The Tempietto and the Roots of Coincidence

Abstract

Firstly there is the unity in things whereby each thing is at one with itself, consists of itself and coheres with itself. Secondly there is the unity whereby one creature is united with the others and all parts of the world constitute one world. The Tempietto, the tiny monument commemorating St Peter’s martyrdom by the side of the church of S. Pietro in Montorio (Figs 1 & 2), has been praised as a model of perfection and a landmark in the history of architecture ever since its completion in the early sixteenth century. None the less some aspects of Bramante’s achievement remain obscure because they cannot be appreciated without knowing the dimensions that he intended, a knowledge which so far has been incomplete.

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