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by Andrea PALLADIO

The Teatro Olimpico in Vicenza was commissioned from Palladio by the Accademia Olimpica, of which Palladio was a member. Palladio's theater was in part inspired by the ruins of the ancient Roman theater in Vicenza and other Roman theaters he had visited, as well as by his study of Vitruvius's comments on ancient theaters.

Palladio in 1570 published I quattro libri dell’architettura. This work was a summary of his studies of classical architecture. He used a number of his own designs to exemplify the principles of Roman design. The third book contains designs for bridges, ancient town planning, and basilicas, or ancient Roman oblong halls for public assembly, later adopted as a prototype for the Christian church. His costly plan to reconstruct the Rialto Bridge was never realized, but there are a few existing bridges, such as the Ponte Vecchio at Bassano del Grappa, attributed to Palladio.

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Exterior view
1556
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Palazzo Antonini, Udine

1200*900
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173 Kb



Exterior view
1556
Photo
Palazzo Antonini, Udine

1125*1500
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247 Kb



Project for the Rialto Bridge, Venice
1551
Drawing
Museo Civico, Vicenza

1189*709
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145 Kb



Ponte Vecchio
1569
Photo
Bassano del Grappa, Province of Vicenza

1800*1011
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234 Kb



Bridge over the River Tesina
1570s
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Torri di Quartesolo, Province of Vicenza

1350*900
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245 Kb



View of the "scaenae frons"
1580-83
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Teatro Olimpico, Vicenza

1100*863
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168 Kb



View of the "scaenae frons"
1580-83
Photo
Teatro Olimpico, Vicenza

1100*863
True Color
182 Kb




Works by Palladio
Churches in Venice
Palaces in Vicenza
Villas in Veneto
Other constructions