Article ID: CBB000076715

Michelangelo's Medici Chapel: The cube, the square and the root-2 rectangle (1997)

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Description A study of the Medici Chapel reveals a geometric system based upon the irrational square root of two, which may have been used to generate rational proportions and architectural dimensions.


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Authors & Contributors
Laurenza, Domenico
Marinella Pigozzi
Capelli, Giuseppe
Calzona, Arturo
Nejeschleba, Tomáš
Carlo Gelmetti
Concepts
Science and art
Human anatomy
Astronomy
Sculpture
Anatomy
Medicine and art
Time Periods
Renaissance
16th century
17th century
15th century
Medieval
Early modern
Places
Italy
Europe
Bologna (Italy)
Czech Republic
Rome (Italy)
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