Palazzo Rucellai

Palazzo Rucellai. Florence, Italy. Leon Battista Alberti (architect). c. 1450 C.E. Stone, masonry.

• HUMANIST ARCHITECTURE; BASED ON ITS PHILOSOPHY; DIVORCED FROM MEDIEVAL STYLE; QUINTESSENTIALLY RENAISSANCE; CONSTRUCTED OVER A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS; MADE FOR WEALTHY MERCHANT FAMILIES; INFLUENCED DESIGNS OF HOMES OF MANY CLERICS