ABSTRACT
Piazza Ducale is considered one of the earliest examples of a fully realized Renaissance square. Attributed to Donato Bramante and Leonardo da Vinci, though this has never been fully confirmed, it represents the late fifteenth century influence of classical ideals outlined by Vitruvius and further codified by Averlino Filerete and Leone Battista Alberti. Regularity and order dominate. The space, its order and form, are primary with the background buildings – those forming the context – taking a secondary role resulting in a well-proportioned space carved out of a medieval fabric.
