Quick facts for kids
Andrea Palladio
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Born |
November 30, 1508
Padua, Italy
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Died |
August 19, 1580
Maser, Italy
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Nationality |
Italian |
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Architect |
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Known for |
Villa Capra "La Rotonda"
Basilica Palladiana
Church of San Giorgio Maggiore |
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Andrea Palladio (November 30, 1508 – August 19, 1580) was an Italian architect. He was born in Padua and died at Maser, near Treviso. He worked in and around Venice. He was influenced by Greek and Roman architecture. He influenced architects for centuries.
He wrote several books about architecture. His most famous buildings are: Villa Barbaro, Villa Capra "La Rotonda", Basilica Palladiana, Church of San Giorgio Maggiore, Il Redentore, and Teatro Olimpico.
Images for kids
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One of the first works by Palladio, Villa Godi (begun 1537)
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Hall of the Muses of the Villa Godi (1537–1542)
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Villa Pisani, Bagnolo (1542)
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Palazzo Thiene (1542–1558), (begun by Giulio Romano, revised and completed by Palladio)
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Ground floor and entrance stairway of the Basilica Palladiana
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Upper level loggia of the Basilica Palladiana
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Palazzo del Capitanio (1565–1572)
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The front page of I quattro libri dell'architettura (The Four Books of Architecture) (1642 edition)
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Villa Cornaro (begun 1553) combined rustic living and an imposing space for formal entertaining
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The Hall of the Four Columns
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Plan of the Villa Cornaro
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The Villa Barbaro in Maser (begun 1557)
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The Nymphaeum of the Villa Barbaro
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Villa Capra "La Rotonda" (begun 1566)
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Palladio's plan of the Villa in I quattro libri dell'architettura, 1570
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North facade of Villa Foscari, facing the Brenta Canal
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South facade of Villa Foscari, with the large windows that illuminate the main salon
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Nave of San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice (1565)
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Il Redentore Church in Venice (1576)
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Interior of Il Redentore Church in Venice (1576)
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Plan by Ottavio Bertotti Scamozzi
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Facade of the Tempietto Barbaro
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Section of the Tempietto Barbaro, drawn by Scamozzi (1783)
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Stage and seating of his last work, the Teatro Olimpico (1584)
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House of the Director of the Royal Saltworks at Arc-et-Senans, by Claude Nicolas Ledoux (1775)
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La Rotonde customs barrier, Parc Monceau, by Claude Nicolas Ledoux
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Palladian garden structure at Steinhöfel by David Gilly (1798)
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Chiswick House by Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington and William Kent (completed 1729)
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Palladio Bridge at Wilton House (1736–37)
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Stourhead House by Colen Campbell (1721–24), inspired by Villa Capra
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Clarity and harmony. Villa Badoer (1556–1563), an early use by Palladio of the elements of a Roman temple
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The Basilica Palladiana, Vicenza, (begun 1546) with arched Palladian window and round oculi to the loggia.
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A variation of the Palladian or Venetian window, with round oculi, at Villa Pojana (1548–49)
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Late Palladio style, Mannerist decoration on the facade of the Palazzo del Capitanio (1565–1572)
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Palazzo Strozzi courtyard
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Villa Capra "La Rotonda" outside Vicenza
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San Francesco della Vigna in Venice
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Palazzo Thiene Bonin Longare, Vicenza