Just before this death, this designer of the Villa Barbaro planned the Teatro Olimpico, featuring a permanent scenic background built in architectural perspective.
Just before this death, this designer of the Villa Barbaro planned the Teatro Olimpico, featuring a permanent scenic background built in architectural perspective. Characteristic of his country houses was his use of the classic temple front for the façade, while his use of arches framed between large columns became known as his motif. In Venice he designed the San Giorgio Maggiore, but most of his work was done around his home of Vicenza, including the Chiericati Palace and the Villa Rotonda. FTP, who was this great 16th century architect probably best known as the author of The Four Books of Architecture?
Just before this death, this designer of the Villa Barbaro planned the Teatro Olimpico, featuring a permanent scenic background built in architectural perspective.
Andrea Palladio (prompt on just Andrea)