Difference between revisions of "Andrea Palladio"
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| − | '''Andrea Palladio''' (Vicenza, 1508 - Venice, 1580) was an [[Italian]] [[architect]]. Two of his most famous works are ''Villa | + | '''Andrea Palladio''' (Vicenza, 1508 - Venice, 1580) was an [[Italian]] [[architect]]. Two of his most famous works are ''Villa Capra'' and the ''Basilica'', in Vicenza, Italy. He was later architectural adviser to the Venetian Republic. |
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| − | In Venice in 1570, he published in four volumes ''his | + | In Venice in 1570, he published in four volumes ''his masterwork: I Quattro Libri dell' Architettura, or The Four Books of Architecture.'' [http://architecture.about.com/od/greatarchitects/p/palladio.htm] |
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| − | Palladio created around | + | Palladio created around [[Venice]] villas for the Venetian nobility. "The Palladian Villas of the Veneto" is a [[World Heritage Site]] since 1994. |
''The English style of the seventeenth century is now known as "Palladian". Naturally, the Georgian architecture of the United States develops directly from Palladio through the later masters who followed Inigo Jones. Palladio's writings, particularly "Le Antichità di Roma" and the "Quattro Libri dell' Architettura", did more than anything else to spread his influence over Europe.'' [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11423c.htm] | ''The English style of the seventeenth century is now known as "Palladian". Naturally, the Georgian architecture of the United States develops directly from Palladio through the later masters who followed Inigo Jones. Palladio's writings, particularly "Le Antichità di Roma" and the "Quattro Libri dell' Architettura", did more than anything else to spread his influence over Europe.'' [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11423c.htm] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:00, May 18, 2014
Andrea Palladio (Vicenza, 1508 - Venice, 1580) was an Italian architect. Two of his most famous works are Villa Capra and the Basilica, in Vicenza, Italy. He was later architectural adviser to the Venetian Republic.
In Venice in 1570, he published in four volumes his masterwork: I Quattro Libri dell' Architettura, or The Four Books of Architecture. [1]
Palladio created around Venice villas for the Venetian nobility. "The Palladian Villas of the Veneto" is a World Heritage Site since 1994.
The English style of the seventeenth century is now known as "Palladian". Naturally, the Georgian architecture of the United States develops directly from Palladio through the later masters who followed Inigo Jones. Palladio's writings, particularly "Le Antichità di Roma" and the "Quattro Libri dell' Architettura", did more than anything else to spread his influence over Europe. [2]
Villa Rotonda (Villa Capra), (1566).
