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

In: Architecture and Mathematics from Antiquity to the Future

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  • Mark A. Reynolds

    (Academy of Art University)

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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.

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  • Mark A. Reynolds, 2015. "A New Geometric Analysis of the Pazzi Chapel Pazzi Chapel (Florence) in Santa Croce, Florence," Springer Books, in: Kim Williams & Michael J. Ostwald (ed.), Architecture and Mathematics from Antiquity to the Future, edition 127, chapter 0, pages 687-707, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-319-00137-1_46
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-00137-1_46
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