........................................................................ ........................................................................................ ...................................... ......................................... NOME CLASSE DATA COGNOME The Renaissance Architecture in Florence The word Renaissance has generally been used to signify the revival of the knowledge of the Greek and Roman civilisations. Architecture is the easiest of the arts in which to follow the rebirth of Classical motifs. WARM-UP ACTIVITY 1 Pair work. Look at the Classical architectural elements below and try to identify them in the Renaissance buildings. In your workbook draw a chart and indicate which elements can be attributed to each building. Arch Peristyle Corinthian capital Pediment 1. Leon Battista Alberti, Facade of Santa Maria Novella, 1456-1470, Florence. 2. Benedetto da Maiano, Palazzo Strozzi, after 1489, Florence. 3. Luciano Laurana, Palazzo Ducale, a. 1466, Urbino.