Foundling Hospital (Ospedale degli Innocenti) loggia
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The Foundling Hospital (Ospedale degli Innocenti) loggia is an early 15th-century Florentine arcade that is celebrated as one of the first fully realized works of Renaissance architecture, exemplifying harmonious proportion, classical clarity, and modular design.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Foundling Hospital (Ospedale degli Innocenti) loggia canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Renaissance loggia
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arcade ⓘ architectural work ⓘ |
| architect | Filippo Brunelleschi ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Early Renaissance
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Renaissance architecture ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Arte della Seta
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surface form:
Arte della Seta (Silk Guild of Florence)
|
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| decoratedWith | blue-and-white glazed terracotta medallions of swaddled infants ⓘ |
| designPrinciple |
classical clarity
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harmonious proportion ⓘ modular design ⓘ |
| facing | Piazza della Santissima Annunziata ⓘ |
| function |
public urban portico
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shelter for the entrance of the foundling hospital ⓘ |
| genre | civic architecture ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalElement |
Corinthian columns
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arcade ⓘ entablature ⓘ pedimented end bays ⓘ round arches ⓘ spandrels ⓘ terracotta tondi ⓘ |
| hasArtist | Andrea della Robbia ⓘ |
| hasMeasurement | bay width equal to column height (proportional module) ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
historic centre of Florence
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surface form:
Historic Centre of Florence
UNESCO World Heritage Site component ⓘ |
| inception | early 15th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
Renaissance loggias in Italy
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later Renaissance civic architecture in Florence ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Vitruvian proportional theory
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classical Roman architecture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Florence
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Italy ⓘ Piazza della Santissima Annunziata ⓘ Tuscany ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
pietra serena
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plaster ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the first fully realized works of Renaissance architecture
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clear geometric proportional system ⓘ integration of architecture and urban space ⓘ |
| numberOfBays | 9 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ospedale degli Innocenti
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façade of the Ospedale degli Innocenti complex ⓘ |
| startDate | c. 1419 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
access to the foundling hospital
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public gathering space ⓘ |
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