The document discusses key figures and buildings from the Renaissance period in Italy. It focuses on Filippo Brunelleschi and his innovations with architecture and perspective that helped birth the Renaissance. Specifically, it describes Brunelleschi's dome for the Florence Cathedral, which was built without scaffolding using a self-supporting structure of ribs, as well as his optical device used to test perspective drawings. Additionally, it mentions other Renaissance architects like Donato Bramante and their works, including Bramante's Tempietto built to mark the site of St. Peter's crucifixion.

1. The Renaissance

2. BAPTISTERY, Florence (11th to 12th century AD) Aerial view showing Baptistery in front of the later Church, Sta Maria del Fiore

3. Baptistery, Florence

4. Diagram showing where Brunelleschi would have stood to test his device (note the glaring error of this image which shows Brunelleschi's cupola and lantern as completed!)

5. Filippo Brunelleschi (1377-1446) and the Birth of the Renaissance Diagram of the optical instrument Brunelleschi used to check out his perspective drawing. Drawing on left, mirror on right.

6. Reconstruction of Brunelleschi's device with a peephole in the drawing board and a mirror to test his perspectival drawing against the actual view

7. Il Duomo, Florence Cathedral (1296-1412) Dome by Brunelleshci in 1420

8. Duomo (Lise’s Photo)

9. Plan showing octagonal crossing of Arnolfo di Cambio's church

10. Brunelleschi Dome showing innovative structure of 24 ribs derived from the baptistery, enabling the cupola to be built without scaffolding

11. Brunelleschi Dome, model

12. climbing the curving stairs up the dome

13. Duomo, interior

14. Duomo, interior

15. Arch of Constantine 315 CE

16. Tempio Malestestiano

17. Arch of Titus (Roman)

18. Alberti’s Sant'Andrea, Mantua (begun 1470) Facade combining triumphal arch and temple front motifs

19. Temple of Fortuna Virilis (Roman)

20. Scottish Building, Robert Adams

21. CAMPIDOGLIO Map of turn around

22. Campidoglio, Michelangelo’s façade, 1537 Rome

23. Campidoglio, Design for the Capitoline Hill (1548 Engraving)

24. Campidoglio, aerial

25. Campidoglio Ramp

26. Campidoglio, plan

27. TEMPIETTO Donato Bramante (1502) Marking the site of St Peter's crucifixion Tempietto 1502 Bramante, Rome

28. Roman Temple of Vesta (c.30 BCE)

29. Tempietto, plan of courtyard proposed

30. Tempietto, sketch in courtyard

31. Tempietto in courtyard

32. Tempietto, section

33. Tempietto, interior shell motif

34. Tempietto, crypt interior