The villa, with its classical portico to catch the summer breezes, was the Renaissance architect's visiting card for scores of commissions, copied worldwide, especially on the cotton plantations of America's Deep South, where elegant porch-living became an article of faith.
The villa's first portico was destroyed by fire.
mnli hypothesis: The villa's first portico was destroyed by fire. premise: The villa, with its classical portico to catch the summer breezes, was the Renaissance architect's visiting card for scores of commissions, copied worldwide, especially on the cotton plantations of America's Deep South, where elegant porch-living became an article of faith.