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Andrea Palladio
Andrea Palladio (November 30, 1508 - 1580), was an architect born in Vicenza, Italy. He was trained as a stonemason.
The Palladian style is named after him, a style which adhered to classical Roman principles, as opposed to the rich ornamentation of the Renaissance. Palladio designed many churches, villas and palaces, especially in Venice and the surrounding area.
His style became fashionable all over Europe. In Britain, Inigo Jones and Christopher Wren embraced the Palladian style. Another admirer was the architect Richard Boyle, 4th Earl of Cork, also known as Lord Burlington, who, with William Kent, designed Chiswick House.
Palladio's architecture also inspired a classical music piece by the Welsh composer Karl Jenkins, called Palladio. Many people know it by its first movement, which was used for a diamond commercial.
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The Four Books of Architecture by Andrea Palladio
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The Four Books on Architecture by Andrea Palladio
The Perfect House : A Journey with Renaissance Master Andrea Palladio by Witold Rybczynski
Palladio and Palladianism (World of Art) by Robert Tavernor
The Four Books on Architecture by Andrea Palladio
Andrea Palladio: The Architect in His Time by Bruce Boucher
Andrea Palladio: The Complete Illustrated Works by Guido Beltramini
PalladioÂ’s Architecture and Its Influence : A Photographic Guide by Joseph C. Farber
Possible Palladian Villas: (Plus a Few Instructively Impossible Ones) by George Hersey
The Palladian Ideal by Joseph Rykwert
Andrea Palladio: The Churches of Rome (Medieval & Renaissance: Texts & Studies, Vol. 72) by Eunice D. Howe
British Architectural Theory, 1540-1750: An Anthology of Texts (Reinterpreting Classicism) by Caroline Van Eck
The Drawings of Andrea Palladio by Douglas Lewis
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