Giulio Romano: Duomo, Mantua (1545)

Piazza del Comune, Cremona

Facade and campanile: the Duomo at Trani

Ambiguous urbanism: Piazza Duomo, Parma

Parma's religious centre is a typical example of a medieval urban ensemble. The ambiguous character of the baptistery, as both a space occupier and a space definer, is amplified to a greater degree of complexity by the duomo itself. It closes vistas but also displaces space.

Urban Types: Piazza del Comune, Cremona

The group of urban objects in Piazza del Comune in Cremona present a confrontation between civic and religious powers. The palazzo in the foreground of the lower image contains the municipality's collection of the works of the city's most famous son, Antonio Stradivarius. Is their a connection between the scrolls on one of his creations and the volutes on the duomo facade.