, faces express feelings and emotions such as pain and sculpture has great realism with muscles and expressions.It's amazing how we can see the strength and pressure on the muscles, had to be very difficult,make precises characteristics and details.

Charles V Palace

Name: Charles V Palace.
Author: Pedro Machuca.
Year: 1526-1637.
Style: Renaissance Architecture.
Location: Granada(Spain).


INTRODUCTION

Thius is the palace of Charles the V wich was constructed after his wedding in Seville, because the kings loved Andalusia.
The building was made by Pedro Machuca, who was born in Toledo, and was instructed in Italy and many people thinck that he was a disciple of Michelangelo, and also he could learn from Raphael Sanzio and Jacob Florentino. He was well-known because of his techniques which were roman architecture and muslim architecture. One of his other works was The descendant of the Cross (in painting).
At that time Spain was the most powerful country in Europe, because of the recent discovery of America that provided Spain a lot of richness so they could spend it in the culture or in the magnify of the kings in that period, for they to look more powerful and to be more popular.Also the society was experiencing a big change, because many people was getting richer also, so we could say that they were in a good status.

ANALYSIS
This palace is the palace of Charles V, who was one of the most important kings of Spain, and he decided to buid that palace after his marriage(which was in Seville) because they lived in the Alhambra for many time and they were impressed by the way that msulim castle looks like, so they decided to made another palace which nowadays is the musem of Alhambra and Beauty Arts in Granade.
The palace is mainly made of stone and it has two levels, in the lower one you can appreciate the tuscan order, with is totally made of dressed stone and its pilasters have big bronze rings at the top and the bottom.
In the second level you can see that this part is based on jonic, and the hollows are "adintelados".
Also this building is decorated with circular windows called "óculos", that also made more visible the balance and the stability of renaissance.
Its plant is a square with a circular garden in the middle surrounded by colums of the doric period in the first floor and by jonic colums in the second floor.
The were built mainly semicircular arches in all the biulding, and that makes a difference between Spanish and Italian renaissance. Because as we have said in Italy and the rest of Europe, the renaissance started before than in Spain, so we can notice that difference between for example Santa Maria Novella and the Palace of Charles V.
It does not have any vaults or domes.
The square and circular windows are the ones that gives light because they are big and well divided between the two levels.
Its function was the castle that Charles wanted to live, but he could not went there anymore. Nowadays it is the museum of the Beauty Arts.
This building is very important because it represents a period of richness in Spain, and it was a castle of Charles V. It is from the Spanish renaissance, because as you can see it has columns, semi-circular arches, geometric desings and longitudinal and central plans, that are very common in the renaissance.
In this period Charles was very ocuppied because of the wars that appeared with the Reformation and he could not go there again, so the palace was abandoned till it was transformed in a museum.
Another architects that wre important in Spanish renaissance were Diego de Riaño (The Town Hall of Seville) and Juan de Herrera (The Escorial).

CONCLUSION

This palace is very beautiful and it has a lot of details and columns, and also has a lot of history, but in my opinion, the Town Hall of Seville is more beautiful, because it is different from other pieces and other buildings from this period and it seems more pure because of its colours.
But anyway it is a beautiful palace and I would made anything to live there when it was built in Charles V period. Because of the historical contest and all those thing that make this century beautiful and better than our days, even if nowadays a lot of things have improved.

The Venus

Name : The Birth Of Venus.

Author : Botticelli.

Year : 1484-1486.

Style : The First Renaissance.

Technique : Painted in tempera.

Location : Uffizi Gallery.

INTRODUCTION

The painting is called , The Venus of Botticelli or The Birth of Venus , and it was made between 1484 and 1486 by Sandro Botticelli. In this painting you can appreciate many common aspects from the period in when the painting was made , as the idealization of classical beauty , that appears also in The Gioconda , that is one of the most famous paintings in this period , and also the perfection of the bodies and faces.
The author was born in 1445 and he was called Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi, in Florence. He was called before Botticelli, because his brothers sold tonnels and in Italian Botticelli means that.
He belong to the Quattrocento, and he obtained fame because the Vespucci and Medici family asked him to made some works for them, like this painting.Finally in 1510 he died in Florence, with a lot of works after him.

