The Villas of Palladio
Contributors: Giovanni Giaconi (Illustrator)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Published: August 22, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 152
ISBN-13: 9781568983967
Subjects: Houses, apartments, flats, etc; Individual architects; Palaces, chateaux, country houses; Watercolours; Palladio, Andrea,; General; Architecture; Italy, Northern; Italy; History - General; Individual Architect; Architecture / General; Architecture / Individual Architect; Giaconi, Giovanni; Palladio; Palladio, Andrea; villas; Architectural rendering; 1508-1580; Country homes; Facades
First sentence: The villa that Gian Giorgio Trissino built in Cricoli, on the outskirts of Vicenza, is a mixture of the older tradition of terraferma villas and the new architecture of classicism developed by Raphael and his master, Peruzzi.
Description: "The Villas of Palladio is a collection of large-format pen-and-ink watercolor renderings of all of Palladio's villas. The meticulous paintings capture the timeless beauty of Palladian architecture and provide a detailed record of these masterpieces. Including a brief description of each villa, samples of artist Giovanni Giaconi's preparatory sketches, and Palladio's own woodcuts reproduced for comparison, this comprehensive book offers a deep understanding of Palladio and the splendors of his work."--Jacket.