Andrea Palladio (November 30, 1508 – August 19, 1580), was an Italian architect, widely considered the most influential person in the history of Western architecture. November 30 is the 334th day (335th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 31 days remaining. ... 1508 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... August 19 is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events March 1 - Michel de Montaigne signs the preface to his most significant work, Essays. ... Architect at his drawing board, 1893 An Architect is a person who is involved in the planning, designing and oversight of a buildings construction. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Andrea Palladio.

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Biography

He was born Andrea di Pietro della Gondola in Padua, then part of the Republic of Venice. Apprenticed as a stonecutter in Padua when he was 13, he broke his contract after only 18 months and fled to the nearby town of Vicenza. Here he became an assistant in the leading workshop of stonecutters and masons. He frequented the workshop of Bartolomeo Cavazza, from whom he learned some of his skills. Tronco Maestro Riviera: a pedestrian walk along a section of the inland waterway or naviglio interno of Padua. ... Map of the Venetian Republic, circa 1000 CE. The republic is in dark red, borders in light red. ... Vicenza is a city in northern Italy, is the capital of the eponymous province in the Veneto region, at the northern base of the Monti Berici, straddling the Bacchiglione. ...

His talents were recognised in his early thirties by Count Gian Giorgio Trissino, who later gave him the name Palladio, an allusion to the Greek goddess of wisdom Pallas Athene. In 1541 he moved to Rome to study classic architecture. Gian Giorgio Trissino (Venezia, 1478 - Rome, 1550) was an Italian Renaissance humanist, poet, dramatist, diplomat and grammarian. ... The bust of Zeus found at Otricoli (Sala Rotonda, Museo Pio-Clementino, Vatican) Greek mythology is the body of stories belonging to the ancient Greeks, concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world and their own cult and ritual practices. ... Helmeted Athena, of the Velletri type. ... Events The first official translation of the entire Bible in Swedish February 12 - Pedro de Valdivia founds Santiago de Chile. ... Nickname: The Eternal City Motto: SPQR: Senatus PopulusQue Romanus Location of the city of Rome (yellow) within the Province of Rome (red) and region of Lazio (grey) Coordinates: Region Lazio Province Province of Rome Founded 21 April 753 BC  - Mayor Walter Veltroni Area    - City 1285 km²  (580 sq mi)  - Urban... From the point of view of modern times, the ancient civilizations of the Mediterranean sometimes seem to blend smoothly into one melange we call the Classical. ...

Façade of Palazzo Chiericati in Vicenza.

Palladian style is named after him; a style which adhered to classical Roman principles, similarly to styles of the Early and High Renaissance, when classical revivalism was at its peak. His architectural works have "been valued for centuries as the quintessence of High Renaissance calm and harmony" (Watkin, D. A History of Western Architecture). Palladio designed many churches, villas, and palaces, especially in Venice, Vicenza and the surrounding area. A number of his works are protected as part of the World Heritage Site Palladian Villas of the Veneto. Image File history File links Palazzo_Chiericati. ... Image File history File links Palazzo_Chiericati. ... The façade of Palazzo Chiericati, in Vicenza. ... A villa with a superimposed portico, from Book IV of Palladios I Quattro Libri dellArchitettura, in a modestly priced English translation published in London, 1736. ... The Colosseum in Rome, Italy. ... The Creation of Adam, Michelangelos fresco from the . ... It has been suggested that Great Awakening be merged into this article or section. ... Venice (Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venexia) is the capital of region Veneto, and has a population of 271,663 (census estimate January 1, 2004). ... Vicenza is a city in northern Italy, is the capital of the eponymous province in the Veneto region, at the northern base of the Monti Berici, straddling the Bacchiglione. ... A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest, mountain, lake, desert, monument, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated and confirmed for inclusion on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 State... City of Vicenza and the Palladian Villas of the Veneto is a cluster of works by Andrea Palladio and his disciples which were inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1994 and expanded two years later. ...

His style became fashionable all over Europe, for example in parts of the Loire Valley of France. In Britain, Inigo Jones and Christopher Wren embraced the Palladian style. Another admirer was the architect Richard Boyle, 4th Earl of Cork, also known as Lord Burlington, who, with William Kent, designed Chiswick House. The Palladian villa configuration, consisting of a dominant central focal element flanked by lower servant wings, found resonance as a prototype for the country mansions of the English nobility, a perfect architectural expression of their position in the social order of the era. Other exponents of his work who helped to popularize Palladio's concepts included the 18th century Venetian architect Giacomo Leoni who published an authoritative four volume work on Palladio and his architectural concepts. In a letter written by Colonel Isaac A. Coles to General Hartwell Cocke in 1816, Coles related Thomas Jefferson's admiration for Palladio: "With Mr. Jefferson I conversed at length on the subject of architecture — Palladio, he said 'was the Bible — you should get it and stick close to it...' " Loire Valley (French: Vallée de la Loire) is known as the Garden of France and the Cradle of the French Language. ... Inigo Jones, by Sir Anthony van Dyck Inigo Jones (July 15, 1573–June 21, 1652) is regarded as the first significant English architect. ... Sir Christopher Wren, (20 October 1632–25 February 1723) was a 17th century English designer, astronomer, geometrician, and the greatest English architect of his time. ... Richard Boyle may be: Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork Richard Boyle, 4th Earl of Cork Richard Boyle, 5th Earl of Cork This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The title Earl of Cork was created in 1620. ... Earl of Burlington is a title in the peerage of the United Kingdom. ... William Kent William Kent (born in Bridlington, Yorkshire, c. ... Chiswick House Chiswick House is a Palladian villa in Burlington Lane, Chiswick, London W4, England. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... Venice (Italian: Venezia, Venetian: Venexia) is the capital of region Veneto, and has a population of 271,663 (census estimate January 1, 2004). ... Lyme Park, Cheshire designed by Giacomo Leoni. ...

