Rudolph Wittkower (1901-1971) contrasts the approach of architects from the High Renaissance period, who relied largely on musical theory for their mathematics, with those of the ancient Greek and the medieval period, who used geometric constructions based upon the triangle, the square, and the pentagon.
A New Painting of the Nativity by Henry Wingate for Oakcrest School in Virginia
Book Recommendation: A Journey with Jonah, Part Three - Art and Literature Through Centuries
Book Recommendation: A Journey With Jonah, Part 3 - The Themes of Jonah in Non-Catholic Cultures
Pictorial Allegories of the Love of God Inspired by the Song of Songs - Part 2
Ron Gaudio's blogpost on Pythagoras and his lasting influence on Western Civilization
For Pythagoras and many other Greek philosophers, the beauty of the cosmos reflected not only a harmonious order but divinity itself. That is why they were also a community that worshipped. Pythagoras’s legacy reached even to the United States, being responsible for the architectural beauty of Monticello, Harvard Hall, and the Capitol Building.