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Palladio, Andrea

From The Classical Tradition
Italian Renaissance architect (1508-1580). Thanks to his own study of Roman antiquities, Palladio achieved a profound understanding of the legacy of the classical tradition, which he transmitted to future architects through his highly influential treatise as well as his own buildings. Born in Padua, Palladio was apprenticed to a stonemason's workshop in Vicenza. His real name was Andrea di Pietro della Gondola, but he was given the classical name Palladio by the Vicentine Humanist Gian Giorgio Trissino, who took him to Rome for the first time, probably in 1541. Vicenza was to prove the ideal center in which the young architect could develop his talents. Although a subject city of the Venetian Republic, the town was administered by a fiercely independent local elite, proud of its strong cultural identity. Palladio made a total of five visits to Rome during his career. A profusion of surviving drawings demonstrate how carefully he observed and measured the remains of Roman antiquity. …
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Full text Article Palladio, Andrea

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Italian Renaissance architect. He studied Roman architecture and published his own designs and drawings of Roman ruins in Four Books of Architecture (1570). See also Palladianism…
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Full text Article Palladio, Andrea

From The Classical Tradition
Italian Renaissance architect (1508-1580). Thanks to his own study of Roman antiquities, Palladio achieved a profound understanding of the legacy of the classical tradition, which he transmitted to future architects through his highly influential treatise as well as his own buildings. Born in Padua, …
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Full text Article Palladio, Andrea

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originally Andrea di Pietro della Gondola 1508-80 Italian architect He was born in Vicenza, and trained as a stonemason. He developed a modern Italian architectural style based on classical Roman principles, unlike the ornamentation of the Renaissance. This Palladian style was widely imitated all…
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Italy, Venice, Basilica di San Giorgio Maggiore (Church of San Giorgio Maggiore), designed by Andrea Palladio (1508-1580), Saint expelling demon, Stories of St Benedict, 1597-1598, by Albert Van der Brulle, choir stall inlays, 16th century
Credit: Italy, Venice, Basilica di San Giorgio Maggiore (Church of San Giorgio Maggiore), designed by Andrea Palladio (1508-1580), Saint expelling demon, Stories of St Benedict, 1597-1598, by Albert Van der Brulle, choir stall inlays, 16th century / De Agostini Picture Library / E. Lessing / The…
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Italy, Venice, Basilica di San Giorgio Maggiore (Church of San Giorgio Maggiore), designed by Andrea Palladio (1508-1580), Benedict fleeing from Rome, from Stories of St Benedict, 1597-1598, by Albert Van der Brulle, choir stall inlays, 16th century
Credit: Italy, Venice, Basilica di San Giorgio Maggiore (Church of San Giorgio Maggiore), designed by Andrea Palladio (1508-1580), Benedict fleeing from Rome, from Stories of St Benedict, 1597-1598, by Albert Van der Brulle, choir stall inlays, 16th century / De Agostini Picture Library / E. Lessing…
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Italy, Venice, Basilica di San Giorgio Maggiore (Church of San Giorgio Maggiore), designed by Andrea Palladio (1508-1580), Inside cupola,16th century
Credit: Italy, Venice, Basilica di San Giorgio Maggiore (Church of San Giorgio Maggiore), designed by Andrea Palladio (1508-1580), Inside cupola,16th century / De Agostini Picture Library / E. Lessing / The Bridgeman Art Library Description: Inside the cupola, Basilica di San Giorgio Maggiore…
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Glimpse of Villa Serego or Villa Santa Sofia, by Andrea Palladio (1508-1580), Santa Sofia in Pedemonte, San Pietro in Cariano, Pedemonte, Veneto, Italy, 1565
Credit: Glimpse of Villa Serego or Villa Santa Sofia, by Andrea Palladio (1508-1580), Santa Sofia in Pedemonte, San Pietro in Cariano, Pedemonte, Veneto, Italy, 1565 / De Agostini Picture Library / A. Dagli Orti / The Bridgeman Art Library Description: Glimpse of Villa Serego or Villa Santa Sofia…
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Italy, Venice, Basilica di San Giorgio Maggiore (Church of San Giorgio Maggiore), designed by Andrea Palladio (1508-1580), Madonna enthroned and saints, by Ricci, 16th century
Credit: Italy, Venice, Basilica di San Giorgio Maggiore (Church of San Giorgio Maggiore), designed by Andrea Palladio (1508-1580), Madonna enthroned and saints, by Ricci, 16th century / De Agostini Picture Library / S. Sutto / The Bridgeman Art Library Description: Madonna enthroned and saints, by…
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Italy, Venice, Basilica di San Giorgio Maggiore (Church of San Giorgio Maggiore), designed by Andrea Palladio (1508-1580), High altar with group of bronze sculptures by Girolamo Campagna, 16th century
Credit: Italy, Venice, Basilica di San Giorgio Maggiore (Church of San Giorgio Maggiore), designed by Andrea Palladio (1508-1580), High altar with group of bronze sculptures by Girolamo Campagna, 16th century / De Agostini Picture Library / E. Lessing / The Bridgeman Art Library Description: High…
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Carved choir stall, by Albert van der Brull and Gaspare Gatti, Basilica di San Giorgio Maggiore (Church of San Giorgio Basilica), designed by Andrea Palladio (1508-1580), Venice, Italy, 16th century
Credit: Carved choir stall, by Albert van der Brull and Gaspare Gatti, Basilica di San Giorgio Maggiore (Church of San Giorgio Basilica), designed by Andrea Palladio (1508-1580), Venice, Italy, 16th century / De Agostini Picture Library / The Bridgeman Art Library Description: Carved choir stall, by…
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