ANALYSIS 

This painting was ordered by Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco one of the Medici family , and it was for a house in the countryside , that were normally with mithology of Ancient Romans. Botticelli by one sculpture of Venus that was in one of The Medici family house:

In the painting appear four characters, the Venus is the most important , here is represented her birth and you can appreciate that she is adult but in her legend they said that she was born adult , and in the paint also appear two god that are Cefiro and Cloris , who impulse with the wind Venus to the coast where a "Hora" is waiting for cover her with a cape decored with flowers which represents the Spring when she was born and from the "Hora" is from , and this represents the new begginning. Also you may see that a lot of roses are flying after Venus , because the legend said that she brought the roses to The Earth.

The Venus was represented by Simoneta Vespucci , who was part of the family of Americo Vespucci , and she participate in most of the Medici works. She was got fame because of her family. 

This painting was made in tempera , and its support was a canvas , like for example in Gioconda.

There is a little perspective of depth , but is not as notticed as in the school of Athens , where you can appreciate very well that.

There is a dark zone that is in the part of the coast where Venus is coming, and it central zone Botticelli wanted to add more light, so it is supposed that Venus is going to add light to the people when she arrive , so you can see also that is not a Catholic or Christian painting.

The color are very soft and fair , also you can see that Venus seem s to be made of pearl or marble , so with this details you can see that here Botticelli wanted to represent that Venus was going to put our world in golden and very colorfull way to make it beauty.

The composition is with triangle shape , symmetric and dynamic.

It function is not well determined, because the work was made, as many people said, for the Medici, so they thought that is was for a house of the family, and it is mainly for decoration.

The figures of this painting , seem really idealised, and it is normal from this period of time because this is the part in when the idealism and serenity was mixed based on the ideas of Ancient Greek philosophers. As for example The Gioconda made by da Vinci.

In this period the paintings reflected a new mentality, for example this painting was the reopening of the nudes of womans after the ones of Eva, so it is very impressive. And then they wanted to search balance and proportion , and they used the pyramidal composition adding symmetrical aspects, in normal cases, but Michelangelo changed that in many of this works.

CONCLUSION

In this period there where many important works by other people as the Gioconda or The piety.

In my opinion this painting is very good, because it added many importance to the woman, and also it added a new way to represent beauty, with a woman. Also it is interesting to see how the author added light and  comparing it to the Gioconda, or the different colours used between these paintings, because in the one of da Vinci he used very dark colours and in the Venus there are very fair colours, so there are huge differences between the authors in this period. I can also add that for my this paint is very beautiful and I love the way how the woman is represented, as a glorious shape, and with no defects, so I think it was a good point for this painting, because in those periods it was very strange to  adore a woman, so I was very impressed to see it, because in my opinion the Gioconda was made to laugh about the ideal of beauty, beacuse she has no brows and she seem a bit strange, so I was thankful to this work.

THE GIOCONDA

 GIOCONDA

INTRODUCTION

Tittle:Gioconda.
Author:Leonardo Da Vinci.

Style:Italian Renaissance.

Timeline: 1503-1519.

ANALYSIS

Technical and support  of frame is oil on panel.The combination of aerial perspective and technique sfumatto get a great three-dimensional sense of depth.Contrast between light and shadow. Much clarity and bright light in the features of the Gioconda.They are gray and blue hues to emphasize remoteness and create an atmospheric effect,dark greenish brown hues for the hair and clothing and light yellow hue and shone in the rest of the skin.There symmetry, the composition is balanced.The function of this work is decorative and is in the Louvre.Leonardo is not intended to portray only in a superficial way, but wants to emerge feelings and soul, and it succeeds.The official title of the work is Gioconda, which is justified because Giocondo was the name of the husband of the sitter, Lisa Gherardini.
This work belongs to the Renaissance and the stage of the Cinquecento.

