Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564) he took up his first architectural projects when he was already a mature artist. His philosophy was radically different from Alberti's. because he treated the plan only as an overview and introduced changes throughout the entire implementation period. None of the major buildings he designed were completed during his lifetime; first orders in Florence - Sagrestia Nuovo in San Lorenzo (whose architecture forms a harmonious whole with the master's sculptures) and Laurentian Library (where each element of decoration is closely related to the architecture) - are characterized by an original approach to architecture. Like Giulio Romano. Michelangelo treated space in a completely new way and transformed the language of classicism in this way, to serve its own purposes. He invented great order in Rome - columns and pilasters reaching at least two storeys in the palaces in Piazza dei Campidoglio. Other major projects include the conversion of the main hall of the Diocletian baths into the Church of Santa Maria degli Angeli and work on the Basilica of St.. Peter.
In Venice, the late Renaissance was introduced by Jacopo Sansovino (1486-1570). who fled Rome after the city was plundered by French troops in 1527 year. Sansovino soon became the leading architect in Venice and erected a number of public buildings - the Zecca. Loggetta and Libreria Sansoviniana - which changed the face of San Marco Square. The last of the listed monuments is one of the best. the most optimistic Renaissance buildings. where a successful compromise between classic precision and the Venetian love of decorative plane is achieved.
Michael Sanmicheli (ok. 1484-1559) he devoted much of his career to erecting defensive structures. including the fortifications of his native Verona, including three stately gates, and the entrance to the Venetian Lido. He also built sumptuous palaces in both of these cities, noteworthy especially due to the rich stonework of the facades: Palazzo Grima-ni on the Grand Canal and Palazzo Bevilacqua in Verona are among the most beautiful. Cappella Pellegrini in San Bernardino, Verona is an extension of the idea embodied in Cappella Chigi, while the later pilgrimage church of Madonna di Campagna in the same city is one of the most ambitious 16th-century churches on the central plan.
The most learned and the most prestigious international architect in Italy was Andrea Palladio, a native of Padua (1508-80). which borrowed the elements used by all of its great predecessors and fused them into a highly individual and personal style. Palladio is primarily associated with the city of Vicenza. which he decorated with a magnificent complex of palaces, starting with the so-called. Basilica. Based on archaeological guesses, he also built the spectacular Teatro Olympico in this city, the first permanent theater since ancient times. will, which he erected for aristocratic clients in the area were often imitated throughout Italy and elsewhere. In the most famous of them, The Rotunda, For the first time, Palladio uses its ideal of a central plan in a secular building and introduces, typical of ancient temples, front façades on all four sides.