The Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio was one of the most influential figures that the field of architecture has ever produced. For classical architects, the term Palladian stands for a vocabulary of architectural forms embodying perfection and beauty. Of even greater significance than Palladio's buildings is his treatise I quattro libri dell'architettura (The Four Books On Architecture), the most successful architectural treatise of the Renaissance and one of the two or three most important books in the literature of architecture. First published in Italian in 1570, it has been...
The Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio was one of the most influential figures that the field of architecture has ever produced. For classical a...
Andrea Palladio's villa architecture is still admired for its elegance and harmony, but little is known about the person behind the buildings. Experienced Palladio researcher Guido Beltramini has worked meticulously on material from historical documents about Palladio's person and life, and assembled a full picture of the architect. Palladio in Private follows his career, his rise from being the ordinary miller's son Pietro della Gondola to become the architect Andrea Palladio. Beltramini does not just explore Palladio's origins, his training as a stonemason, and his complex relationship with...
Andrea Palladio's villa architecture is still admired for its elegance and harmony, but little is known about the person behind the buildings. Experie...
Das Standardwerk der Architekturtheorie der Renaissance, vollstandig ins Deutscheubersetzt, mit den grossformatigen Grundrissen, Aufrissen und Schnittenaus dem italienischen Original.
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Das Standardwerk der Architekturtheorie der Renaissance, vollstandig ins Deutscheubersetzt, mit den grossformatigen Grundrissen, Aufrissen und Schn...