an example of doric columnata
Take a look at this example of Doric columns. They are shallow and always end in a sharp ridge, unlike the Ionic flutes that always had a narrow, even plane between the flutes (called fillets).
Why the fluting?
1- they add dynamics to the column by emphasizing both verticality and roundness
2- they add a counterpoint between the flutes and the round form of the column (this is the ceremonial look to the temple)
See the difference between a flute and no flute.
Tempietto by Bramante
The deal is that this is a marble column. No better or worse, just different.
This is Renaissance. Bramante is doing something different than the Greeks & what would that be?
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