Painting --15th Century Italian Art-- Santa Maria Novella
The organization of the elements of this building are advanced for the time period. Mathematically oriented, the height of the building equals it's width so the entire facade can be inscribed in a square.

Santa Maria Novella

Who- Leon Battista Alberti
What- Gothic
When- 1452 A.D.
Where-Florence, Italy Why- Used mathematical relationship throughout
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