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The private Palladio
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Palladio privato. English
Title
The private Palladio / Guido Beltramini ; translated by Irena Murray and Eric Ornsby.
ISBN
9783037782996
3037782994
Published
Zürich : Lars Müller, ©2012.
Physical Description
106 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm
Notes
Translation of: Palladio privato.
"This edition is an updated and extended version of the original."--Colophon.
Summary
Andrea Palladio's villa architecture is still admired for its elegance and harmony, but little is known about the person behind the buildings. Experienced Palladio researcher Guido Beltramini has worked meticulously on material from historical documents about Palladio's person and life, and assembled a full picture of the architect. Palladio in Private follows his career, his rise from being the ordinary miller's son Pietro della Gondola to become the architect Andrea Palladio. Beltramini does not just explore Palladio's origins, his training as a stonemason, and his complex relationship with powerful clients and scholars, but also his private life: his jovial character, his life as a married man with five children, and not least his profound conviction that architecture can and must enrich life. The text is complemented by numerous illustrations.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
November 15, 2012
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 103-106).
Contents
Under the sign of the pig
"The angel Palladio descended from heaven/to give assistance to Belisarius the Great"
A good bed, and almost new
"Poor old Andrea Whatever he earned, he spent it all"
Three malevolent fates.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Biography.
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