Michelozzo, Medici - Riccardi palace 1444

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    • How did Michelozzo retain medieval characteristics in  Medici - Riccardi palace 1444?
      • Biforate windows
      • not aligning openings
      • organised various parts with a new clarity and emphasis on horizontal lines
    • How are the stories divided ?
      String courses which decrease in height as they rise
    • how does the stone work of the facade change in texture from story to story?
      • Ground floor is heavily rusticated
      • Piano Nobile has a smooth faced rustication
      • Upper story is ashlar ( flat looking bricks)
    • What's the Medici insignia?
      A golden shield with five red balls, and a blue one decorated with three golden lilies
    • Where is the Medici insignia displayed?
      On corners of the piano mobile, declares wealth and power of the medici family
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