CONCLUSION
La Gioconda is the most important in the world of painting work, I like this painting because it has much to tell. Its author Leonardo Da Vinci is one of the most important authors of the Renaissance.

 

Italian Renaissance Architecture

SAN LORENZO

 

INTRODUCTION

Title:San Lorenzo.

Architect:Brunelleschi.

Style: Renaissance.

Chronology and historical context: ‎1418-1470.

DESCRIPTION

It is a church that it is in Florencia.The materials used are stone and marble for construction.

The interior columns are of sandstone conglomerates.The ceiling decorated with gilded.

Brunelleschi created a Latin cross in lengthwise.There is a dome on the cruise and ribbed vaults in the roofs of the lateral naves.In the corridors there arches on columns.its function is regular cult.

It is Renaissance style because its author is of the Renaissance and the building meets the characteristics of renaissance.It is of style Quatrocento.The most important were Filippo Brunelleschi and Leon Battista Alberti.The Most important work of Alberti is the church of San Andres de Mantua.

CONCLUSION

This building remains a very distinctive style as the Renaissance, belongs to the stage of Quatrocentto.

I liked analyze this building because its interior has many details of the Renaissance.

And the author is a great architect,is Brunelleschi and one of the most important in this stage as Alberti.

Santa María Novella by Alberti

Name = Santa María Novella

Author = Leon Battista Alberti

Year = 1490

Style = Gothic-Renaissance

Location = Florence, Italy



INTRODUCTION


The front of the basilica was made by Alberti. The basilica is in Florence, Italy. The front of the basilica was end in the year 1490. The style of the basilica is gothic but the style of the front is renaissance



ANALYSIS


Alberti was a very important artist of the quattrocento some of his most important works were: palace of the Rucellai’s family and the the front of basilica of Santa María Novella. The quattrocento was an important period of time during the 1400’s this period of time started in Florence, Italy by the Medici’s family

CONCLUSION

In my opinion the front of the basilica is a very beautiful work of Alberti and is a good place to visit if you travel to Italy.

Dome of Florence

Name: The Dome of Florence

Author : Brunelleschi

Year : 1471

Style : Gothical - Renacentist 

Location : Florence

INTRODUCTION

Its name is The Dome Of Florence and it was designed by Brunelleschi . It was finiched in the year 1471 and its construction leasted 25 years .

ANALYSIS 

It is a part from a cathedral , the Cathedral of Florence and its materials were mainly by bricks , wood , stone and metal . 

It is from the phase of the Quattrocento (15th century ) you can notice it because of the harmony and proprortion between this period and the middle age . For example in this period they started using the lines used by ancinet Greeks and Romans and they added simple and proportionated elements .

also you can notice it because of the main fastors that made this kind of architecture important were the simplicity (they used very few decorative features), the open spaces (squares)and proportion.

It is an enormus dome , with some bricks in the ceiling in colour orange and some in white . In the inside of the dome there are many paintings of the Last Trial made by Vasari and Zuccaro, which are ones of the most biggest in the world . 

In other hand we had this dome divided by some bricks in white and some greens mixed with whites in its base , making diferent colours and very different from the others .

In the Cathedral we can apreciate a Latin Cross plan  , with 3 naves . It also have pointed arches .

We are talking about the principal doem , but we can see that are many chepels with more domes and different desing .

In the lower part there is a vault where many bishops were buried , but between 1965 and 1974it was discovere includedvault of Brunelleschi , and you can apreciate the value that they gave to him.

 The inside of its dome its illuminated by some big windows in circular form .

It function is a normal Cathedral , you can have mass and also visit it , and it is one of the most bigger Cathedrals in the world with a capability of  30.000 people .

Another peaces important from this period was the palace of the Rucellai family

CONCLUSION

This cathedral in my opinion is very beautiful and it is also impressive , because I could visit it in the past and I before it I hadn´t saw something like that , and I think that I was very lucky because many people haven´t been  there and are older than me , also I can say that there are more impressive monuments , so it is beautiful but if you are only going to do one trip in your life you should look another place maybe . So as I was saying it is fantastic and I recommend you to visit it , but maybe another place is better to you .