V Renaissance style in Hungary

appeared following the ma-

rriage of king Matthias Corvi-
nus and Beatrix of Naples in
1476
V Ecclesiastical Example
Bakocz Chapel
PLAN
V jreek cruciform plan
V Shape of the plan is the
result of the four recesses
on all sides, with the
sacristy side twice as
deep as the other three
V The ground plan looks
like a cross but externally
we see the chapel forms
a cube-like block
ELEVATION
V Each elevation is
made of semi-
circular arch with
decorative details
V symmetrical around
the vertical axis
V Each one of the
elevation extended
by a recess with
barrel vaulting
¢OOR
V Usually have square
lintels, set within an
arch or surmounted
by segmental
pediment
V Large openings are
usually arched and
frequently have large
decorative key stone
ÄIN¢OÄ
V Large window set
within semi-circular
arch
V Serve today as the
only source of light
ROOF / CEILINj
V Hemispherical dome lying
on pendentives used as
roofing
V The dome was not built of
stone, but guilded copper
plates with coffered relief
work, mounted on iron
skeleton
V 96 plates on ceiling
showed the life of Christ
and Saints
COLUMNS/PILASTERS
V Composite order of
column used with
the pilasters
V Pilasters set against
the wall, purely de-
corative in purpose
INTERIOR ÄALLS
V Inner covering of the
walls is made of
precious red marble
from village sutto
and decorated by
tendrils and rosettes
ORNAMENTS
V Ähite marble altar made
by Andrea Ferrucci
V The altar has a shape of
treble triumphal arch
V The relief Ave Maria and
the four apostles with a
blind arcade frame
reflect the influence of
Michelangelo
V The space above(Ave
Maria and two angels)
belongs to Heaven
¢ETAILS
V Three Zones (INTERIOR)
1. Arches
2. Pendentives
3. ¢ome & Lantern
V Cornice above the three
lower arches contains an
inscription from 1507
V On pendentives are four
coat of arms, two of
them show the Bakocz
symbols, third contains
the royal coats of arms of
Jagellons, and fourth
shows a representation
of jeorg Szathmary,
bishop of Pecs