1. Death and Ritual in Renaissance Italy
The temple of Caesar was an example of pycnostyle front porch intercolumniation, meaning the spacing between columns in a colonnade, as measured at the bottom of their shafts, in this case pycnostyle, which was one and a half diameters. ... We know that Pope Julius II commissioned his own tomb, but it is unclear if Michelangelo was paid the full amount he was owed, since after the Popes death the tomb became significantly smaller. ... When comparing tombs like Bishop Giovani di Bartolomeo built in 1427, to Pope Julius' tomb built in 1513, there are significant differences. ... Yet Pope Ju...
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