A New Geometric Analysis of the Pazzi Chapel Pazzi Chapel (Florence) in Santa Croce, Florence

Mark A. Reynolds ()
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Mark A. Reynolds: Academy of Art University

Chapter Chapter 46 in Architecture and Mathematics from Antiquity to the Future, 2015, pp 687-707 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The Pazzi Chapel has long been the subject of speculation concerning its builder or builders, the limitations of its construction within the Santa Croce complex, and, most importantly, the geometric systems that are or are not present in the building. Correct analysis is a difficult task, although it may appear to be easy, given the proportioning that is seen and the number of theories that abound on the subject from the annals of art and architectural history. The Pazzi Chapel is based on the square and its three major divisions: rational whole numbers and fractional parts; square roots and irrationals; the special case of the irrational, the golden section ‘family’. The builder also used the square’s relationship to the circle and to the equilateral triangle. These three elements exist as the one unifying force in the architecture of the chapel. The artistry was in the integration of these three geometric systems.

Keywords: Equilateral Triangle; Fractional Part; Geometric Analysis; Golden Section; Floor Plan (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-00137-1_46

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