National Geographic History - USA (2022-05 & 2022-06)

GRUESOME FINISH The graphic death of the mythical King Pentheus of Thebes is depicted in this fresco from the House of the Vetti ...

13th century b.c. Ancient Mycenaean tablets found in the palace of Pylos, in the Peloponnese region of southern Greece, mention ...

DRAMATIC TRIBUTE Pergamon, an ancient city in Asia Minor that is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, built a massive theater with ...

PHOTOS: H. LEWANDOWSKI/RMN-GRAND PALAIS SLEEPING BEAUTY A Roman sarcophagus from the third century a.d. depicts Dionysus discove ...

ODDS AND ENDS The lavish decoration on the sarcophagus, which was discovered in 1805 near Bordeaux, France, continues past the o ...

CROWNING GLORY The great dome that tops the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, in Florence, Italy, rises majestically above the ...

ORIGINAL SUPERDOME THE DUOMO OF FLORENCE Symbolizing the power and prosperity of the Tuscan capital, the Cathedral of Santa Mari ...

46 MAY/JUNE 2022 T he Florence Cathedral is, without doubt, one of the great feats of Re- naissance engineering. The cathe- dral ...

JEWELS OF FLORENCE Rising high above the city of Florence, the cathedral’s magnificent dome soars to a height of 374 feet. ALINA ...

48 MAY/JUNE 2022 capomaestro Francesco Talenti, stalled once again. By 1355 only the side walls and part of the main facade of t ...

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC HISTORY 49 BAPTISTERY OF SAN GIOVANNI Dedicated to John the Baptist, this building was consecrated in 1059 a ...

SOARING MASTERPIECES Through the ages, the engineering of one great dome has influenced that of the next. The Pantheon’s lightwe ...

Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence The dome of Florence’s landmark basilica was begun by Filippo Brunelleschi in 1420 ...

52 MAY/JUNE 2022 1150–1170 Roof and lantern of the baptistery is completed next to the old cathedral of Santa Reparata ROMANESQU ...

1418 Brunelleschi participates in the contest to design the dome 1402 Brunelleschi goes to Rome 1446 Brunelleschi dies 14 71 Con ...

CHANGING DESIGNS In 1587 Francis I, Grand Duke of Tuscany, gave orders for the cathedral’s original facade to be stripped, on th ...

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56 MAY/JUNE 2022 such a respected architect and had performed so well on other projects for the wool guild that he clinched the ...

INTERIOR DECORATION Dating to the 16th century, the polychrome marble floor of Santa Maria del Fiore is the work of the architec ...

58 MAY/JUNE 2022 ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN MANUEL SAGA IS A PHD FELLOW OF THE POLITECNICO DI TORINO (TURIN), ITALY. Brunelleschi’s ...