PAOLO MARTON

No other architect in the history of Western art has had an influence so spontaneous and yet so enduring as Andrea Palladio. Palladianism broke through all cultural stylistic barriers. It spread not only throughout the Neo-Latin nations but held Germany, the Netherlands, and the countries of Eastern Europe in its sway and formed the lineaments of English architecture of the 17th and 18th centuries. Palladio lived in an age which was extremely exciting for the historical development of architecture and his work was an important factor in the evolution from to Baroque. This volume offers a thorough introduction to the architecture of Palladio and includes all works which researchers have attributed to him.

Palladio (1508-1580) arquitecto italiano del renacimiento tardío, uno de los más importantes de la historia de la arquitectura occidental. Combinó libremente muchos de los elementos del lenguaje clásico, de acuerdo con las exigencias del emplazamiento o de las necesidades funcionales de cada edificio y en este sentido se le puede considerar como un arquitecto manierista. Sin embargo, al mismo tiempo compartio la busqueda renacentista de las proporciones armonicas, y sus fachadas se caracterizan por una excepcional elegancia basada en la sencillez casi austera y la serenidad compositivas.Recorra en las paginas de este libro su obra arquitectonica completa.