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The Asinelli and Garisenda Towers, Bologna.

Asinelli and Garisenda Towers

The Asinelli and Garisenda Towers, Bologna.

A palace in Bologna, one of the oldest, largest and richest cities of Italy.

Bologna

A palace in Bologna, one of the oldest, largest and richest cities of Italy.

"Owing to the rarity and expensiveness of free-stone in Upper Italy, an architectural style in brick was developed side-by-side with that which has just been touched upon. This material had already been employed in the foregoing period for churches, and it now came into frequent use in the construction of the palaces. Bologna is especially rich in palaces of this description, which, with an admixture of earlier forms, belong for the most part to the Early Renissance, with semicircles for the heads of the opening, as was necessitated by the character of the material. The easy multiplication of the ornamental parts in burnt clay, generally led to an undue increase of the decorative element. Inasmuch as the main streets of Bologna have arcades running along them of which the individual palaces only embrace a portion, these buildings do not present the appearance of being totally detached, but seem rather parts of the entire front of the street, and show much similarity in the architecture of their façades with that of the arcades themselves."

Façade of a Palace at Bologna

"Owing to the rarity and expensiveness of free-stone in Upper Italy, an architectural style in brick…

The intarsia oblong panel was designed in 1495. It is a wood inlay design found in Bologna, Italy.

Intarsia Oblong Panel

The intarsia oblong panel was designed in 1495. It is a wood inlay design found in Bologna, Italy.

The intarsia oblong panel was designed in 1495. It is a wood inlay design found in Bologna, Italy.

Intarsia Oblong Panel

The intarsia oblong panel was designed in 1495. It is a wood inlay design found in Bologna, Italy.

This Renaissance square panel is found on the door of the Madonna di Galliera in Bologna, Italy.

Renaissance Square Panel

This Renaissance square panel is found on the door of the Madonna di Galliera in Bologna, Italy.

This Renaissance square panel is found on the door of the Madonna di Galliera in Bologna, Italy.

Renaissance Square Panel

This Renaissance square panel is found on the door of the Madonna di Galliera in Bologna, Italy.

This Renaissance square panel is found on the door of the Madonna di Galliera in Bologna, Italy.

Renaissance Square Panel

This Renaissance square panel is found on the door of the Madonna di Galliera in Bologna, Italy.

The intarsia frieze undulate band is a wood inlay wavelike floral design that is found in the stalls of San Domenico, Bologna, Italy during the Italian Renaissance.

Intarsia Frieze Undulate Band

The intarsia frieze undulate band is a wood inlay wavelike floral design that is found in the stalls…