St. Andrea Essay

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Leon Battista Alberti designed St. Andrea in Mantua, Italy and construction began on St. Andrea shortly after he died in 1472. He had an assist that carried out his ideas for him. St. Andrea is mostly constructed of brick because Alberti promised a large and economical church. The only stone used in St. Andrea is for the capitals and bases. The floor plan of St. Andrea is a Latin cross. Unlike most churches, St. Andrea does not have any side aisles, but has alternating large and small spaces off to the sides where the side aisles would be. These large and small spaces are based off of the Roman prototypes like the Baths of Diocletian and the Basilica of Constantine. The larger spaces are used for chapels, which have transverse barrel vaults …show more content…

Andrea is similar to that of St. Sebastiano, Alberti’s previously designed building. The façade has a classical triumphant arch interlocking with a classical temple front. This temple front consists of a shallow triangular pediment carried by four large pilasters on high bases. Immediately below the pediment, the triumphal arch has large round-headed openings flanked with pilasters and its own entablature behind the temple’s front pilasters. There is a small opening at ground level between the two pilasters followed by another large round-headed opening and a smaller doorway. This repetition of small to large matches the inside spaces of small to large. Throughout the design of St. Andrea, Alberti uses Roman prototypes on the inside and outside, but he does not allow himself to be bound by …show more content…

Andrea was and still is used for church services today. It is the largest and grandest church Alberti built and part of the reason was to be able to accommodate all of the people that came for the major celebrations. This is why the nave of the church is so large compared to others. Another architectural element that corresponds to the use of the church is the main barrel vault. It sets up a fantastic procession way for the Holy Blood and celebration for Christ’s victory over death. The chapels off to the sides give people a place to pray by themselves. Today, St. Andrea is used not only as a church, but is also used for

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