Illustration from a 1736 English edition of I Quattro Libri dell'Architettura.

Villa La Rotonda, in I Quattro Libri dell'Architettura 1570.

He died in Maser, near Treviso. Illustration from 1736 English edition of Andrea Palladios I quattri libri dellarchitettura This image is in the public domain because its copyright has expired in the United States and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years. ... Illustration from 1736 English edition of Andrea Palladios I quattri libri dellarchitettura This image is in the public domain because its copyright has expired in the United States and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years. ... Front page of a Ist Edition: I Quattro Libri dellArchitettura I Quattro Libri dellArchitettura (The four books of Architecture) was published in 1570, in four volumes written by the architect Andrea Palladio (1508-1580), whose name is identified with an architectural movement named after him, Palladianism. ... Andrea Palladio, engraved ground plan of Villa La Rotonda, designed 1567 from his I Quattro libri de architettura first published 1570. ... Andrea Palladio, engraved ground plan of Villa La Rotonda, designed 1567 from his I Quattro libri de architettura first published 1570. ... Villa Capra La Rotonda is correctly but seldom known as Villa Almerico-Capra. ... Front page of a Ist Edition: I Quattro Libri dellArchitettura I Quattro Libri dellArchitettura (The four books of Architecture) was published in 1570, in four volumes written by the architect Andrea Palladio (1508-1580), whose name is identified with an architectural movement named after him, Palladianism. ... Maser is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Treviso in the Italian region Veneto, located about 50 km northwest of Venice and about 25 km northwest of Treviso. ... Treviso is a town in the Veneto region of Italy. ...

Palladio in popular culture

Palladio's architecture also inspired a classical music piece by the Welsh composer Karl Jenkins, called Palladio. Many people know it by its first movement, which has been used for several De Beers diamond television commercials. The Parthenon on top of the Acropolis, Athens, Greece Architecture (from Latin, architectura and ultimately from Greek, αρχιτεκτων, a master builder, from αρχι- chief, leader and τεκτων, builder, carpenter) is the art and science of designing buildings and structures. ... Classical music is a broad, somewhat imprecise term, referring to music produced in, or rooted in the traditions of, European art, ecclesiastical and concert music, encompassing a broad period from roughly 1000 to the present day. ... This article is about the country. ... Karl Jenkins (born February 17, 1944) is a Welsh musician and composer. ... De Beers was founded in South Africa in 1888 and today comprises rough diamond exploration, mining and trading companies. ...

Chronology

• 1508: Born 30 November.
• 1521: Begins work as a stone mason.
• 1540: Begins his first work, Villa Godi in Lonedo.
• 1544: Begins construction of Villa Pisani in Bagnolo.
• 1545: Involved in the refurbishment of the Basilica of Vicenza.
• 1550: Produces drawings for Palazzo Chiericati and Villa Foscari.
• 1552: Begins work on Villa Cornaro and the palace of Iseppo De' Porti
• 1556: In Udine he works on Casa Antonini and in Vicenza begins with Palazzo Thiene. While his assignments increase along with his fame, he collaborates with the patriarch of Aquileia on the edition of a book on Vitruvio, providing the drawings.
• 1557: Begins Villa Badoer in the Po river valley.
• 1558: Realises a project for the church of San Pietro di Castello in Venice and probably in the same year begins the construction of Villa Malcontenta.
• 1559: Begins Villa Emo in the village of Fanzolo di Vedelago.
• 1561: Begins the construction of Villa Pojana Maggiore and at the same time of the refettorio for the Benedictines of St. George in Venice, and subsequently the facade of the monastery Monastero per la Carità and Villa Serego.
• 1562: Begins the facade of San Francesco della Vigna and work on San Giorgio Maggiore.
• 1565: Begins the construction of Villa Cagollo in Vicenza and Villa Pisani in Montagnana.
• 1566: Palazzo Valmarana and Villa Zeno.
• 1567: Begins works for the Villa Capra "La Rotonda".
• 1570: He is nominated Proto della Serenissima (Illustrious citizen of Venice) and publishes in Venice I Quattro Libri dell'Architettura (The Four Books of Architecture)
• 1571: Realises: Villa Piovene, Palazzo Porto Barbaran, the Loggia del Capitanio and Palazzo Porto Breganze.
• 1574: Publishes the 'Commentari' (commentaries) of Caesar and works on studies for the front of the Basilica di San Petronio in Bologna.
• 1577: Begins the construction of the Il Redentore.
• 1580: Prepares drawings for the interior of the church of S. Lucia in Venice and in the same year on 23 March oversees the beginning of the construction of the Teatro Olimpico but dies on 19 August 1580.

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• Palladio Centre and Museum in Vicenza, Italy (English) (Italian)
• Palladio's Italian Villas
• Wonders of Vicenza (links in red box are in English)